 With Daniels now a Major, Freamon is the guiding force behind the Major Case Unit and manages to tie evidence from the Barksdale money train to several politicians and developers who are on good terms with Mayor Clarence Royce.Pearlman is reluctant to sign the subpoenas, as she feels she will be demoted for enabling an investigation that would interfere with the election of her boss, Steven Demper.She is also worried Rupert Bond, an African American candidate for State's Attorney, might win the election, as she fears he will "bounce the white girl" to a demoted position due to her race in majority African American Baltimore.