Slippery Slope

Da sein Sohn Michael eine teure Zahnspange braucht, nimmt Olshansky einen Job als Chauffeur bei dem Geldverleiher Jack Shannon an. Sowohl Grizz als auch Marcellus warnen ihn, dass er sich damit auf gefährliches Terrain begibt. Schon bald sieht sich der Ex-Cop gezwungen, einen Mann zu verprügeln, der Shannon Geld schuldet. Olshansky möchte seinen Job quittieren, doch dann kommt Shannon mit einem verlockenden Angebot ...

Mike takes a job chauffeuring loanshark Jack Shannon, but begins to have doubts about the wisdom of doing so after Grizz and Marcellus warn him that he's headed down a slippery slope. After he's goaded into beating up a man to collect on a debt for Shannon, Mike realizes that his friends are right that he's headed for trouble, and tells Shannon he's quitting. Shannon tries to entice him to stay by offering to call in a favor with the District Attorney and have the case which led to Mike's dismissal from the force thrown out. Although he's sorely tempted, Mike turns Shannon down. After Mike leaves, Marcellus appears and is greeted warmly by Shannon.