
Tubbs & Valerie have dinner at Raoul's, looking at rekindling their romance. Switek lies that he's working on his gambling problem, having called in a bet before Crockett stops by his desk. Valerie reluctantly gives her some to tide her over, despite suspecting there is truth to Lynette's insistence it will only go to Swain. Yvonne refuses police assistance, but wants Valerie to get her into a program.and asks for money. She wants to talk with Yvonne, but first Tubbs asks her to dinner that night, "for old time's sake". Valerie & Yvonne grew up in the same neighborhood and Valerie was made Lynette's godmother.

Valerie arrives at OCB, thanking him for what he did. meeting, but Tubbs' mind is elsewhere after last night. Crockett has the surveillance logs from the Morelli case and decides to check it out while Switek is attending a G.A. Lynette wants to tell the truth, but Yvonne's addiction has such a hold on her that she desperately talks Lynette into keeping her mouth shut. In the ER, Yvonne blows off Tubbs' concern and refuses to name her attacker, demanding to be released from the hospital ASAP. Swain becomes violent with both Yvonne & Lynette before Tubbs storms in Swain manages to escape while Tubbs tends to Yvonne and Lynette.

Valerie immediately sets out for Miami, and in the meantime she calls Tubbs for help. Yvonne's daughter Lynette calls up her godmother Valerie Gordon in New York to let her know what's going on. Swain is so incensed that Yvonne would try and con him out of a fix that he starts tearing the house apart. In a rough section of Miami, Yvonne is desperate for a drug fix from dealer Billy Swain, but she has no money. Valerie Gordon returns to Miami to help her friend and goddaughter, but while Tubbs is interested in rekindling their romance, Valerie may be covering up a murder.
