After Jack and Clem get into a fight over Elena and Nona the hostilities between them rapidly grows. Santoro finds himself in trouble after trying to help his brother-in-law with a bookie problem.
The O'Donnells' father is murdered, the son thinks he was killed by one of the Westbrook boys, their next door neighbors and constant adversaries. Jack has to go to a grand jury over his alleged participation in Hopkin's death and has to wait to see whether he still has a career or not.
A Hacidic Jew and his grand daughter are mugged. A militant Jew organizes a vigilante group to find and punish the assailant, believing the police will never find him. Lt. Jonas interrogates Jack over the death of Hopkins in custody.