Junior, guided by his brother Stefan, arrives at the abandoned old port to locate an ultra-high-stakes, invite-only black-market poker game. He has hired David and his team of trusted mercenaries—men known for discretion and not reporting back to his father—to provide backup. Stefan reveals the venue is a derelict freight ship moored at the docks, an ingenious hiding spot that explains why no other bookies have been able to find this operation.

The mercenaries spread out to take strategic positions while Junior infiltrates a nearby bunker-like building, climbing to a second-floor opening to scout the ship. Through night vision goggles, he sees the deck is heavily guarded by Oscar's mercenaries, also equipped with goggles. David proposes waiting them out until dawn when fatigue sets in.

Junior spots a man in a suit on deck and recognizes him as Tyler, Josh's former roommate whom he met earlier that day. Realizing Tyler is the elusive bookie, Junior changes plans and walks openly toward the ship, banking on the game's need for discretion to keep him from being shot. He surrenders his weapons (the knife in his boot is missed) and is brought aboard to talk privately with Tyler.

Junior asks to buy Patrick McKinney's debt. Tyler reveals McKinney owes two million and has been covering payments by squeezing tenants in his West Side buildings—explaining the rent hikes Lauren and Velvet have suffered. Junior threatens to expose Tyler to Josh and rival bookies if he doesn't sell at a discount, but Tyler counters by threatening to expose Junior to his father.

At a stalemate, Tyler proposes becoming a silent partner in exchange for letting the debt go for a million. Junior, unable to afford the full two million alone and recognizing Tyler's discretion and business acumen, reluctantly agrees, shaking on a partnership he suspects he'll regret.