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LT is dating a new girl at school named Leah Winters. Claire is concerned
that Leah's grades (as a recent transfer student) are down. Using sex as a
bargaining chip, Leah asks LT if he can get something (drugs) to help her relax.
LT is reluctant, but anxious to please, agrees to look into it. Leah gets into a
fight with some girls (who are into the drug scene at school) who become suspicious
of her agenda. When Claire hears about it, she urges Peters to intervene.
Peters tells Claire that Leah is an undercover police officer investigating drug use
at the high school. Claire struggles with keeping this secret, knowing LT's
in a vulnerable position, especially after his father's death. Peters tells
Claire to stay out of it, that saying anything to LT could jeopardize Leah's safety.
Leah starts getting pressure from her detective/supervisor to make some busts.
But when LT fails to come through for her, Leah distances herself. Suspicious
about Leah's sudden lack of interest, LT follows her and sees her meeting with her
supervisor, the glint of his badge shining from his belt. LT puts a dead rat in
Leah's locker and word gets out that Leah is a narc. Peters suspects Claire is the
one who told LT, and LT doesn't contradict that mistaken notion. Claire tries to
convince Peters that she didn't tell LT, but based on her previous attitude, Peters
doesn't believe her. Eventually, Peters, under pressure from the superintendent,
suspends Claire without pay until LT comes forward. Claire apologizes to LT,
trying to explain the awkward position she was in. Feeling betrayed, LT remains
unsympathetic, unwilling to intercede to save her job. Claire tries to explain
the situation to Shamaya, but Shamaya sides with her brother. Eventually, Claire
is reinstated due to lack of evidence, restoring a tentative peace between her
and LT.
Dinah goes on a study-date with a boy from school named Michael. Russell and
Claire are troubled by their first impressions of this taciturn youth, sporting
a nose ring and tattoo. When Dinah returns home an hour past the agreed-upon time,
Russell forbids Dinah from seeing him. They are doubly concerned when they see that
Dinah has gotten a tattoo on her wrist. Dinah accuses her parents of holding her
and Josh to double standards. Dinah talks to Bobbie about her situation. Bobbie
advises Dinah to make peace with her parents before she does something she regrets.
Margot pays a visit to Dinah's parents to urge them to try to understand where
Dinah's coming from, that she just wants their trust. Russell takes Margot's
advice to meet Dinah halfway, by suggesting a party to which she can invite Michael
and her friends. At the party, Russell and Claire learn of Michael's talent as a
baker and are more open-minded about the possibility of Dinah seeing Michael again..
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