After taking on the soldiers in episode 5, Frank is out of commission, causing him and Micro to seek aid from outside sources.
At the previous episode's end, Frank's trip to see Gunner end disastrously as they were surrounded by Rawlins' men, and Gunner was fatally wounded. With Frank suffering severe blood loss, Micro decides to call in Curtis, who chastises Micro as they remove Gunner's arrow from Frank's shoulder. Curtis says it is Micro's fault this has happened, as his previous spying on Frank and efforts to gain his help is what brought him back into the fold. When Frank later wakes up, he worries for Gunner, but Micro assures him he made a call to give Gunner a proper burial. Madani and Russo, meanwhile, have had a night of fun, and Russo realizes Madani might be using him to get information about Frank. Madani's group is later called in to inspect the sight of Gunner's death and determine what happened. Madani determines that a massive gunfight took place, and there was another man, who she believes to be Frank, who managed to escape. Back with Curtis, cynical group member O'Connor continues giving his negative views on how the government treats veterans. Curtis responds with a horrific military story about being given a goat to care for that was repeatedly injured, and he would have to patch it up, until it was eventually killed. Relating more to O'Connor's stories of Vietnam and governmental views, Lewis protests for gun rights outside a courthouse, only for a cop to falsely arrest him for "drawing a weapon," at which point O'Connor simply walked away. Curtis bails Lewis out of jail, and tells him O'Connor has been lying, having never even served in Vietnam or been awarded the silver star. Lewis confronts O'Connor about his deceit and, when O'Connor threatens him with a knife, he murders the lying veteran in a fit of rage. Back with Madani, Russo finally gets her to admit Frank is alive, and begins broadcasting a looped radio message with code names Frank would know. Micro questions if it is safe to contact Russo, but Frank assures him that he trusts Russo with his life, and goes to see him. Frank tells Russo what was going on in Kandahar, and Russo offers Frank safe and secret passage overseas into a new life. Over with Micro's family, his son is lashing out in increasing amounts, having stolen a skateboard, and hitting his sister when he thinks she told his mom. He storms out, saying their family is full of liars. Frank, during a visit, comforts Sarah about her familial situation, and says he believes things will get better for the LIebermans soon. The climax of the episode hinges on the issue of Frank trusting someone, even someone he's known for so long, as he decides on whether to accept Russo's offer. This episode doesn't look as much at how damaged Frank is mentally, and focuses on where people place their trust. Micro was quick to call Curtis, knowing he could trust someone Frank does, only to be berated for bringing Frank back into fighting. Lieberman's wife and daughter, of course, fully trusts Frank, not knowing his true identity and connection to the living Micro. With Lewis, the events between him and Curtis have caused him to be bitter against the veteran, and was trusting of O'Connor, only to be crushed and enraged when his lies were uncovered. With Lewis in particular, it is a dangerous situation for him to feel like those he trusted most betrayed him, as he is already so unstable. However, a more prominent section is with Billy Russo, as despite Frank considering him fully trustworthy, Micro is incredibly hesitant to believe in him. Russo has seemed trustworthy throughout the series, but as the head of a military organization, there is the potential for him to be a tough opponent. Along with this, from what we saw of his teaching methods in a previous episode, although he took Curtis' advice to heart and dismissed Lewis, he seems to enact a kind of brainwashing to get his soldiers to believe whatever he says. Things are also more complicated with him because of his current relationship with Midani, as although she is potentially just using him, they've gotten very close quickly. With coming episodes, these relationships are bound to affect everything for better or worse, and likely begin to intertwine.
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