Peggy and Ed agree to follow through with their plan at the Motor Motel, Lou faces jurisdictional politics and Hanzee reports back to the Gerhardts.

Molly takes the lead, while Gus pursues a hunch. Lester manipulates a situation, and Malvo finds a new target.

Lester has an unexpected encounter, Malvo changes course, and a new investigation leads Molly down a familiar path.

Molly faces pressure to close the case, while Lester starts to feel like a new man.

Malvo seeks answers, while Lester finagles a few of his own. Molly and Gus try to get past a setback in the investigation.

Malvo executes his master plan, while Lester attempts to craft one of his own. Gus and Molly team up in Duluth.

When Lester has a close call, Molly makes an unorthodox decision. Gus weighs some neighborly advice, and Malvo gets what he wants.

When Gus tries to right a wrong, Malvo embraces his alter ego. Lester finds himself in a surprising situation, and Molly uncovers a promising lead.

Malvo flips the script on the blackmail operation, Molly sets a trap, and Gus debates whether he should come clean. Lester’s return to work has complicated repercussions.

Molly begins to suspect that Lester is involved with the murders, but her new boss points her in a different direction. Meanwhile, Malvo investigates the blackmail plot against a man…

A meek, mild insurance salesman meets a rootless, manipulative stranger in the hospital, which initiates terrible and gruesome events that will change the salesman’s life forever.