shannon calls kaminski in with an unsanctioned assignment: to infiltrate patrovita's organization and dismantle it. harry cannot do anything officially, and the fbi has a leak who has been getting agents killed, which is why kaminski must go in secret. harry dangles the prospect of kaminsky being reinstated with the fbi, leading to kaminski faking his own death in a chemical plant explosion and posing as convicted felon joseph p. brenner. he manages to get an audience with patrovita's right-hand man paulo rocca, and convinces them of his worth by harassing martin lamanski, a rival mob boss who is trying to move in on his former boss patrovita's territory. while at patrovita's casino, hidden in a basement level of a high class hotel, he makes the acquaintance of monique, who works for rocca's top lieutenant max keller.