Sgt Bishop's newest boot pops his murder cherry, 2ndLt Murphy becomes suspicious about a new player in town, and the brass envision a bright future for Afghanistan.
While 2nd Lieutenant Murphy deals with the brass at the Battalion District Center and learns that his platoon will get an Afghan National Police squad attached to them, his platoon searches for snatch, computers, sat phones, and stuff to steal.
The Marines of 1st Platoon experience the absurdity of integrating with Afghan forces, when a squad of Afghan Police arrive at their patrol base. Negligent discharges and racism run rampant as the debauchery on base hits a high point.
While 3rd Squad is on a mission to detain a new HVT, a brawl breaks out on base between the Marines and Afghan police squad that leaves the platoon with a new pet.
A female mechanic arrives on base to fix the generator and has a mission to smash Lance Corporal Richards, while 2nd Lieutenant Murphy has to explain the death of their HVT to Battalion Command, and Superman comes back from the dead.
Marines recounting Azim's death let their blood lust erupt into mortal combat on the patrol base, and 2ndLt Murphy gets the mission he's been waiting for.