John discusses the corruption of the Gilded Age. He goes in to depth about Tammany Hall and how political machines utilized voter fraud and corruption to further their own agendas.

Judy and Nick try to get the serum evidence to ZPD but run into trouble when they run into Mayor Bellwether.

Carson, the main character, gets information on other students in the student council and uses it to bribe them to make his literary magazine.

ALEC innovated the bill SB 1070 giving police the right to stop any individual that looked like an immigrant, giving way to the housing of an influx of undocumented immigrants in detention centers.

Andy wants to force a band of newcomers in town to listen to a musician. He uses his position as sheriff to give them multiple fines to persuade them to listen to him.