As "Red Hot" premieres, Candy, Harvey and Frankie get caught between competing investors; Vincent and Abby must deal with an unexpected loss; Paul turns to a familiar source to help finance Tod's dream; Darlene comes clean.

The Deuce

Inside the Pretend

Rudy and Matty the Horse buy Lori away from C.C.; Ashley is warned about the dangers of her aggressive activism; Goldman shares his plans for cleaning up the Deuce with Alston; Vincent turns to his father for relationship advice.

Nobody Has to Get Hurt

Trapped by his own success, Vincent envisions an idyllic rural life with Abby; Candy becomes frustrated by her mob backers' misogyny; Joey falls in love; Darlene deals with unexpected news; Lori hits a roadblock in her quest for adult-film stardom.

The Feminism Part

Candy shoots her opus guerrilla-style on the streets of New York; Vincent makes a confession to Abby, along with a promise to change; Ashley and Abby help a prostitute escape the Deuce, with a little help from Vincent; Larry Brown gets a promotion.

We're All Beasts

Temporarily flush with cash, Frankie is tapped by Candy to be a co-producer on "Red Hot"; with Rudy's blessing, Big Mike and Black Frankie hit a gambling house in the Bronx; Paul encounters resistance to his elaborate renovation plans.

All You'll Be Eating Is Cannibals

Ashley and Abby resolve to track down the identity of a 16-year-old sex worker killed in a recent fire; Vincent is shaken after witnessing the brutal side of Rudy's operation; Frankie finds his dry-cleaning business a less-than-perfect fit.

What Big Ideas

Lori envisions a sunny future in Los Angeles after attending an awards ceremony with Harvey; Goldman visits Alston's precinct to share the mayor's vision for cleaning up the Deuce; Rudy sends a message to his rivals, but invites retaliation.

Seven-Fifty

Confronted with the changing realities of prostitution and porn, C.C. doubles down on his assets, while fellow pimp Larry Brown eyes a new opportunity; Candy grows creatively frustrated; Abby attends a meeting of activists.

There's an Art to This

Vincent becomes the proprietor of a new mob-backed disco, Club 366; Frankie "borrows" money from Show Land to pay off his debts; Candy plans to make more artful, ambitious adult films; Paul looks to sever mob ties from his current bar.

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E9 | Inside the Pretend

E8 | Nobody Has to Get Hurt

E7 | The Feminism Part

E6 | We're All Beasts

E5 | All You'll Be Eating Is Cannibals

E4 | What Big Ideas

E3 | Seven-Fifty

E2 | There's an Art to This

E1 | Our Raison d'Etre