When Gretchen chokes on a doughnut and Benson uses the Heimlich maneuver to save her life, she starts to smother him with attention, in an attempt to show her gratitude.

When the Governor approaches Benson about wanting to appoint him as the new Budget Director, a position that requires senate confirmation, Benson is hesitant to accept the position, but reluctantly agrees to go through the hearings. However, a senator on the committee threatens to hold things up by bringing up something from Benson's past.

Benson goes undercover to investigate conditions in a prison.