The Deuce season 2 episode 8 began with Rudy and Vincent trying to find out who shot at him.
In the previous episode of HBO’s The Deuce, Eileen and Lori prepared for the attention Red Hot would bring, and someone shot at Vincent while he was getting dinner with Rudy.
Rudy handed Vincent a gun, and while he was reluctant, he and Black Frankie got Hodas to admit he didn’t make decisions.
The pimps talked about how they would handle Dorothy since they were losing their girls to her.