Maddy was shocked by Billy's condition, physical and mental. She also recognised that Billy was never going to cooperate with Ellerby while he felt vulnerable and at risk of being cheated by people he no longer trusted. Dignum had a lot to answer for too, Maddy had heard about him, one of the few patients who did get talked about by name. Maddy told Billy that she would do what she could as an honest broker, and that she would take over Billy's files from the other Shrink. For now she didn't mention her pregnancy by Billy.

Returning to Ellerby, Maddy then proceeded to thoroughly castigate Ellerby; Billy was about to be exposed by the Mole, Billy had not even been fed and was starving, Billy needed his cuts and bruises attending to. What kind of dungeon was Ellerby keeping !. If he didn't let Billy out she was going to the lawyers. As Maddy played him, Ellerby felt that he was being beaten up by Wilma Flintstone and her rolling-pin. Reluctantly, very reluctantly ( fortunately no one else could hear what was going on ) though many were looking on, Ellerby agreed that he had mistreated Billy and asked Maddy for advice. After this, Ellerby phoned the detention wing and ordered the Sergeant to feed Billy, try to patch him up, and then escort him up. After this Ellerby phoned his own superior for advice and authorisation. Ellerby decided to take a hard line with Billy, at least for now. When Billy arrived Ellerby ordered him to sit. Once Billy was seated, Ellerby showed Billy a badge, Billy's badge.

Ellerby was blunt, he didn't like or trust Billy (yet), but he needed Billy continuing to work on the ground to undermine Costello and to help keep the other serious gangs in check. So Ellerby was not prepared to restore Billy's identity, yet. But as Billy's cover was now broken, he was prepared to put Billy on the payroll and give him a badge for protection. It would soon be common knowledge in the SIU that Billy was a cop, but on the street that could remain unknown, maybe forever. Ellerby also said that some of the surveillance people would stay with Billy so that he could sleep easily at night until Costello had other things to think about.

Billy caved in, and told Ellerby what he knew. Ellerby immediately gave Surveillance orders to send up a list of people involved in tailing Queenan, the only others would be those in Sullivan's unit. Then Ellerby ordered up the arrest files relating to the crook who had seen the mole. It was now that Sullivan learned that Billy was a cop; a cold wind started to blow, even though there were no open windows.