Fruit responds by gathering his muscle and beating most of the crew into submission with baseball bats. Cutty, now working for the Barksdale organization, takes part in the subsequent retaliation strike against Fruit's corner. Slim Charles kills one of Fruit's dealers, but Fruit escapes death because Cutty is unable to bring himself to kill again. In "Boys of Summer", the season four premiere, Lex, the father of Patrice's child, watches Fruit and Patrice entering a nightclub. On leaving, they walk through the parking lot. Lex kills Fruit with a single gun shot to the head. He shows no regret for his action. To Patrice's horror, he simply asks, Sup Patrice?. Fruit's death results in Marlo ordering an immediate retaliation hit on Lex. East Side "Proposition Joe" Stewart Joseph "Proposition Joe" Stewart is an Eastside drug kingpin who supplies much of Baltimore through his direct connection to The Greek's smuggling organization. He is murdered and replaced as leader of New Day Co-op by Marlo Stanfield. Melvin "Cheese" Wagstaff Cheese is the nephew of Proposition Joe and a crew chief in his Eastside drug crew. He is murdered by Slim Charles in the final episode as retribution for his role in Joe’s death. Although never revealed in the series, Cheese is Randy Wagstaff's father. Originally, his first name was listed as "Calvin" on the official HBO site, but it was later changed to "Melvin". The character is played by rapper Method Man. Frog Played by: Gary "Damien Reign" Senkus Jr Appears in season two: "Undertow"; "Backwash" and "Port in a Storm" (uncredited). season five: "-30-" (uncredited) Frog is a white street-level dealer from Greektown, Baltimore who was raised on Rapolla Street just like Nick. He used to attend St. Casimir Church, Baltimore. His allegiances are never made clear, though from the photo on the crime board in Season 2 he is shown with Petey Dixon. He is seen early in season two distributing a package for Ziggy Sobotka (and stealing from him in the process) and later negotiates with Nick Sobotka, who first admonishes him for being a wigga, to distribute another. During the early stages of season two's investigation, he sells heroin to Thomas "Herc" Hauk and is photographed by Kima Greggs and Ellis Carver. He can also be seen for a split second in the series finale during the closing montage. Nick Sobotka Louis and Joan's son and Frank's nephew,