▁Mac ▁still ▁reaches ▁out ▁to ▁him . ▁At ▁Thanks g iving , ▁Mac ▁vis its ▁Re ed ▁at ▁his ▁adopt ive ▁parents ' ▁home ▁and ▁gives ▁him ▁photos ▁of ▁Cla ire . ▁( The ▁pictures ▁of ▁Cla ire ▁are ▁actually ▁given ▁to ▁Re ed ▁when ▁Mac ▁has ▁invited ▁him ▁for ▁burg ers ▁and ▁gets ▁a ▁call , ▁Mac ▁asks ▁Re ed ▁to ▁" hold ▁on ▁to ▁these ▁for ▁me .") ▁Later , ▁Re ed ▁turns ▁to ▁Mac ▁after ▁the ▁young ▁man ▁is ▁brut ally ▁be aten ▁because ▁of ▁an ▁article ▁he ▁is ▁writing ▁for ▁the ▁college ▁newspaper . ▁ ▁During ▁season ▁ 4 ▁we ▁discover ▁that ▁Re ed ▁has ▁become ▁a ▁blog ger ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁very ▁popular ▁column . ▁He ▁vis its ▁and ▁calls ▁Mac ▁often ▁wanting ▁the ▁latest ▁sc oop ▁on ▁the ▁" C abb ie ▁K iller ." ▁Mac ▁ref uses ▁to ▁give ▁him ▁information ▁that ▁has ▁not ▁been ▁released , ▁but ▁promises ▁to ▁give ▁him ▁the ▁first ▁crack ▁at ▁the ▁story ▁when ▁it ▁is ▁appropriate . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁" Like ▁Water ▁For ▁Mur der ", ▁Mac ▁allows ▁Re ed ▁to ▁come ▁to ▁the ▁latest ▁crime ▁scene ▁of ▁the ▁C abb ie ▁K iller . ▁ ▁In ▁episode ▁ 4 . 2 0 ▁" T axi ", ▁Mac ▁becomes ▁ups et ▁when ▁he ▁lear ns ▁that ▁Re ed ▁has ▁a ▁source ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁C abb ie ▁K iller ▁and ▁won ' t ▁div ul ge ▁it . ▁When ▁Mac ▁goes ▁to ▁talk ▁to ▁him ▁about ▁his ▁source