Afterwards, despite the fact that recognizing that the threat of the Armenian mob has been neutralized, Shane also understands that Vic and Ronnie set him up to be murdered along with Rezian as payback for the slaying of Lem. Desperate to conserve his pal from certain demise, Vic confident Lem to skip town on the eve of his courtroom date, where he would plead guilty and be sent to prison. Blatt drove throughout city to see her.