Just finished the storyline, and as is frequently said on the Wire: The Game Is The Game.
(I agonized over this outcome for quite a while. Kudos @Goatdance!)
I also wanted to voice my utter adoration for this storyline. I adored it and the Cheesemonger herself. It was a welcome story in the growing levels of the game, as “the Great Game” had always interested me. The growing ruthlessness of the higher levels and the ability to play with the stats you favoured (violence or seduction for example) was a great thing.
Oh Alice. quiet tears