Two things I really liked about this episode:

(a) Chocolade.
(b) Koko almost got wrecked by a fairly laid back retired actress.

I really hope this season (or the next) ends with Scarecrow getting demoted and Chocolade becoming his commanding officer. She's got enough sense in her air-filled head to know that the US and HCLI don't have to be enemies. With a little intel and a little legwork thanks to her own connections, both Koko's business and the US industrial base can make a ton of money. Scarecrow takes the whole thing so personally, that he can't see the advantages of using Koko to aid in the CIA's plans. Chocolade is still an airhead, but at least she appears to have some pragmatism underneath it.

I really liked the retired actress arms-dealer. Glad she (and her business) survived for another round. She was probably Koko's toughest opponent, because she knew how to wheel and deal. She cornered Koko very effectively, enough to actually upset Koko (giving the audience some great reaction shots to look at), and not just have her throw a fake hissy fit while she unveils her trap. Koko had to hole up in a hotel room and send her troops out for fresh recon just to work out a plan. The old lady was a bit naive in terms of the backstabbing lethal force Koko and other arms dealers know they have to use, but she manipulated leaders like no other character we've seen (not even Koko is that smooth) and could tell time after time that Koko was lying. She's a dangerous foe.

I would have respected her even more if she actually did have some snipers to take out that corporation's low-class ones, but at the same time, I kinda appreciate that she's nearly as effective as Koko just using persuasion, careful planning, and personal connections.