Originally Posted by u-Bob

He would have messed things up again (just like he did with the money train money)... Lem was a good guy, loyal, but he didn't have the stomach for 'another fight'. While Vic, Shane, ronny never saw 'giving up' as an option, Lem panicked (again) and wanted to turn himself in. His intentions were good (saving the team), but he was blind to the fact that him pleading guilty to even bigger charges would have implicated the whole team.

Shane made the right decission, imho.