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Wire: The Complete Series [23 Discs] - DVD

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Rating: NR
Format: DVD
Length: 3600 minutes
Genre: General Dramas
Studio: Hbo Home Video

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Includes:

The Wire: The Wire (2002)

The Wire: Sentencing (2002)

The Wire: Cleaning Up (2002)

The Wire: The Hunt (2002)

The Wire: The Cost (2002)

The Wire: Game Day (2002)

The Wire: Lessons (2002)

The Wire: The Target (2002)

The Wire: The Pager (2002)

The Wire: The Detail (2002)

The Wire: The Buys (2002)

The Wire: One Arrest (2002)

The Wire: Old Cases (2002)

The Wire: Ebb Tide (2003)

The Wire: Hot Shots (2003)

The Wire: Undertow (2003)

The Wire: Hard Cases (2003)

The Wire: Collateral Damage (2003)

The Wire: All Prologue (2003)

The Wire: Duck and Cover (2003)

The Wire: Port in a Storm (2003)

The Wire: Bad Dreams (2003)

The Wire: Stray Rounds (2003)

The Wire: Backwash (2003)

The Wire: Middle Ground (2004)

The Wire: Time After Time (2004)

The Wire: Dead Soldiers (2004)

The Wire: Reformation (2004)

The Wire: Moral Midgetry (2004)

The Wire: All Due Respect (2004)

The Wire: Amsterdam (2004)

The Wire: Straight and True (2004)

The Wire: Homecoming (2004)

The Wire: Back Burners (2004)

The Wire: Mission Accomplished (2004)

The Wire: Slapstick (2004)

The Wire: Corner Boys (2006)

The Wire: Misgivings (2006)

The Wire: Know Your Place (2006)

The Wire: Margin of Error (2006)

The Wire: Unto Others (2006)

The Wire: Boys of Summer (2006)

The Wire: Soft Eyes (2006)

The Wire: Home Rooms (2006)

The Wire: Refugees (2006)

The Wire: Alliances (2006)

The Wire: Final Grades (2006)

The Wire: A New Day (2006)

The Wire: - 30 - (2008)

The Wire: Late Editions (2008)

The Wire: Clarifications (2008)

The Wire: Took (2008)

The Wire: React Quotes (2008)

The Wire: Unconfirmed Reports (2008)

The Wire: Transitions (2008)

The Wire: More With Less (2008)

The Wire: Not for Attribution (2008)

The Wire: The Dickensian Aspect (2008)

The Wire: The Wire
Omar's (Michael K. Williams) boyfriend, Brandon (Michael Kevin Darnall), is found dead and on display, having been beaten, tortured, and maimed. When Wallace (Michael B. Jordan) sees the mangled body, the direct result of his actions, he's traumatized. When McNulty (Dominic West) and Greggs (Sonja Sohn) find out about the murder, they go looking for Omar, hoping to turn him in. Wallace expresses his feelings about the killing to D'Angelo (Larry Gilliard Jr.), who tells the boy to "let it go." McNulty's boss in homicide, Major Rawls, wants him back in the unit, and gives him a week to wrap up the Barksdale case. The narcotics team finally puts a wiretap on the low-rise pay phones, and they start to gather info about Avon Barksdale's (Wood Harris) crew. Bodie (J.D. Williams) has a fast-talking lawyer, who manages to get him sent home. Herc (Dominick Lombardozzi) and Carver (Seth Gilliam) spot him on the street and fly off the handle. But when they find out he was released, they give him a ride home. Johnny (Leo Fitzpatrick) gets out of the hospital, and immediately involves Bubbles (Andre Royo) in a robbery scam. D'Angelo finds out which members of his crew are stealing from him. He demotes them, but he doesn't tell Avon about it, because he wants to avoid "drama." McNulty demonstrates questionable parenting skills when he brings his kids with him to meet with Omar, who tells the cops he'll testify against the Barksdale crew. Rawls decides the homicide unit will bring shaky murder charges against D'Angelo, even if it ruins the narcotics investigation. When Daniels (Lance Reddick) is pressured by McNulty to go over Rawls' head to save their case, Rawls sets out to destroy McNulty. Baltimore police commissioner Ed Norris has a cameo as a disgruntled cop. ~ Josh Ralske, All Movie Guide

The Wire: Sentencing
Greggs (Sonja Sohn) wakes up and identifies one of her shooters. Bunk tries to get her to identify Wee-Bey (Hassan Johnson), but she refuses to bend the rules. Avon (Wood Harris) gets out on bail, and meets with Stringer (Idris Elba) and Levy (Michael Kostroff). They realize that the office at Orlando's was bugged, and Levy explains that the police targets in the Barksdale organization, including Avon, might have to make what's known as a "structured plea." Avon sends his sister (D'Angelo's mother) (Michael Hyatt) to D'Angelo (Larry Gilliard Jr.) with a message and gives her and Stringer the reins of his operation while he deals with his court case. Bunk, Pearlman (Deirdre Lovejoy), and McNulty (Dominic West) head to New Jersey to interrogate D'Angelo, who offers up information on several murder cases, implicating Avon and Stringer. He also tells them that Wee-Bey is in Philly. Faced with gruesome crime scene photos of several people his uncle has had killed, D'Angelo explains, "You just live with this...till you can't breathe no more," and expresses his desire for a new start. The unit tries to get the feds involved in the case, but they're not interested unless it involves organized crime or corruption, and the political corruption case can't be made unless they turn Avon and Stringer into cooperators. McNulty finally goes to see Greggs, who's thinking about quitting the force, and she has him pay a visit to Bubbles (Andre Royo). Herc (Dominick Lombardozzi) and Carver (Seth Gilliam) find out about their promotions. Daniels (Lance Reddick) confronts the snitch in the ranks. Prez (Jim True-Frost) gets his gun back and heads to Philly with the rest of the unit. Freamon (Clarke Peters) and McNulty find out what his hard work on the case has gotten them. ~ Josh Ralske, All Movie Guide

The Wire: Cleaning Up
A guilt-ridden, drunken McNulty (Dominic West) tells Daniels (Lance Reddick) the case "was just a way to show everyone how smart I was." Stringer (Idris Elba) shows up in the pit to tell D'Angelo (Larry Gilliard Jr.) and Bodie (J.D. Williams) that they won't be using payphones anymore. And there won't be a re-up either, as the narcos took the main stash. Shardene (Wendy Grantham) agrees to go back to the club wearing a wire. Levy (Michael Kostroff) tells Avon (Wood Harris) to take stock and figure out where he needs to "clean up." With the Barksdale being extra careful, the wire has gone cold. Burrell (Frankie R. Faison) wants Daniels (Lance Reddick) to back off the case, and takes two detectives from the unit. Rhonda (Deirdre Lovejoy) gets called in by her boss, who tells her to let the unit know he's giving back some suspicious campaign contributions. Wallace (Michael B. Jordan) returns to the pit, and Avon is worried about him. D'Angelo stands up to Avon, practically begging him, "Just let the boy be." Shardene can't get too close to anyone important, and she's scared. Freamon (Clarke Peters) gets her to take some measurements in the club, so they can figure out where Avon's office is, and bug it from next door. Herc (Dominick Lombardozzi) finds out he did well on the sergeant's exam. Daniels gets more flack from Burrell, who threatens to expose something about Daniels' past if the unit doesn't back off the money trail. Stringer asks Bodie to do a job for him. Avon is clearing out his office, but the new bug catches him telling D'Angelo to go to New York to make a buy, and the unit moves on the information. This episode was scripted by crime fiction author George Pelecanos (King Suckerman). ~ Josh Ralske, All Movie Guide

The Wire: The Hunt
After Greggs (Sonja Sohn) is shot, Major Rawls (John Doman) shows up at the chaotic crime scene and takes charge. The cops determine that there were two shooters. Carver (Seth Gilliam) agrees to inform Greggs' girlfriend, Cheryl (Melanie Nicholls-King). Wee-Bey (Hassan Johnson) pages Stringer (Idris Elba) to say one word: "Done." Rawls chews out McNulty (Dominic West), who's too wracked with guilt to work the case. The cops try to find Savino (Christopher J. Clanton), who set up the buy. Wee-Bey meets with Stringer, who gives him the bad news -- "Shorty was a cop" -- and lets him know he has to leave town. Freamon (Clarke Peters) finds evidence at the payphone from which Stringer was paged. Wallace (Michael B. Jordan) keeps calling Poot (Tray Chaney) because he's homesick. Bubbles (Andre Royo) pages Greggs, and is immediately picked up by the police. When an angry homicide detective beats on Bubbles for information, he asks for McNulty. He gives Bubbles the bad news about Greggs, and sends him back to the projects to gather info. Avon (Wood Harris) chastises Stringer for his handling of Orlando. McNulty threatens Levy (Michael Kostroff), Avon's lawyer, to get him to turn over Savino, and chastises Rhonda (Deirdre Lovejoy) for worrying about Levy's influence and her career. "Everybody stays friends; everybody gets paid," he harangues her, "and everybody's got a f__king future." Prez (Jim True-Frost) figures out that it was Wee-Bey who paged Stringer. Savino turns himself in, but they only have enough evidence to charge him with fraud. The police commissioner orders drug raids citywide in response to the shooting, and when Daniels (Lance Reddick) tries to hold back on the main stash, he catches hell from Burrell (Frankie R. Faison), and realizes there's a spy in the unit. ~ Josh Ralske, All Movie Guide

The Wire: The Cost
Bubbles (Andre Royo) is trying to stay clean. Waylon (Steve Earle) from NA gives him some advice. Avon (Wood Harris) and his crew want Omar (Michael K. Williams) dead, but Avon tells Stringer (Idris Elba) to get the word out to Omar that they want to call a truce and parlay. Rhonda Pearlman (Deirdre Lovejoy) tells McNulty (Dominic West) that the case is hurting Judge Phelan's (Peter Gerety) political career. D'Angelo's (Larry Gilliard Jr.) baby's mama is moving in, but he's still trying, unsuccessfully, to reconcile with Shardene (Wendy Grantham). The unit finds out the pager number for the stash house, and they stake out a pay phone in Pimlico. Orlando (Clayton LeBouef) gets busted in a sting, trying to buy cocaine from the state police. Avon sends a lawyer, not to bail Orlando out, but to have him sign away ownership of the strip club, because he's not a clean front anymore. McNulty tracks down Wallace (Michael B. Jordan), who's still shaken up by what happened to Brandon. Wallace tells the cops that he pointed out Brandon to Stringer the night of the murder. McNulty's ex-wife, Elena (Callie Thorne), calls him into court to limit his custody rights after she finds out about his using their young sons to follow Stringer. Stringer meets with Omar (who's wearing a wire), and tells him that Avon (whom Stringer doesn't identify by name) will let Omar live if Omar stops stealing from him. Omar doesn't buy it, and leaves town. Shardene tries to get information about Avon's operation for Freamon (Clarke Peters), but the dealers won't let her get close. Greggs (Sonja Sohn) goes on an ill-advised buy-and-bust operation (ordered by the Deputy Commissioner) with Orlando. This episode was directed by Brad Anderson (Next Stop Wonderland). ~ Josh Ralske, All Movie Guide

The Wire: Game Day
Stringer (Idris Elba) repeats his advice to Avon (Wood Harris), telling him to call a truce with Omar (Michael K. Williams) until things settle down. But Avon is worried about what people will say if they see Omar walking around. D'Angelo (Larry Gilliard Jr.) talks to Wallace (Michael B. Jordan) who admits that he wants to give up the life and maybe go back to school. D'Angelo encourages him, saying he's got brains and a good heart. Bubbles (Andre Royo) and Johnny (Leo Fitzpatrick) are surprised to see a speaker from NA, Waylon (country-rocker Steve Earle) at the towers awaiting a new drug shipment. Waylon explains that he's there trying to help his nephew get clean. After another drug-stealing scam goes wrong for Bubbles, he decides to try to kick again. Herc (Dominick Lombardozzi) and Carver (Seth Gilliam) confiscate about 20 grand from Wee-Bey (Hassan Johnson), but it seems like small change to Avon's operation. Daniels (Lance Reddick) calls the detectives on the carpet when it appears that some of the money is missing. Freamon (Clarke Peters), Prez (Jim True-Frost), and Sydnor (Corey Parker Robinson) go on an exhaustive search to see where Avon hides his money. The unit spots Avon at a local basketball tournament, but he quickly evades them when they try to follow him home. Freamon and Greggs (Sonja Sohn) bring in Shardene (Wendy Grantham), who's distraught to learn that the body of her stripper girlfriend was found in a dumpster after Stinkum's party. She tearfully confronts D'Angelo -- who lied to her about the girl's whereabouts -- before walking out on him. Omar gets Avon's cell number, and Wee-Bey's code, from a rival drug dealer, and makes his move on Avon. ~ Josh Ralske, All Movie Guide

The Wire: Lessons
McNulty (Dominic West) again demonstrates his questionable parenting skills. Out shopping with his two boys, he unexpectedly spots Stringer Bell (Idris Elba), and sends the kids on a "front and follow" to get the dealer's license plate number. Avon (Wood Harris) torches Omar's (Michael K. Williams) van, but they can't find the man, and later, he strikes back at them. Wallace (Michael B. Jordan) has stopped working in the pit, arousing the concern of Poot (Tray Chaney), who talks to D'Angelo (Larry Gilliard Jr.) about it. The unit busts a man leaving the projects with 20,000 dollars in cash, but when he turns out to be an aide to a state senator, Deputy Burrell (Frankie R. Faison) orders Daniels (Lance Reddick) to let the man go, and angrily decides to shut down the operation. Judge Phelan (Peter Gerety) gets wind of this and asks McNulty and Greggs (Sonja Sohn) about it. He pressures Burrell to keep the case going. D'Angelo is convinced to tell Avon about Orlando's (Clayton LeBouef) coke deal, which gets Omar into a lot of trouble. D'Angelo goes to a party, where one of the dancers from Orlando's meets an unhappy fate. He doesn't tell Sharmaine (Wendy Grantham), the dancer he's been seeing, what happened, but he does express his unhappiness with his business. "Nothing good to it but the money," he complains. When Omar's "loose cannon" behavior jeopardizes the operation, McNulty, Greggs, and Freamon (Clarke Peters) call him in and politely ask him to back off. Stringer makes a similar suggestion to Avon regarding the dangerous Omar. McNulty asks Bunk (Wendell Pierce) to lie to another detective for him in order to keep Omar out of trouble, which Bunk reluctantly does. A drunken Bunk later tells McNulty, "You're no good for people, man." ~ Josh Ralske, All Movie Guide

The Wire: The Target
When Detective Jimmy McNulty (Dominic West) sits in on the murder trial of D'Angelo Barksdale (Larry Gilliard Jr.), it piques the curiosity of the judge (Peter Gerety). D'Angelo gets off, despite testimony from one eyewitness, after another witness changes her story. The judge calls McNulty into his chambers to explain his interest in the case. McNulty tells the judge that D'Angelo's uncle, Avon Barksdale (Wood Harris), is a drug kingpin who runs the Franklin Terrace, but no charges have ever stuck against Avon and his crew. In fact, McNulty claims there are ten unsolved murders in the area that can be traced to Avon. The judge calls to complain to the higher-ups in the Baltimore Police Department, and McNulty finds himself called on the carpet for breaking the chain of command. He gets reassigned out of homicide to a special unit created to bust Barksdale's operation. The unit is headed by the ambitious Lieutenant Cedric Daniels (Lance Reddick), who warns McNulty not to cross him. Also in the unit are narcotics officer Shakima Greggs (Sonja Sohn), a good cop, and knuckleheads Ellis Carver (Seth Gilliam) and Thomas "Herc" Hauk (Dominick Lombardozzi). McNulty thinks the only way to bust Barksdale is to set up surveillance and work their way into the organization, but Daniels wants to settle things quickly with a widespread "buy and bust" operation. Meanwhile, D'Angelo finds himself busted back down to the street for all the trouble he's caused. The crew he's running, which includes the ruthless Bodie (J.D. Williams), viciously beats up a junkie who tries to pass off some phony bills. Another junkie, Bubbles (Andre Royo), visits his badly beaten friend in the hospital, where he runs into Greggs, and offers to help the cops in their investigation. ~ Josh Ralske, All Movie Guide

The Wire: The Pager
A glimpse into the world of Avon Barksdale (Wood Harris) shows how careful the man is about the use of phones and pagers. McNulty's (Dominic West) squad gets permission to clone the crew's beepers, and they start monitoring the project payphones to see what numbers are being called. But the phone numbers they get from the pagers are in code. Stringer (Idris Elba) tells D'Angelo (Larry Gilliard Jr.) that Avon thinks there's a snitch in his crew, and that's how Omar (Michael K. Williams) knew where the stash was. McNulty and Greggs (Sonja Sohn) stake out Omar's van. Carver (Seth Gilliam) and Hauk (Dominick Lombardozzi) catch Bodie (J.D. Williams) again, and unsuccessfully play good cop/bad cop to try to get him to talk. D'Angelo takes his girl across town to a fancy restaurant, and feels out of place. She tells him, "You got money -- you can be whoever you say you are." Bubbles (Andre Royo) goes to visit Johnny (Leo Fitzpatrick) in the hospital, and tells Johnny he's become a snitch. The slug McNulty and Moreland (Wendell Pierce) found at the college girl's murder scene matches slugs from two other murder cases, including that of a member of Omar's crew. A friend of the murdered girl tells the cops that Avon owns the strip club, Orlando's. McNulty and Greggs finally meet up with Omar and his boyfriend. Omar, who knows they're using Bubbles as a snitch, coolly gives them a piece of information to help them nail Avon. Later, two dealers from the pit recognize Omar's boy in an arcade, and alert D'Angelo, who in turn tells Stringer the news. ~ Josh Ralske, All Movie Guide

The Wire: The Detail
Detective "Bunk" Moreland (Wendell Pierce) gets a new homicide case, and the victim turns out to be the witness in the D'Angelo Barksdale (Larry Gilliard Jr.) murder case. McNulty (Dominic West) tells the judge (Peter Gerety) about it, hoping he'll get the department to devote more resources to their investigation. Daniels (Lance Reddick) wants to do the investigation right, but Deputy Commissioner Burrell (Frankie R. Faison) just wants it done quickly. Daniels does manage to get more men, but they're castoffs from other departments, including a trigger-happy screw-up, Prez. While Bunk and McNulty pick up D'Angelo for questioning in the murder case, Greggs (Sonja Sohn) uses her informant, Bubbles (Andre Royo), to get photos of the leaders of the Barksdale crew. McNulty and Bunk convince the remorseful D'Angelo, who wasn't directly involved in the murder, to write an apology to the murder victim's family (who are an invention of the cops). But D'Angelo's lawyer shows up and puts a stop to things, and later, his cousin, Avon (Wood Harris), warns D'Angelo not to worry about the murder. That night, Carver (Seth Gilliam), Herc (Dominick Lombardozzi), and the new guy, Prez, drunkenly decide to go down to Franklin Terrace and stir things up. Things get ugly quickly at the high-rise housing project, and the cops end up seriously injuring a teenager and ducking for cover as bottles, television sets, and other junk is hurled down on them from the apartments above. The next morning, McNulty picks up the paper to find a headline about the witness being murdered. He tries to tell Daniels that he had nothing to do with it, but Daniels has bigger worries on his mind. ~ Josh Ralske, All Movie Guide

The Wire: The Buys
D'Angelo (Larry Gilliard Jr.) sees Bodie (J.D. Williams) hassling a junkie, and complains about his customer service skills -- "You just gonna take his money all day and treat him like a dog," the conscience-stricken D'Angelo tells him, "You can't tell me this sh*t can't get done without people beating each other, killing each other...." One of his cops maimed a teenager in the projects and Lieutenant Daniels (Lance Reddick) learns the case will go before a grand jury. As a reward for protecting the lousy cop, Daniels is promised more resources for his investigation. McNulty (Dominic West) needs more information on Avon Barksdale (Wood Harris), but can't even obtain a photo of the drug kingpin. The team gets a break when they learn that Barksdale used to box Golden Gloves, and one resourceful cop finds a photo of him on an old poster. McNulty sits down for a chat with Bubbles (Andre Royo) and Greggs (Sonja Sohn), who tells McNulty that she's a lesbian. Bubbles helps another cop prepare for an undercover buy, which is successfully made. But the cop never gets to see anyone who matters. Nevertheless, Deputy Commissioner Burrell (Frankie R. Faison) wants a massive raid, a search and seizure at the housing project the next day. It's clear to McNulty that his superiors will be happy with a few low-level busts. He goes to see the state's attorney, Rhonda Pearlman (Deirdre Lovejoy), that night and asks about cloning a beeper. They end up in bed together, for what is clearly not the first time. Meanwhile, D'Angelo's crew gets robbed of their stash while he's on a sandwich run. McNulty refuses to go on the raid the next day, and the cops get nothing. Later, McNulty meets FBI agent Fitzhugh (Doug Olear) and gets alarming news about Daniels. ~ Josh Ralske, All Movie Guide

The Wire: One Arrest
The unit manages to decipher a message about the low rises being resupplied with a new shipment, which they manage to intercept. The young dealer arrested by the unit turns out to be the same boy that lost an eye due to the extracurricular activities of some members of the squad. Lieutenant Daniels (Lance Reddick) tries to reach out to the boy, to no avail. Rawls is determined to punish McNulty (Dominic West), but Santangelo doesn't want to dig up dirt for him. McNulty updates Judge Phelan (Peter Gerety) on the case, and he okays another 30 days on all the surveillance. McNulty and Bunk (Wendell Pierce) find another witness to the Gant shooting, who corroborates what Omar (Michael K. Williams) told them. Greggs (Sonja Sohn) helps get Johnny (Leo Fitzpatrick) out of a jail sentence, and later he and Bubbles (Andre Royo) attend an N.A. meeting, where Bubs decides to try to clean up. Stringer (Idris Elba) comes down to the low rises to shake things up after the bust, pulling out the pay phones the cops have tapped, and issuing new instructions about pay phone use. The disgruntled Orlando (Clayton LeBouef) wants to go behind Avon's (Wood Harris) back and make a dangerous deal with D'Angelo (Larry Gilliard Jr.). The cops arrest Bird (Fredro Starr), the suspect in the Gant shooting, and when he continually mouths off to them, the interrogation turns ugly. Santangelo's conscience gets the better of him, and he tells McNulty that Rawls is after his job. ~ Josh Ralske, All Movie Guide

The Wire: Old Cases
After making a bunch of low-level busts at Franklin Terrace, the task force find themselves unable to get anyone to testify against Barksdale's crew. Bodie (J.D. Williams) is taken to a juvenile facility, where, unnerved by the presence of many D.C. bangers, he quickly escapes. Sergeant Landsman (Delaney Williams) asks McNulty (Dominic West) and Moreland (Wendell Pierce) to look into an old shooting that he thinks may be connected to D'Angelo Barksdale (Larry Gilliard Jr.). Avon Barksdale (Wood Harris) wants the thugs that robbed his crew to be "put on display" when they're caught. Bubbles (Andre Royo) gets a glimpse of McNulty's complicated life when, on a rare trip to the suburbs, he sees the addled cop arguing with his ex-wife. "There's a fine line between heaven and hell here," he tells McNulty on his return to the projects. D'Angelo, challenged by Bodie, tells his crew about the girl he murdered across town for Avon. The judge (Peter Gerety) keeps the pressure on Burrell (Frankie R. Faison) for meaningful arrests in the case. McNulty and Moreland investigate the old murder scene, and, communicating only through profanity, quickly determine how the crime was committed, and even find a slug and a shell casing. McNulty works on getting permission to clone a dealer's beeper. Freamon realizes that the phone number he's found is D'Angelo's beeper number, and McNulty begins to realize that Freamon is a very good cop. Wondering why Freamon was moved from homicide to the pawnshop unit years ago, McNulty asks him, "What'd you do to piss 'em off?" "Police work," Freamon responds. A drunken McNulty later visits Greggs (Sonja Sohn) at home, where he interrupts an intimate moment between her and her girlfriend, to thank her for helping him with the beeper cloning situation. ~ Josh Ralske, All Movie Guide

The Wire: Ebb Tide
The second season of The Wire begins with Jimmy McNulty (Dominic West) having been assigned to Baltimore's boat unit, the one place he did not want to be. McNulty finds a young woman's corpse floating in the river, and makes sure his old unit gets the case. Kima (Sonja Sohn) and Cheryl (Melanie Nicholls-King) are trying to have a baby. Prez (Jim True-Frost) meets with his father-in-law, Major Valchek (Al Brown), and tells him he wants to keep working good cases like the Barksdale case, but Valchek has other plans. Valchek is preparing a stained-glass window for his church, St. Casimir, and he's angry when he learns that the IBS dockworkers union, represented by Frank Sobotka (Chris Bauer), has out-donated him for the nave window. Sobotka has his own troubles; his son, Ziggy (James Ransone) is a worthless drunk who can't hold down a job on the docks. His nephew, Nick (Pablo Schreiber), has a stronger work ethic. Sobotka sends Nick to meet with Vondas (aka "The Greek," played by Paul Ben-Victor) to discuss stealing a certain container off the dock for the criminal. Even though Nick foolishly brings Ziggy along on the meet, the deal is made, and Vondas says he'll send his usual driver, Sergei (Chris Ashworth). But the container sits on the dock, out in the open, and when Sergei drives off without it, Sobotka gets antsy and has his crew put it out of sight. But a cop working the docks, Officer Beatrice Russell (Amy Ryan), notices the broken customs seal on the container, and makes a grisly discovery. Meanwhile, Stringer (Idris Elba) sends Bodie (J.D. Williams) to Philly to pick up some product, but finds that Avon's (Wood Harris) nervous supplier has backed out of the deal. ~ Josh Ralske, All Movie Guide

The Wire: Hot Shots
Omar (Michael K. Williams) is back in Baltimore, and plotting to rip off another drug dealer. His plans are thwarted by two resourceful young women who get the same idea and act sooner. Omar and his partner team up with the girls. Bunk (Wendell Pierce) and Freamon (Clarke Peters) go to Philly and interview the crew of the ship that brought in the dead women, but the multiethnic crewmembers all claim they don't speak English, so the frustrated cops let the ship go. McNulty (Dominic West) drops by the station to share his thoughts on the case, but Bunk, Freamon, and Russell (Amy Ryan) have already figured out that the women were prostitutes, that one of them was murdered, and that the others were witnesses, so they were suffocated in the shipping container. Avon (Wood Harris) and Stringer (Idris Elba) plot against a drug-dealing prison guard, Tilghman (Antonio D. Charity), who has a beef with their crew. Avon makes D'Angelo (Larry Gilliard Jr.) promise to give up drugs for a few days. Nick (Pablo Schreiber) isn't getting much work, so he and Ziggy (James Ransone) decide to steal a shipment of digital cameras off the docks and sell them to an associate of Vondas (Paul Ben-Victor). Prez (Jim True-Frost) tells Valchek (Al Brown) that the CID unit Burrell (Frankie R. Faison) set up to nail Sobotka (Chris Bauer) is getting nowhere. Valchek checks out the team himself and gets angry. He tells Burrell he wants results, or he'll start talking about how Burrell quashed the Barksdale case. Having heard about Daniels' (Lance Reddick) work from Prez, Valchek tells Burrell he wants Daniels to head the unit, but the lieutenant has recently put in for retirement. ~ Josh Ralske, All Movie Guide

The Wire: Undertow
Ziggy's (James Ransone) skills as a drug dealer come into question again as he screws up, bringing down the wrath of Cheese (rapper Method Man), who supplied him. Cheese takes Ziggy's prized Camaro, and threatens to kill him if he doesn't pay what he's owed, plus interest. Ziggy goes to Nick (Pablo Schreiber) for help. Nick asks Cheese for the car back so Ziggy can sell it and pay him, but Cheese has other plans. Freamon (Clarke Peters) finds out he's been added to Daniels' (Lance Reddick) detail, leaving Bunk (Wendell Pierce) to deal with the 14 murders. Daniels also adds Carver (Seth Gilliam) to the team, reasoning that Carver wouldn't dare betray him again. Carver and Greggs (Sonja Sohn) take photos as Herc (Dominick Lombardozzi) goes undercover to buy drugs from the white boys who sell to the dock workers. Bunk and Russell (Amy Ryan) go back to the docks with grand jury summonses, but Sobotka (Chris Bauer) angrily denies being involved in the girls' deaths, and lets them know that none of his guys will talk. Russell finds an informant, a stevedore who tells her where to look for evidence of the missing container -- the computers. McNulty (Dominic West) takes time out from trying to identify "his" dead girl to bring in Omar (Michael K. Williams), so he can prepare to testify in the Gant murder case. Sobotka tells Vondas (Paul Ben-Victor) that he doesn't want to do business with them anymore, but The Greek (Bill Raymond) won't take no for an answer. Stringer (Idris Elba) gets advice from a professor on how to turn his business around, and gives advice to Avon (Wood Harris) about how to deal with D'Angelo (Larry Gilliard, Jr.) ~ Josh Ralske, All Movie Guide

The Wire: Hard Cases
Sobotka (Chris Bauer) finds out about Nick (Pablo Schreiber) and Ziggy (James Ransone)'s thievery on the docks, and gets very angry. Nick decides they won't steal anymore, but his connection promises to make it worth their while if they can deliver certain chemicals. Despite Nick's pleas, Ziggy flashes his cash around, and pisses off a suspicious co-worker. Five inmates are dead and another eight hospitalized after ingesting spiked drugs distributed by Tilghman (Antonio D. Charity). It's all part of Avon's (Wood Harris) plan to shorten his prison term. D'Angelo (Larry Gilliard Jr.) has his suspicions about what Avon's done, and he wants nothing to do with it. Burrell (Frankie R. Faison) offers Daniels (Lance Reddick) a clean slate if he'll postpone his retirement to head the Sobotka detail for Valchek (Al Brown). Daniels agrees to do it if he can choose his own people, and if Burrell will make the detail permanent if they make a case. Rawls (John Doman) has to vet Daniels' list, and he approves everyone except McNulty (Dominic West). The only way McNulty will get off the boat is if "he quits or he drowns," Rawls tells Daniels. Daniels doesn't have too hard a time convincing Greggs (Sonja Sohn) to join the unit, but they agree to break the news to each others' "wives." McNulty gets Bubbles (Andre Royo) to help him track down Omar (Michael K. Williams) so he can testify in a murder trial. McNulty still wants to get back together with Elena (Callie Thorne), but he signs a separation agreement. Bunk (Wendell Pierce), Freamon (Clarke Peters), and Russell (Amy Ryan) start interrogating dock workers. Nobody in the IBS wants to talk, but Sobotka is stunned to learn that the dead girls in the container were murdered. ~ Josh Ralske, All Movie Guide

The Wire: Collateral Damage
Sobotka (Chris Bauer) goes to see Vondas (Paul Ben-Victor) to express his outrage over the 14 dead prostitutes on his dock. Vondas assures him that they're as upset as he is about the deaths. McNulty (Dominic West) finds out about the girls, and connects them to the murdered girl he dragged out of the water. He goes to Officer Russell (Amy Ryan) for more information, and with the medical examiner (Eric Dellums), determines that the air pipe on the container was intentionally crushed -- the 14 girls were murdered. McNulty then goes far out of his way to make sure that his old homicide unit gets the case, despite Major Rawls' (John Doman) best efforts. Bunk (Wendell Pierce) and Freamon (Clarke Peters) aren't too happy with McNulty when Landsman (Delaney Williams) gives them the case. Valchek (Al Brown) goes to see Sobotka, and threatens to continue harassing him if the union doesn't let the police take the stained glass window in the church nave. Sobotka tells Valchek he should have come and discussed it with them in the first place, and insults the Major. So Valchek offers to support Burrell (Frankie R. Faison) for police commissioner, in exchange for Burrell letting him have a CID unit to investigate Sobotka. Valchek's son-in-law, Prez (Jim True-Frost), ends up heading the unit. Vondas and The Greek (Bill Raymond) begin their own bloody investigation into the murder of the 14 prostitutes. Meanwhile, things aren't going well for Avon's (Wood Harris) crew. Wee-Bey (Hassan Johnson) is being harassed by a guard with a personal beef, and D'Angelo (Larry Gilliard, Jr.) is using drugs and avoiding Avon. ~ Josh Ralske, All Movie Guide

The Wire: All Prologue
Omar (Michael K. Williams) makes a compelling witness against Bird (Sticky Fingaz). The special detail discovers that destitute IBS has paid a lot of money to political action committees. Shardene (Wendy Grantham) helps the cops find strippers from Eastern Europe. Another dancer tells them that those girls are always under heavy guard. On the docks, the cops learn that the container full of dead girls was never entered into the computer system by a checker. Further investigation reveals that the same checker was responsible for several cans that disappeared in the same manner. They decide their best bet is to clone the dock's computers and watch what's going on in real time. Bunk (Wendell Pierce) and Freamon (Clarke Peters) try to convince Daniels (Lance Reddick) to fold the murder investigation into his detail on Sobotka (Chris Bauer), but Daniels is worried that the murders won't get solved. Nick (Pablo Schreiber) goes to Vondas (Paul Ben-Victor) for help with Ziggy's (James Ransone) problems with Cheese (Method Man). Sergei (Chris Ashworth) gets Proposition Joe's (Robert F. Chew) help to lean on the dealer. McNulty (Dominic West) convinces his estranged wife, Elena (Callie Thorne), to go out to dinner with him, and tells her he's planning to retire. D'Angelo (Larry Gilliard, Jr.) makes it clear that he wants to serve his time in peace, and wants nothing further to do with Avon (Wood Harris) and his dirty dealings. ~ Josh Ralske, All Movie Guide

The Wire: Duck and Cover
McNulty (Dominic West) has a wild, drunken night and wrecks his car. The cops on the detail show Rhonda Pearlman (Deirdre Lovejoy) the connection between the docks and a warehouse used by local drug dealers, and she approves a wiretap on the warehouse phone and on Sergei's (Chris Ashworth) cell phone. Bunk (Wendell Pierce) and Freamon (Clarke Peters) convince Daniels (Lance Reddick) to go back to Rawls (John Doman) and insist that McNulty be added to the detail. Rawls reluctantly agrees. McNulty gets to work, preparing to pose as a john and use the service that provides the smuggled Eastern European girls. He also takes Russell (Amy Ryan) out for a drink, but it doesn't go much further. Sobotka (Chris Bauer) learns that his cell phone account has been flagged, and is not to be disconnected for nonpayment. He grows more suspicious when he finds out that Russell has been assigned to a city detail. Sobotka has Horseface (Charley Scalies) check through The Greek's (Bill Raymond) current container of contraband and stack it on the docks while sending a clean container to The Greek in case Sergei gets stopped by the police. He arranges a meeting with Vondas (Paul Ben-Victor) and The Greek to tell them of his suspicions. The Greek suggests they lose a few more clean cans to throw off the cops. Meanwhile, the detail, through the tap on Sergei's phone, get Vondas' phone number. Ziggy (James Ransone) gets upset with Nick (Pablo Schreiber) over Nick's refusal to involve him more in the drug business. Meanwhile, Bodie (J.D. Williams) and Poot (Tray Chaney) have to use muscle to hold onto their turf, despite the fact that they have no decent product. ~ Josh Ralske, All Movie Guide

The Wire: Port in a Storm
The season finale of the second season of The Wire begins as Nick (Pablo Schreiber) sees his uncle's body pulled from the water at the docks. He wants revenge, but his father (Robert Hogan) convinces him to turn himself in to the police. Herc (Dominick Lombardozzi) and Carver (Seth Gilliam) continue to stake out Nick's house, and are furious when they learn they weren't informed that Nick was in custody. Daniels (Lance Reddick) convinces Valchek(Al Brown) to let Prez back into the unit -- if he writes a letter of apology to everyone who witnessed their blow-up. When they hear that Sobotka's body came up, Vondas (Paul Ben-Victor) and The Greek (Bill Raymond) make plans to skip town, leaving a huge drug shipment sitting uncollected on the docks. Nick tells the cops everything he knows, and is offered the same deal his uncle would have gotten. A headless, handless corpse is identified as the sailor who went missing at the port in Philly, and surveillance video from that night shows Sergei (Chris Ashworth) abducting the man. Sergei decides to cooperate, giving the unit one last shot at The Greek. The feds have all the dirt that they need on the union. Agent Fitzhugh (Doug Olear) realizes that the leak to The Greek came from within the FBI. Brother Mouzone (Michael Potts) rejects Stringer's (Idris Elba) offer to deal with the person who shot him. Avon (Wood Harris) doesn't seem pleased with how Stringer is running things, but finally gives him permission to make a deal with Proposition Joe (Robert F. Chew). Thanks to a tip from Bubbles (Andre Royo), McNulty (Dominic West) and Greggs (Sonja Sohn) find out that Proposition Joe and Stringer are working together. ~ Josh Ralske, All Movie Guide

The Wire: Bad Dreams
The detail, with help from the FBI, raids the smuggling operations, but most of the evidence has already been cleaned up. While they bust White Mike (Brook Yeaton), Sergei (Chris Ashworth), and Eton, and find a stash of cash and heroin at Nick's (Pablo Schreiber) place, they leave Vondas (Paul Ben-Victor) on the street, hoping he'll lead them to The Greek (Bill Raymond). Sobotka (Chris Bauer) is also taken in, and Valchek (Al Brown) takes great pleasure in slapping the cuffs on him personally. When Daniels (Lance Reddick) finds out about the murder charge against Ziggy (James Ransone), he chews out Landsman (Delaney Williams) for not keeping him informed. They could have gotten valuable evidence from the murder scene before it was cleaned out. White Mike agrees to cooperate, but he only knows so much. Frank gets bailed out, and goes to see Ziggy, who's not doing well in prison. Russell (Amy Ryan) tails Vondas to a hotel, but the detail loses him when he wisely changes cars. Nick, now a fugitive, meets with Vondas, who tells him that in exchange for his and his uncle's loyalty, the Greeks can arrange to have a witness testify that Ziggy's murder was committed in self-defense. Sobotka, desperate to save the union from the disgrace he's caused, is ready to sacrifice himself and tell the cops everything, but when Nick tells him about the offer, he agrees to meet with The Greek to hear him out. Meanwhile, Stringer (Idris Elba), looking for a third party to deal with Avon's unwanted muscle, has a tense meeting with Omar (Michael K. Williams), and tries to convince him that Brother Mouzone (Michael Potts) was the one who tortured Brandon. ~ Josh Ralske, All Movie Guide

The Wire: Stray Rounds
Bodie (J.D. Williams) and Poot (Tray Chaney) get into a gunfight to protect some turf, and a child is killed by a stray bullet, bringing a tremendous amount of police presence to the area, and angering Stringer (Idris Elba). Stringer tells Bodie to get rid of all the guns his crew used during the shoot-out, but Bodie screws up, bringing more unwanted police attention. Stringer also wants to trade real estate for product with Proposition Joe (Robert F. Chew), and sends Brianna (Michael Wyatt) to make his case with Avon. Meanwhile, the dock detail realizes that they must have tipped their hand, as the smuggling seem to have shut down. Their patience pays off when they intercept a call from Sergei (Chris Ashworth) saying they'll resume operations soon. They're also listening when Sergei tells a drug dealing associate how they dispose of their bodies and Freamon (Clarke Peters) uses that information to look for unsolved murders that could be linked to the group. A friend in the FBI, Agent Koutris (Tom Mardirosian of Oz), tells The Greek (Bill Raymond) that someone (McNulty's FBI contact) called asking about one of his associates, Double G. The Greek repays him by telling him about a shipment of chemicals meant for the Colombians, who have been underpaying for their shipments. Angry at being left out of Nick's (Pablo Schreiber) drug business, Ziggy (James Ransone) makes a deal to sell stolen cars to Double G. McNulty (Dominic West) goes undercover as a British tourist to help bust the brothel that uses smuggled Eastern European girls. Valchek (Al Brown) blows his stack when he learns that Sobotka (Chris Bauer) is now only a minor player in the investigation he started. ~ Josh Ralske, All Movie Guide

The Wire: Backwash
Stringer (Idris Elba) attends D'Angelo's funeral, where he runs into Proposition Joe (Robert F. Chew), who offers him a deal. If Avon (Wood Harris) gives up some of his prime real estate, Prop Joe will give them access to his better product. Stringer visits Avon in prison to present the idea. Avon, distraught over D's death but still unaware of Stringer's involvement, rejects Prop Joe's offer. Daniels' (Lance Reddick) unit goes to work, convincing Sobotka (Chris Bauer) that they've given up on the murder case. Then they tap into the dock computers and watch as one of Horseface's (Charley Scalies) containers "disappears." They then trail the container to a warehouse. While Greggs (Sonja Sohn) is doing surveillance, she sees Prop Joe pull up to the warehouse, thus providing a pivotal link between the prostitution ring, the murdered girls on the docks, and Baltimore's drug trade. With this new information, Daniels tells Major Rawls (John Doman) that he's willing to take on the murders, but only if Rawls agrees to provide him with whatever his unit needs. Meanwhile, Herc (Domenick Lombardozzi) and Carver (Seth Gilliam) borrow a high tech bug for their surveillance work, leaving a large deposit on Carver's credit card. They learn that Nick (Pablo Schreiber) is supplying a local dealer, Frog (Gary "D.Reign" Senkus), with narcotics, but they lose their expensive listening device. ~ Josh Ralske, All Movie Guide

The Wire: Middle Ground
Carcetti pays a visit to Amsterdam on a tip from Burrell; Stringer and Avon look back on a long friendship; Omar and Brother Mouzone meet face-to-face; Cutty finds help for his gym. ~ Joe Friedrich, All Movie Guide

The Wire: Time After Time
Season Three of The Wire opens with the demolition of Baltimore's notorious Franklin Terrace towers, the home base of Avon Barksdale's (Wood Harris) crew, currently under the supervision of Stringer Bell (Idris Elba). Rather than worry about expanding his control, through violence and intimidation, of the corners of West Baltimore, Stringer explains to his lieutenants that he plans to make money by offering the other gangs in on their New York drug supply, and sharing the corners with them. Lieutenant Daniels (Lance Reddick) and his unit are doing surveillance on Cheese (Method Man), one of Proposition Joe's dealers, and begin to realize that the phones that the street dealers use never reach the higher-ups in the organization. They have a wire up on one talkative dealer, who happens to be Prop Joe's nephew, and they decide to bust someone higher on the food chain in hopes that Prop Joe will promote the talker. "What makes you think they'll promote the wrong man?" asks Commissioner Burrell (Frankie Faison), to which Daniels responds, "We do it all the time." Daniels also finds out that Mayor Royce (Glynn Turman) is holding up his promotion because his wife, Marla (Maria Broom) is planning to run for the city council against one of the mayor's cronies. An ambitious councilman, Tommy Carcetti (Aidan Gillen) notices an uptick in violent crimes in the city, and decides to go after the mayor, inviting the media to watch him criticize Burrell at a hearing. This leads Burrell and Rawls to pressure their majors, including Bunny Colvin (Robert Wisdom) who is approaching his thirty year pension, to bring the murder rate down. Cutty (Chad L. Coleman), a former drug soldier, gets out of prison after fourteen years, and gets a handout from Avon, who plans to get out soon himself. ~ Josh Ralske, All Movie Guide

The Wire: Dead Soldiers
Omar (Michael K. Williams) hits another Barksdale stash house, but this time, they're better prepared for him, and in the ensuing gun battle, a member of each crew is killed. Bunk (Wendell Pierce) catches the double homicide, and quickly realizes that Omar was involved, but he's also under tremendous pressure to complete an impossible task. For PR purposes, he's been instructed to recover Officer Dozerman's gun, which was stolen after Dozerman was shot. Carcetti (Aidan Gillen) continues to put pressure on the mayor, going to the press with the news that the next police academy class has been postponed for budgetary reasons. An irate Royce (Glynn Turman) orders Burrell (Frankie Faison) to take responsibility for the postponement, angering the commissioner. Prop Joe (Robert F. Chew) warns Stringer (Idris Elba) that the police are listening to their phone conversations. He also tells Stringer "what kills more police than bullets and liquor." It's boredom. "Keep it boring, String," he advises. With the wire dead, Daniels (Lance Reddick) assigns his team a new target in East Baltimore. McNulty (Dominic West) is still obsessed with Stringer, however, and continues to investigate D'Angelo's death. Bodie's (J.D. Williams) crew continues to encroach on one of Marlo's (Jamie Hector) corners, leading to violence. Cutty (Chad L. Coleman) visits an ex-girlfriend who tries to hook him up with a job opportunity. Bunny Colvin (Robert Wisdom), under increasing pressure to reduce felonies in his district, devises a radical plan to make some abandoned blocks in the neighborhood an enforcement-free zone, and coerce the dealers to move there. ~ Josh Ralske, All Movie Guide

The Wire: Reformation
Colvin deflects a reporter's questions about Amsterdam; Brother Mouzone (Michael Potts) returns to Baltimore on Omar's trail; the rift widens between Stringer and Avon; Daniels and Pearlman appeal to Judge Phelan for a new kind of wiretap; Carcetti worries that his mayoral campaign may affect his friendship with a colleague. ~ Joe Friedrich, All Movie Guide

The Wire: Moral Midgetry
Stringer's frustrations with construction hassles are assuaged by Sen. Davis (Isiah Whitlock Jr.); Avon turns his attention to Omar; Brianna meets with McNulty; Prez's sleuthing provides concrete evidence for the detail; Cutty imagines a different career path. ~ Joe Friedrich, All Movie Guide

The Wire: All Due Respect
Omar (Michael K. Williams) and his crew continue to plague Avon's (Wood Harris) crew, robbing another stash, prompting Stringer (Idris Elba) to double the muscle at all his stash houses. Stringer's lieutenants make their sales pitch to the other gangs, but Bodie (J.D. Williams) has a difficult time convincing one strong-minded independent dealer, Marlo (Jamie Hector) of their common cause. Carcetti (Aidan Gillen) gets Stan Valchek (Al Brown) to help him pressure Burrell (Frankie Faison) to cooperate with him. Burrell is loath to go behind the mayor's back, but reaches what seems to be a mutually beneficial agreement with Carcetti. McNulty (Dominic West) investigates D'Angelo Barksdale's apparent suicide in prison, and visits Donette (Shamyl Brown) to tell her that D'Angelo might have been murdered. Cutty (Chad L. Coleman) gives straight life a try, getting day work as a landscaper, and finds it difficult. Cheese's (Method Man) loss at a dogfight leads to murder. It also causes confusion among Daniels' (Lance Reddick) team about what they're hearing on the wire. Ronnie (Deirdre Lovejoy) realizes that Daniels is no longer living with his wife, and pursues him. Kima (Sonja Sohn) is having a difficult time adjusting to domestic life with a new baby. During an undercover hand-to-hand buy and bust in the Western District, one of the officers under Bunny's (Robert Wisdom) command is shot, leading him to further question the good he's done over the course of his long law enforcement career. ~ Josh Ralske, All Movie Guide

The Wire: Amsterdam
Herc (Dominick Lombardozzi) and Carver (Seth Gilliam) try to convince the local corner boys to relocate, as per Colvin's (Robert Wisdom) orders. "Vincent Street is your Amsterdam in Baltimore," Herc tells them, but they're not interested, so Colvin has them rounded up and brought to a local school gym so that he can tell them about his plan. They're unresponsive. Kima (Sonja Sohn) and McNulty (Dominic West) continue to disobey Daniels' (Lance Reddick) orders, hiring Bubbles (Andre Royo) to look around and tell them what happened to Avon's (Wood Harris) people after the towers came down. Bubs tells them about the strangely cooperative mood on the street, and about how the dealers are all using disposable cell phones, called "burners," these days. McNulty also tracks Stringer (Idris Elba) on his own, and learns that Stringer is cleaning up his act, at least on the surface, through his real estate dealings. Lester (Clarke Peters) attacks McNulty for disrespecting Daniels. "This may not be perfect," he tells McNulty, "but it's a chance to be police." Carcetti (Aidan Gillen) is considering a run for mayor. He meets with an old acquaintance, Terri D'Agostino (Brandy Burre), who is now a successful political consultant. "You're the wrong color," she tells Carcetti. "You're not electable." Carcetti is not deterred. Cutty (Chad L. Coleman), increasingly frustrated with straight life, pays a visit to Slim Charles (Anwan Glover) looking for work. McNulty pays a late night drunken visit to Rhonda (Deirdre Lovejoy) and finds that she's otherwise engaged. Stringer finally looks in on Donette (Shamyl Brown), who tells him about McNulty's stated suspicion that D'Angelo was murdered. ~ Josh Ralske, All Movie Guide

The Wire: Straight and True
Bubbles (Andre Royo) has been working as a CI, and Johnny (Leo Fitzpatrick) is not happy about it. He convinces Bubbles to pull a small-time scam. McNulty (Dominic West) get fed up watching Stringer (Idris Elba) and decides to confront the man directly. Stringer tries to sell him a condo, leading McNulty to lament, "You disappointed me, String. I had such f***ing high hopes for us." Later, Kima (Sonja Sohn), watching Marlo (Jamie Hector), makes a discovery that will bring joy to McNulty. Colvin (Robert Wisdom), having failed to get the corner boys to move of their own volition, decides to go over their heads, and eventually has to go to Daniels' (Lance Reddick) unit to find out who the drug lieutenants are in his district. Colvin explains to them that police will only be in the designated locations to prevent violence, and will not arrest them for dealing. He also threatens to crush those who choose to stay on the corners. The cops even end up rounding up customers for the dealers, but Marlo, for one, refuses to play along. Just before Avon (Wood Harris) is released on parole, Baltimore's drug kingpins meet and agree to Stringer's plan to team up to get a better deal from his New York suppliers. Bunk (Wendell Pierce) is developing leads on the double homicide involving Omar (Michael K. Williams), but his superiors again force him to focus on tracking down the missing police weapon. Carcetti (Aidan Gillen) learns about a state's witness who was murdered, and quietly makes his displeasure known to Royce (Glynn Turman), who promises swift action to prevent further such incidents. McNulty meets D'Agostino (Brandy Burre) at an event for his son's school, and the two hit it off, after a fashion. ~ Josh Ralske, All Movie Guide

The Wire: Homecoming
Stringer's (Idris Elba) "legitimate" real estate associates are soaking him for bribe after bribe. Colvin's (Robert Wisdom) "provisional legalization" program, which the hoppers call "Hamsterdam," seems to be working. Colvin orders his troops to spare no effort in deterring dealers from staying on their corners, and they go wild with it. Avon (Wood Harris), fresh out of jail, is upset to hear about his crew's run-ins with Marlo (Jamie Hector). He wants to take a run at him, but Stringer wants to keep trying to talk to Marlo. Stringer wants to worry about the wholesale business of supply and money laundering, not the petty retail squabbles of who runs what corners. Kima (Sonja Sohn) and McNulty (Dominic West) tell Daniels (Lance Reddick) about Stringer's meeting with Marlo, but he's tells them, "This unit is about the bodies," and the Western District has been quiet. Avon has Cutty (Chad L. Coleman) and Slim Charles (Anwan Glover) take a run at Marlo. But Barksdale's crew doesn't have the muscle it once did. Bubbles (Andre Royo) tells Kima about the bodies dropping, but Daniels gets fed up with McNulty and Kima usurping his authority, and refuses to reassign the unit, so Kima suggests that McNulty go around him. Carcetti (Aidan Gillen) and D'Agostino (Brandy Burre) think if there's a black candidate running against Royce (Glynn Turman) in the primary to split the black vote, and Carcetti can get the support of someone like Odell Watkins (Frederick Strother), he might have a chance. Bunk (Wendell Pierce) gets permission to work his murder case, and arranges a face-to-face meeting with Omar (Michael K. Williams), taking the opportunity to lecture the man about his effect on the community. Donette (Shamyl Brown) talks to Brianna (Michael Hyatt) about her relationship with Stringer, and about McNulty's visit. ~ Josh Ralske, All Movie Guide

The Wire: Back Burners
Daniels (Lance Reddick) gives the unit their new targets, Stringer (Idris Elba) and Marlo (Jamie Hector). He's furious when McNulty (Dominic West) confirms that he went to Colvin (Robert Wisdom). "When the cuffs go on Stringer," Daniels tells McNulty, "you need to find a new home." Because crime is going down everywhere in his district except near the designated drug zones, Colvin is able to redeploy his forces to focus on the high crime areas. In "Hamsterdam," Carver (Seth Gilliam) realizes that since the dealers no longer need lookouts or runners, the little kids that worked for them have been cut loose. He institutes a "tax" on the dealers to take care of them. Cutty (Chad L. Coleman) is back to doing yard work, and seeks further help in dealing with his new life. Omar (Michael K. Williams), genuinely dismayed by his talk with Bunk (Wendell Pierce), decides to do the cop a huge favor. Kima's (Sonja Sohn) late night drinking and carousing cause further deterioration in her relationship with Cheryl (Melanie Nicholls-King). Marlo waits for Avon's (Wood Harris) crew to retake the abandoned corners before his own crew retaliates. Bernard (Melvin Jackson, Jr.), who goes to Virginia to buy burners for Avon's crew, is pressured by his impatient girlfriend, Squeak (Mia Arnice Chambers), to be a lot less careful in his work. The wiretap unit begins to figure out how the dealers' cell network works, but Lester (Clarke Peters) points out that by the time they could get a wiretap up, the phones would be discarded. In an effort to obtain an active burner, the wiretap unit busts Bodie (J.D. Williams) and his crew with a G-pack on their way to Hamsterdam, causing an awkward situation for Colvin. Herc (Dominick Lombardozzi) also gives the wiretap unit some dismaying news. ~ Josh Ralske, All Movie Guide

The Wire: Mission Accomplished
News of Amsterdam reaches the public; Avon prepares for war with Marlo; Cutty comes face-to-face with Fruit ; and Councilman Gray figures out Carcetti has political ambitions. ~ Joe Friedrich, All Movie Guide

The Wire: Slapstick
Carcetti learns that a colleague is planning to run for mayor; Bubbles wears a wire in Amsterdam; Proposition Joe intervenes in the Avon-Marlo dispute; Cutty finds an unlikely ally in his quest to open a gym; gun violence disrupts a longstanding Sunday truce. ~ Joe Friedrich, All Movie Guide

The Wire: Corner Boys
Carcetti makes the rounds with beat cops to see what works; Bunk persuades Holley to take another crack at the Omar case; Colvin convinces kids to discuss street protocol; Chris and Snoop use a local angle to root out the New York boys; Herc harasses Marlo on a quest for his missing camera; Prez laments a misguided curriculum. ~ Joe Friedrich, All Movie Guide

The Wire: Misgivings
Davis convinces Burrell to reassert his authority, which echoes up and down the ranks; Namond reaches out to an unexpected hand for help; Colvin's experiment is put under the microscope; Bubbles grows tired of Herc's promises; Michael's problem is solved by Chris; Bodie's street-corner advice comes back to haunt him. ~ Joe Friedrich, All Movie Guide

The Wire: Know Your Place
A recently paroled Poot gets the lowdown on the corners from Bodie; Colvin takes a trio of students into unfamiliar territory; Bubbles and Herc promise each other favors; Carcetti clashes with the council president about budget matters and realizes Burrell will not go quietly; Andre asks Proposition Joe for protection; a domestic dilemma sends Michael to Marlo. ~ Joe Friedrich, All Movie Guide

The Wire: Margin of Error
Election Day brings out last-minute campaign tactics; Herc thinks he can catch Marlo red-handed; Colvin gets his first class of recruits; Omar's name echoes through the squad room, but McNulty is skeptical of the reason; Prez tries to keep Randy from heading down the wrong path; Namond is reluctant to become a breadwinner. ~ Joe Friedrich, All Movie Guide

The Wire: Unto Others
An imprisoned Omar looks to an unlikely source for help; Prez uses unorthodox methods to get his kids to learn; Greggs surprises Norris with a break in the Braddock case; Carcetti and Royce hold a post-primary meeting; Marlo tries to figure out who's following him; Cutty comes clean at the gym about his extracurricular activities. ~ Joe Friedrich, All Movie Guide

The Wire: Boys of Summer
Four West Baltimore teens get a summer education on the streets with school on the horizon. Meanwhile, Councilman Carcetti campaigns for mayor, Prez prepares for his new career as a teacher and Freamon is puzzled by the lack of violence between drug gangs. ~ Joe Friedrich, All Movie Guide

The Wire: Soft Eyes
Freamon ruffles a few feathers with a round of subpoenas to VIPs; Herc gets an eyeful behind closed doors at City Hall; Marlo reaches out to the neighborhood kids; Carcetti scores points during a televised debate; Wee-Bey dispenses fatherly advice to Namond. ~ Joe Friedrich, All Movie Guide

The Wire: Home Rooms
Prez learns a difficult lesson during his first week at school; Bunny mulls an offer for a crime-research study; Rawls sabotages Freamon's unit; the mayor reacts to Carcetti's debate bombshell; Proposition Joe suggests reaching out to Marlo; Bunk gets a taste of McNulty's domesticated life. ~ Joe Friedrich, All Movie Guide

The Wire: Refugees
Marlo and Royce engage in separate games of high-stakes poker; Cutty gets a side job catching truants; Greggs endures initiation rituals in the homicide division; Carcetti makes his pitch to a group of black clergy; Proposition Joe gives a tip to Omar; Bunny begins his observation at the middle school; Prez tries to connect with his class about a recent tragedy. ~ Joe Friedrich, All Movie Guide

The Wire: Alliances
Marlo and Chris plot revenge against Omar; another leak in the Braddock case sends the powers-that-be scrambling for cover; Randy gets spooked by ghost stories, but Dukie shows him there's nothing to fear; Marimow directs drug raids based on old evidence; Royce's loss of Watkins' support could be Carcetti's gain. ~ Joe Friedrich, All Movie Guide

The Wire: Final Grades
In the fourth-season finale, the police are overwhelmed by the vacant houses' yield. Meanwhile, Bubbles takes a prot�g�'s fate hard, Colvin asks Wee-Bey for a big favor, Omar looks to rob Joe's co-op once again, Marlo gives Michael his first assignment, McNulty mulls a return to his old unit, Bodie voices his displeasure with the current regime and Carver runs out of time trying to help Randy. ~ Joe Friedrich, All Movie Guide

The Wire: A New Day
Herc's harassment of a black minister becomes Carcetti's first public-relations problem; Daniels turns to Freamon to reopen the major-crimes unit; Michael hatches a scheme to get back at the bullying Off. Walker; Omar gains the upper hand in dealing with Proposition Joe; Randy's predicament prompts a swift reaction from Prez. ~ Joe Friedrich, All Movie Guide

The Wire: - 30 -
Carcetti reacts to a damaging report from Pearlman and Daniels, Haynes finds little support from the bosses for his concerns about a reporter's work, McNulty tries to put an end to the homeless case, Dukie seeks out an old mentor and a wake is staged for another fallen officer. ~ Joe Friedrich, All Movie Guide

The Wire: Late Editions
Freamon's hard work pays off with a promising lead, though McNulty isn't in the mood to celebrate. ~ Joe Friedrich, All Movie Guide

The Wire: Clarifications
Carver gets a change of scenery when the police department shifts its resources; Carcetti is forced to take risks with his political future; Haynes delves deeper into Templeton's work; Sydnor has a breakthrough on an important case; Fletcher continues his research with Bubbles. ~ Joe Friedrich, All Movie Guide

The Wire: Took
McNulty becomes a popular figure after he and Lester cook up another scheme for the homeless case; Davis seeks the best legal assistance money can buy for his day in court; Michael endures a couple of scares from opposite sides of the law; Gus goes outside the Sun for help on an old story. ~ Joe Friedrich, All Movie Guide

The Wire: React Quotes
Marlo celebrates a business deal while his crew anticipates a showdown with Omar; McNulty and Freamon take advantage of a development at the Sun regarding the homeless murders; trouble on the corner sends Dukie to Cutty's gym; Herc tries to make up for his past behavior by doing a favor for Carver; Davis takes his case to the court of public opinion. ~ Joe Friedrich, All Movie Guide

The Wire: Unconfirmed Reports
McNulty has a revelation after a visit to the morgue; Gus's misgivings about a story on baseball's opening day fall on deaf ears; Marlo sees a familiar face from the West Side while pursuing a business deal; Walon urges a reluctant Bubbles to share some troubling information; Chris and Snoop take advantage of the police department's budget cuts; Davis pleads with Burrell to intervene on his behalf. ~ Joe Friedrich, All Movie Guide

The Wire: Transitions
Omar returns from his self-imposed exile and begins to plot revenge for the murder of a former associate; Gus bemoans the lack of a city-court reporter when the Sun misses out on a grand-jury probe; Carcetti's desire to get rid of Burrell comes with strings attached; Freamon contacts an old partner for help with McNulty's investigation of the deaths of homeless men; Marlo has an eye on the future in his dealings with the Greeks. ~ Joe Friedrich, All Movie Guide

The Wire: More With Less
Cutbacks in the police department and at the Baltimore Sun newspaper send shock waves through their respective, disgruntled staffs. Meanwhile, Marlo shakes up Proposition Joe's discussion of East Side distribution, and a front-page story ties a co-op member to city council. ~ Joe Friedrich, All Movie Guide

The Wire: Not for Attribution
Bosses at the Sun have bad news for the staff; the mayor's office leaks a story to the newspaper about a major shakeup in the police department; Marlo looks for ways to redistribute his wealth while offering to pay top dollar for information on Omar; McNulty meets with a reporter about a recent murder case; Michael takes a break from the corner for a trip to an amusement park. ~ Joe Friedrich, All Movie Guide

The Wire: The Dickensian Aspect
Omar's mysterious disappearance puts Marlo's crew on full alert; Carcetti turns his attention to the plight of the homeless; Bunk interviews an old witness in connection to the row-house cases; Templeton searches for a follow-up to his front-page story. ~ Joe Friedrich, All Movie Guide

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The Wire: The Wire (2002)

The Wire: Sentencing (2002)

The Wire: Cleaning Up (2002)

The Wire: The Hunt (2002)

The Wire: The Cost (2002)

The Wire: Game Day (2002)

The Wire: Lessons (2002)

The Wire: The Target (2002)

The Wire: The Pager (2002)

The Wire: The Detail (2002)

The Wire: The Buys (2002)

The Wire: One Arrest (2002)

The Wire: Old Cases (2002)

The Wire: Ebb Tide (2003)

The Wire: Hot Shots (2003)

The Wire: Undertow (2003)

The Wire: Hard Cases (2003)

The Wire: Collateral Damage (2003)

The Wire: All Prologue (2003)

The Wire: Duck and Cover (2003)

The Wire: Port in a Storm (2003)

The Wire: Bad Dreams (2003)

The Wire: Stray Rounds (2003)

The Wire: Backwash (2003)

The Wire: Middle Ground (2004)

The Wire: Time After Time (2004)

The Wire: Dead Soldiers (2004)

The Wire: Reformation (2004)

The Wire: Moral Midgetry (2004)

The Wire: All Due Respect (2004)

The Wire: Amsterdam (2004)

The Wire: Straight and True (2004)

The Wire: Homecoming (2004)

The Wire: Back Burners (2004)

The Wire: Mission Accomplished (2004)

The Wire: Slapstick (2004)

The Wire: Corner Boys (2006)

The Wire: Misgivings (2006)

The Wire: Know Your Place (2006)

The Wire: Margin of Error (2006)

The Wire: Unto Others (2006)

The Wire: Boys of Summer (2006)

The Wire: Soft Eyes (2006)

The Wire: Home Rooms (2006)

The Wire: Refugees (2006)

The Wire: Alliances (2006)

The Wire: Final Grades (2006)

The Wire: A New Day (2006)

The Wire: - 30 - (2008)

The Wire: Late Editions (2008)

The Wire: Clarifications (2008)

The Wire: Took (2008)

The Wire: React Quotes (2008)

The Wire: Unconfirmed Reports (2008)

The Wire: Transitions (2008)

The Wire: More With Less (2008)

The Wire: Not for Attribution (2008)

The Wire: The Dickensian Aspect (2008)

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