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- DirectorBrad AndersonStarsDominic WestJohn DomanIdris ElbaWith Wallace in custody, McNulty and Daniels must figure out what to do with him in the time before he testifies.Detective Shakima Greggs promises extra help for Bubbles to get clean before she goes on her undercover assignment. Orlando tries to get into the game with disasterous results.
Rawls tells Sgt Landman to "slow this thing down to a crawl, do not give anyone a chance to *beep* up in a meaningful way." - DirectorSteve ShillStarsDominic WestJohn DomanIdris ElbaWhile Greggs' life hangs in the balance, the entire department attempts to hunt down Savino. When Wallace flips, willing to testify that Stringer, Wee-Bey and Bird killed Brandon, Daniels stashes him in his grandmother's house on the outskirts of the city, but he soon becomes restless. Stringer tells Wee-Bey he needs to get out of Baltimore until the Savino investigation cools off, while Avon considers his next move. When McNulty and Pearlman try to pressure Levy into giving up Savino, he proves smarter than they gave him credit for. Meanwhile, when the detail's hand is forced, and a series of city-wide raids are ordered so as to appease Burrell's desire for "dope on the table," McNulty goes to see Phelan for help, but is surprised at his reaction. Daniels decides not to raid the main Barksdale stash house, but when word of his plan gets back to Burrell, he realizes there is a snitch in the detail. Elsewhere, Bubbles finds it increasingly difficult to stay clean.Freamon provides the inspiration for the detectives to get back on the case with a vengeance; and others note that Freamon himself (of the Pawn Shop Unit) is doing world class detective work by finding and "pulling" finger prints off a soda can on the other side of the tracks.
- DirectorClement VirgoStarsDominic WestJohn DomanIdris ElbaKima slowly recovers in the hospital. Stringer changes operations in the pit and the towers, rendering the wiretaps and clones useless, and prompting Burrell to begin dismantling the detail. Avon and Stringer meet Levy to discuss where their organization is vulnerable. Unbeknownst to the detail, Wallace returns to the pit to resume work. When Prez starts pulling political campaign finance reports, Pearlman is called to a meeting with a worried State's Attorney, and an angry Clay Davis confronts Daniels. Meanwhile, Stringer issues a difficult order to Bodie and Poot. With Shardene's help, the detail are able to install a camera in the strip club.Tying up loose ends, "little man" ends up at the zoo, and unfortunately, Wallace meets his demise at the hands of his friends.
- DirectorClark JohnsonStarsDominic WestJohn DomanIdris ElbaBaltimore detective Jimmy McNulty gets assigned to a new task force."Got to. This America, man!" Investigating a homicide, the lead detective asks the witness why they always let the victim in the craps game, when he predictably robbed it every single week. The reply: "Got to. This [is] America, man!".
Later, Bunk takes a homicide call when it is not his turn in the rotation, essentially, giving a *beep* when its not your turn. - DirectorClark JohnsonStarsDominic WestJohn DomanIdris ElbaMcNulty feels the heat when a witness who testified against D'Angelo is killed.Acquiring valuable information.
Three cowboys on the detail decide to go down to the projects at 2 am while drunk, to "show them who we are". They are attacked by the residents after one of them cold cocks a fourteen year old with his pistol.
Lt. Daniels inquires "what valuable information did we acquire"? - DirectorPeter MedakStarsDominic WestJohn DomanIdris ElbaThe early-morning 'field interviews' by Herc, Carver, and Prez result in a minor riot.We get a real surprise from the "cuddly housecat" Lestor Freamon when he finds a picture of their intended target Barksdale on an old Golden Gloves poster. Up until this find, they had no idea what he looked like.
- DirectorClement VirgoStarsDominic WestJohn DomanIdris ElbaMcNulty and Greggs try to get Hardcase to turn informant as arraignment begins for those caught in the raid.Lestor Freamon and Jimmy McNulty recognize each other as "real police". Lestor (working in the Pawn Shop unit for 13 years) warns Jimmy not to let the bosses know where he doesn't want to be transferred, because they are going to ask him where he doesn't want to go.
- DirectorClark JohnsonStarsDominic WestJohn DomanIdris ElbaMcNulty's detail finally gets 'clone' pagers to track Barksdale and his gang, but nobody can crack the codes used by the callers.Avon thinks theres a snitch in D'Angelo's crew, and he's told not to pay any of them until its sorted out. Also, he should notice who will beg for an advance, as a paid snitch will not need the money as badly.
- DirectorEd BianchiStarsDominic WestJohn DomanIdris ElbaMcNulty and Greggs ask for a delay in a murder bust in order to preserve the wiretap.Opens with Brandon, who has been taken care of by Avon; he has been tortured to death. This episode shows how it affects Wallace, Omar, and Daniels.
Wallace is just a child himself, although he takes care of a number of neighborhood kids, seeing that they get off to school each day on time with homework etc., so they won't attract the attention of the social workers. - DirectorJoe ChappelleStarsDominic WestJohn DomanIdris ElbaTipped off by the wire, Greggs, Herc, Carver, and Freamon make a bust, but the incident makes Avon and Stringer suspicious.The Detail catches a runner on the way to the pit with a re-up. They decide not to arrest the driver, to avoid giving up their evidence in the charging documents. This is so contrary to the usual way things are done that Freamon needs to explain it several times to Herc.
- DirectorGloria MuzioStarsDominic WestJohn DomanIdris ElbaAn unlikely source gives McNulty the tag of Stringer Bell's car. Later, Omar earns his 'loose cannon' reputation.One of the abandoned kids asks Wallace for help with her math homework. The word problem is a city bus has so many people boarding and leaving the bus at each stop and how many are left at the end? The girl has no idea how to solve this. Wallace translates the problem to keeping count of the stash; so many bucks, so many orders. Once the problem is translated, she has no problem doing the math. In their world, if you get the count wrong, you get a minimum of a severe beating.
- DirectorMilcho ManchevskiStarsDominic WestJohn DomanIdris ElbaBarksdale plays an expensive game of one-upmanship with an east-side rival.The annual west side vs. east side hoops contest features Avon Barksdale cheating less successfully that his opponent Proposition Joe. They both have ringers, but Joe saves his for the second half after doubling the bet. This episode really illuminates Avon's character.
- DirectorTimothy Van PattenStarsDominic WestJohn DomanIdris ElbaDue to the camera at Orlando's, the detail gather enough information to arrest Avon and many of his people, but, with Wallace dead, they are unable to bring charges against Stringer, who's left on the street. However, disgusted that Avon and Stringer had Wallace killed, D'Angelo flips on the entire organization, giving the detail more information than they could have ever hoped for. As Daniels figures out who the snitch is in the unit, Herc is shocked when he is passed over for promotion in favor of Carver, who scored lower on the sergeant's exam. In Philadelphia, Wee-Bey is arrested and gladly admits to murder after murder. Finally figuring out why Avon has been buying vacant properties in the city, Daniels, McNulty, Freamon and Pearlman take their evidence of political involvement to the FBI. Meanwhile, D'Angelo's mother, Brianna (Michael Hyatt), attempts to convince him to stand with the family.Wee-bey is arrested and gladly admits to murder, as long as he can get horse radish on his sandwich. D'Angelo takes the fall for his uncle, and Stringer gets off, since Wallace is not around to testify against him. Avon and a lot of minor figures in the Barksdale crew take minor charges, but the organization goes on as effectively as ever.
