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The Wire
Told from the points of view of both the Baltimore homicide and narcotics detectives and their targets, the series captures a universe in which the national war on drugs has become a permanent, self-sustaining bureaucracy, and distinctions between good and evil are routinely obliterated.
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EPISODE GUIDE
Seasons & Episodes
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▶S1 E1
The TargetJun 2, 2002 · 63 min"... when it's not your turn." - McNulty. Baltimore homicide detective Jimmy McNulty gets into hot water and winds up assigned to a detail…Episode details →
▶S1 E2
The DetailJun 9, 2002 · 58 min"You cannot lose if you do not play." - Marla Daniels. McNulty feels the heat when a witness who testified against D'Angelo is found…Episode details →
▶S1 E3
The BuysJun 16, 2002 · 56 min"The king stay the king." - D'Angelo. The early-morning 'field interviews' by Herc, Carver and Prez result in a minor riot, a boy losing…Episode details →
▶S1 E4
Old CasesJun 23, 2002 · 60 min"It's a thin line 'tween heaven and here." - Bubbles. Greggs and McNulty try to get Hardcase to turn informant as arraignment begins for…Episode details →
▶S1 E5
The PagerJun 30, 2002 · 60 min"..a little slow, a little late." - Avon Barksdale. McNulty's detail finally gets 'clone' pagers to track Barksdale and his gang, but nobody can…Episode details →
▶S1 E6
The WireJul 7, 2002 · 60 min"..and all the pieces matter." - Freamon. When Rawls looks to make a premature arrest for three murders that are linked to D'Angelo and…Episode details →
▶S1 E7
One ArrestJul 21, 2002 · 60 min"A man must have a code." - Bunk. Tipped off by the wire, Greggs, Herc, Carver and Freamon make a bust, but the incident…Episode details →
▶S1 E8
LessonsJul 28, 2002 · 57 min"Come at the king, you best not miss." - Omar. An unlikely source gives McNulty the tag of a car driven by Stringer Bell.…Episode details →
▶S1 E9
Game DayAug 4, 2002 · 57 min"Maybe we won." - Herc. Barksdale plays an expensive game of one-upmanship with an east-side rival. Meanwhile, Herc and Carver take some cash off…Episode details →
▶S1 E10
The CostAug 11, 2002 · 56 min"And then he dropped the bracelets..." - Greggs. With Wallace in custody, McNulty and Daniels try to figure out what to do with him…Episode details →
▶S1 E11
The HuntAug 18, 2002 · 57 min"Dope on the damn table." - Daniels. The police turn up the heat on tracking down Savino, Wee-Bey and Little Man. Burrell orders Daniels…Episode details →
▶S1 E12
Cleaning UpSep 1, 2002 · 57 min"This is me, yo, right here." - Wallace. The low-rise pay phones are out of service, so McNulty and Daniels try to keep pace…Episode details →
▶S1 E13
SentencingSep 8, 2002 · 66 min"all in the game..." - Traditional West Baltimore. Every crew has weak links--including Avon Barksdale's. With the heat turned up in the high-rises, Daniels…Episode details →
▶S2 E1
Ebb TideJun 1, 2003 · 59 min'Ain't never gonna be what it was.' -- Little Big Roy Det. Jimmy McNulty--exiled to police-boat duty--makes a shocking discovery in the Baltimore harbor.…Episode details →
▶S2 E2
Collateral DamageJun 8, 2003 · 59 min'They can chew you up, but they gotta spit you out.' -- McNulty Major Valchek gets back at Sobotka for the church gift fiasco,…Episode details →
▶S2 E3
Hot ShotsJun 15, 2003 · 59 min'What they need is a union.' -- Russell Bunk and Freamon chase their crime scene, a container ship, to Philly. Lt. Cedric Daniels--disgusted with…Episode details →
▶S2 E4
Hard CasesJun 22, 2003 · 59 min'If I hear the music, I'm gonna dance.' -- Greggs Sobotka reprimands his nephew Nick for stealing the cameras and orders him to bring…Episode details →
▶S2 E5
UndertowJun 29, 2003 · 58 min'They used to make steel there, no?' -- Spiros Vondas Ziggy loses his prized Camaro to drug dealers. Unable to dump the homicide investigation…Episode details →
▶S2 E6
All PrologueJul 6, 2003 · 59 min'It don't matter that some fool say he different...' -- D'Angelo Trying to let go of police work and return to his marriage, McNulty…Episode details →
▶S2 E7
BackwashJul 13, 2003 · 59 min'Don't worry, kid. You're still on the clock.' -- Horseface Russell tells Sobotka the investigation is over, but, in fact, a port computer is…Episode details →
▶S2 E8
Duck and CoverJul 27, 2003 · 58 min'How come they don't fly away?' -- Ziggy McNulty is back to his old self, on a drunken binge. Urged by fellow stevedores to…Episode details →
▶S2 E9
Stray RoundsAug 3, 2003 · 59 min'The world is a smaller place now.' -- The Greek Bodie's effort to improve sales ends disastrously, forcing Bell to rethink his strategy. Ziggy…Episode details →
▶S2 E10
Storm WarningsAug 10, 2003 · 59 min'It pays to go with the union card every time.' -- Ziggy The Detail uses satellite technology to its advantage. Bodie is unhappy that…Episode details →
▶S2 E11
Bad DreamsAug 17, 2003 · 59 min'I need to get clean' -- Sobotka With the clock ticking, the Detail makes a desperate move, and Daniels reams out Landsman for dropping…Episode details →
▶S2 E12
Port in a StormAug 24, 2003 · 63 min'Business. Always business.' -- The Greek The Detail has a setback, while Russell and Bunk revisit Philly to look for evidence. Brother Mouzone talks…Episode details →
▶S3 E1
Time After TimeSep 19, 2004 · 59 min"Don't matter how many times you get burnt, you just keep doin' the same." -- Bodie A wave of urban reform brings down the…Episode details →
▶S3 E2
All Due RespectSep 26, 2004 · 59 min"There's never been a paper bag." -- Colvin Omar continues his bold strikes on Barksdale stash houses, now heavily guarded. Under orders from Stringer…Episode details →
▶S3 E3
Dead SoldiersOct 3, 2004 · 59 min"The gods will not save you." -- Burrell Colvin feels the sting of Burrell and Rawls during a Comstat assessment of his district's felony…Episode details →
▶S3 E4
AmsterdamOct 10, 2004 · 59 min"Why you got to go and fuck with the program?" -- Fruit West Baltimore residents get surprising straight talk at a community meeting from…Episode details →
▶S3 E5
Straight and TrueOct 17, 2004 · 59 min"I had such fuckin' hopes for us." -- McNulty Frustrated in his grass-roots reform efforts, Colvin arms himself with intelligence from Daniels's detail and…Episode details →
▶S3 E6
HomecomingOct 31, 2004 · 58 min"Just a gangster, I suppose." -- Avon Barksdale Stringer Bell gets an education in construction management; Bunk uses shoe-leather to catch up with Omar…Episode details →
▶S3 E7
Back BurnersNov 7, 2004 · 56 min"Conscience do cost." -- Butchie Herc discovers a blast from the past, which he belatedly reveals to his ex-colleagues. Daniels blows a gasket over…Episode details →
▶S3 E8
Moral MidgetryNov 14, 2004 · 59 min"Crawl, walk, and then run." -- Clay Davis With Amsterdam running full-tilt, Carver and Truck discover there really is no honor among thieves. Prez…Episode details →
▶S3 E9
SlapstickNov 21, 2004 · 59 min"...while you're waiting for moments that never come." -- Freamon Responding to an officer's call for help, McNulty and Prez turn down the wrong…Episode details →
▶S3 E10
ReformationNov 28, 2004 · 59 min"Call it a crisis of leadership." -- Proposition Joe Brother Mouzone returns to Baltimore on a mission of revenge and casts a wide net…Episode details →
▶S3 E11
Middle GroundDec 12, 2004 · 59 min"We ain't gotta dream no more." -- Stringer Bell The wire begins to yield information about the Barksdale organization, while Stringer and Avon reminisce…Episode details →
▶S3 E12
Mission AccomplishedDec 19, 2004 · 64 min"...we fight on the lie." -- Slim Charles In the Season Three finale, a reticent Avon readies his troops for a war against Marlo.…Episode details →
▶S4 E1
Boys of SummerSep 10, 2006 · 59 min"Lambs to the slaughter here." - Marcia Donnelly Four West Baltimore boys wrestle with what to do with the rest of their summer vacation…Episode details →
▶S4 E2
Soft EyesSep 17, 2006 · 59 min"I still wake up white in a city that ain't." - Carcetti In the hopes of possibly saving her job, Pearlman and Freamon continue…Episode details →
▶S4 E3
Home RoomsSep 24, 2006 · 59 min"I love the first day, man. Everybody all friendly an' shit." - Namond Brice Prez is shocked by his students; Royce strikes back against…Episode details →
▶S4 E4
RefugeesOct 1, 2006 · 59 min"No one wins. One side just loses more slowly." - Prez Freamon and Greggs move to Homicide, while Herc and Dozerman join Marimow in…Episode details →
▶S4 E5
AlliancesOct 8, 2006 · 59 min"If you with us, you with us." - Chris Partlow Commissioner Burrell loses Royce's support; Chris Partlow tries to recruit Michael to become a…Episode details →
▶S4 E6
Margin of ErrorOct 15, 2006 · 58 min"Don't try this shit at home." - Norman Wilson Carcetti responds to a campaign smear. Randy is accused of a serious transgression. Colvin's special…Episode details →
▶S4 E7
Unto OthersOct 29, 2006 · 59 min"Aw yeah. That golden rule." - The Bunk Omar calls in a favor to the police; Carcetti gets advice from the ex-mayor and then…Episode details →
▶S4 E8
Corner BoysNov 5, 2006 · 59 min"We got our thing, but it's just part of the big thing." - Zenobia Prez wants to teach off curriculum. Carcetti visits the Homicide…Episode details →
▶S4 E9
Know Your PlaceNov 12, 2006 · 59 min"Might as well dump 'em, get another." - Proposition Joe Herc and Dozerman search for Little Kevin; Omar gets out of jail; Carcetti has…Episode details →
▶S4 E10
MisgivingsNov 19, 2006 · 59 min"World goin' one way, people another." -Poot Walker catches Donut boosting cars and teaches him a lesson; Commissioner Burrell gets advice from Senator Davis;…Episode details →
▶S4 E11
A New DayNov 26, 2006 · 59 min"You play in dirt, you get dirty." - McNulty Randy has trouble with his friends at school, while Carcetti faces a huge dilemma. Meanwhile,…Episode details →
▶S4 E12
That's Got His OwnDec 3, 2006 · 59 min"That all there is to it?" - Bubbles While searching for the missing bodies, Freamon goes around the chain of command after being rebuked…Episode details →
▶S4 E13
Final GradesDec 10, 2006 · 79 min"If animal trapped call 410-844-6286" - Baltimore, traditional Burrell tries to help Daniels. Bubbles' big plan backfires and leaves him in big trouble, Colvin…Episode details →
▶S5 E1
More with LessJan 6, 2008 · 59 min"The bigger the lie, the more they believe." - Bunk Moreland. McNulty and the detail continue to stake out Marlo and his crew. Recently…Episode details →
▶S5 E2
Unconfirmed ReportsJan 13, 2008 · 59 min"This ain't Aruba, bitch." - Bunk Moreland Freamon keeps a look out for Marlo, who is putting together a deal with Avon Barksdale. Davis…Episode details →
▶S5 E3
Not for AttributionJan 20, 2008 · 59 min"They're dead where it doesn't count." - Fletcher Mayor Carcetti's police department plan is leaked. Marlo turns to Proposition Joe for help. Meanwhile, McNulty…Episode details →
▶S5 E4
TransitionsJan 27, 2008 · 59 min"Buyer's market out there." - Templeton Omar plots his revenge for his former associates murder now that he's returned from exile. Gus stresses the…Episode details →
▶S5 E5
React QuotesFeb 3, 2008 · 59 min"Just because they're in the street doesn't mean they lack opinions." - Haynes While the crew awaits a showdown with Omar, Marlo celebrates a…Episode details →
▶S5 E6
The Dickensian AspectFeb 10, 2008 · 59 min"If you have a problem with this. I understand completely." - Freamon Marlo's crew goes on full alert after Omar's mysterious disappearance. Meanwhile, Carcetti…Episode details →
▶S5 E7
TookFeb 17, 2008 · 59 min"They don't teach it in law school." - Pearlman After cooking up another scheme for the homeless case, McNulty and Lester become popular figures.…Episode details →
▶S5 E8
ClarificationsFeb 24, 2008 · 59 min"A lie ain't a side of a story. It's just a lie." - Terry Hanning A shift in the police department sends Carver to…Episode details →
▶S5 E9
Late EditionsMar 2, 2008 · 60 min"Deserve got nuthin' to do with it." - Snoop A promising lead makes Freamon's hard work worthwhile, although McNulty doesn't feel like a celebration.…Episode details →
▶S5 E10
-30-Mar 9, 2008 · 94 min"...the life of kings." - H.L. Mencken A damaging report by Pearlman and Daniels gets a reaction from Carcetti, while Haynes finds little support…Episode details →
