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Season 1
Season 1, Episode 1: The Target
Original Air Date: 2 June 2002During the trial of D'Angelo Barksdale, a mid-level dealer accused of murder, the prosecution's star witness recants her testimony, resulting in a not guilty verdict. After the trial, Detective McNulty explains to Judge Phelan how he suspects the Barksdale crew for a line of related murders. After the judge contacts McNulty's superiors about this revelation, McNulty is taken to task for his indiscretion. Meanwhile, D'Angelo's free to return to work, but discovers he's been demoted to street level deals.
Season 1, Episode 2: The Detail
Original Air Date: 9 June 2002The witness who testified against D'Angelo winds up being a murder case for Detective "Bunk" Moreland. However, McNulty informs Bunk that, since the victim testified against D'Angelo, Avon Barksdale probably ordered this murder. McNulty and Bunk pick up D'Angelo for questioning and convince him to write an "apology" to the victim's family. Just as he's about to start, D'Angelo's attorney arrives and makes him leave.
Season 1, Episode 3: The Buys
Original Air Date: 16 June 2002After early morning "field interviews" conducted by Herc, Carver, and Prez lead to a minor riot and bad publicity for the police, the Deputy Commissioner calls in Daniels. McNulty sends Mahone and Polk to the terrace to get a photo of Avon Barksdale. They come up short, but soft-spoken Freamon comes through with an old photo from Barksdale's boxing days. McNulty and Greggs get surveillance equipment from McNulty's FBI contact.
Season 1, Episode 4: Old Cases
Original Air Date: 23 June 2002Season 1, Episode 5: The Pager
Original Air Date: 30 June 2002Season 1, Episode 6: The Wire
Original Air Date: 7 July 2002Season 1, Episode 7: One Arrest
Original Air Date: 21 July 2002Season 1, Episode 8: Lessons
Original Air Date: 28 July 2002Season 1, Episode 9: Game Day
Original Air Date: 4 August 2002Season 1, Episode 10: The Cost
Original Air Date: 11 August 2002Season 1, Episode 11: The Hunt
Original Air Date: 18 August 2002Season 1, Episode 12: Cleaning Up
Original Air Date: 1 September 2002Season 1, Episode 13: Sentencing
Original Air Date: 8 September 2002Season 2
Season 2, Episode 1: Ebb Tide
Original Air Date: 1 June 2003Detective Jimmy McNulty finds the body of a woman floating in the water while carrying out his new assignment of Harbor Patrol. Major Valchek has his gift to a local parish trumped by Frank Sobotka, his rival in the local stevedores union. And on the waterfront, a shipping container destined for 'The Greek' bakes in the sun with perishable cargo.
Season 2, Episode 2: Collateral Damage
Original Air Date: 8 June 2003Major Valchek gets back at Sobotka for the church gift fiasco, and a feud begins. Avon Barksdale continues to run his empire from a prison cell. On the waterfront, Port Police Officer Beatrice Russell gets stuck investigating the contraband in the The Greek's container. McNulty lends a hand with the investigation.
Season 2, Episode 3: Hot Shots
Original Air Date: 15 June 2003Lt Cedric Daniels lets it be known he is going to leave the department. McNulty pursues the identity of the Jane Doe found floating in the harbor. A pair of young longshoremen, Frank Sobotka's son Ziggy and nephew Nick, heist a container and sell its contents, digital cameras, to men working for The Greek.
Season 2, Episode 4: Hard Cases
Original Air Date: 22 June 2003McNulty goes on a self-assigned moral mission to identify his floater, but his old partner, Bunk, says they have more pressing matter at hand: finding Omar to testify against a Barksdale trigger man in one of last year's murders. To placate Valchek, Burrell asks Daniels to lead the detail investigating Sobotka, and Daniels agrees.
Season 2, Episode 5: Undertow
Original Air Date: 29 June 2003Weak product in the pit has Bodie getting heat. Homicide detectives hand out grand jury summonses to stevedores involved in the homicide case, and Port Police Officer Beadie Russell works the lingering affections of an old boyfriend to find out how cargo disappears from the docks.
Season 2, Episode 6: All Prologue
Original Air Date: 6 July 2003Trying to let go of police work and return to his marriage, McNulty gives up on identifying his Jane Doe. The detectives look into Sobotka and his money. For his union, Sobotka tries to play the political game. D'Angelo wants to live life outside of Barksdale's umbrella and Bell brings in outside help for the problem.
Season 2, Episode 7: Backwash
Original Air Date: 13 July 2003Greggs and Prez tap into the circuit of Russian prostitutes. With two sets of evidence, the detail goes to Pearlman who tells them neither crime merits a wiretap, but a drug connection could give the case legs. Rawls can't persuade Daniels to take the murders, but new evidence does. Though discord grows in Barksdale's empire, Bell tries to hold it together.
Season 2, Episode 8: Duck and Cover
Original Air Date: 27 July 2003McNulty goes on a drunken binge of legendary proportions. Fellow stevedores convince Ziggy to fight Maui. Bunk, seeing McNulty's desperation, talks Daniels into asking for him. Daniels does so and Rawls, who has no choice, agrees. After some labor, the wiretap is up, just in time to catch another disappearing container.
Season 2, Episode 9: Stray Rounds
Original Air Date: 3 August 2003Bodie's disastrous sales efforts result in a tongue lashing from Stringer Bell. Ziggy pulls Johnny Fifty into a new caper that makes the Greeks pay big money. McNulty goes undercover in a brothel. As Valchek fumes over the change of targets and Burrell pulls the rug from beneath him, Daniels and Pearlman maintain their composure.
Season 2, Episode 10: Storm Warnings
Original Air Date: 10 August 2003The detail uses satellite technology to its advantage. Bodie is unhappy that Proposition Joe's people are selling on his turf. Valchek visits the FBI in an attempt to get real results on the docks. Ziggy's deal with Double-G goes bad in a big way. Greggs considers motherhood and Prez makes a major blunder.
Season 2, Episode 11: Bad Dreams
Original Air Date: 17 August 2003The detail makes a desperate move. Nick's deceit is in the open, as Sobotka is overwhelmed by bad news. The Greeks confidently ease out of a brief encounter with the detail and Omar's suspicions are validated. The detail hopes to find Vonda's boss. Nick hopes to repair relations with the Greeks and Sobotka is forced to make a difficult choice.
Season 2, Episode 12: Port in a Storm
Original Air Date: 24 August 2003The detail has a setback. Russell and Bunk revisit Philly, looking for evidence. Brother Mouzone talks with Stringer Bell regarding their agreement, leaving Bell to contend with Avon Barksdale. McNulty and Greggs return to the Westside, where they discover new connections. Herc and Carver feel disrespected by fellow officers. Nick tries to come to terms with the Greeks, and himself.
Season 3
Season 3, Episode 1: Time After Time
Original Air Date: 19 September 2004After the notorious Franklin Terrace public housing towers are razed, the Barksdale drug crew searches for a new home on the streets of West Baltimore. McNulty and the detail look to make a case against Stringer Bell with a wiretap on a drug ring run by his ally, Proposition Joe. Daniel's promotion is derailed by City Hall due to his estranged wife's political ambitions.
Season 3, Episode 2: All Due Respect
Original Air Date: 27 September 2004Omar continues his bold strikes on the heavily guarded Barksdale stash houses. McNulty launches his own investigation into last year's prison suicide of D'Angelo Barksdale. On the streets the bloodbath continues, prompting Burrell and Rawls to jack up the heat on their district commanders. The street violence also presents Daniels with a tough decision. A beleaguered Cutty tries to get his life back on track.
Season 3, Episode 3: Dead Soldiers
Original Air Date: 3 October 2004The brutality at police headquarters continues over the perceived failure of department commanders to reign in the city's crime stats. Another hit by Omar on the Barksdale stash houses goes terribly wrong. Proposition Joe summons Stringer Bell to a meeting and tells him that the cops have screwed up. Daniels reassigns his detail after the wire on Stringer Bell goes dead.
Season 3, Episode 4: Hamsterdam
Original Air Date: 10 October 2004Greggs and McNulty recruit Bubbles to gather street intelligence on the Barksdale gang. Cutty seeks out the Barksdale gang after he looses his taste for the straight life. Bunk feels the pressure to find Dozerman's gun. Daniels worries that Avon Barksdale, having cut a prison deal, will be paroled. Stringer Bell tries to make amends with Donette.
Season 3, Episode 5: Straight and True
Original Air Date: 17 October 2004Johnny pressures Bubbles to stop snitching for the detail. Cutty lies to his grandmother about going straight. McNulty realizes pursuing Barksdale and Bell is a loosing cause, so he turns his attention to nailing Kintel Williamson. Colvin's free drug dealing zone, now known in the streets as Hamsterdam, scores a small victory. Avon Barksdale emerges from prison to a warm welcome from Stringer Bell.
Season 3, Episode 6: Homecoming
Original Air Date: 31 October 2004Major Colvin instructs his men to use brute force to get the message out to street dealers about his free zone. Avon Barksdale and Stringer Bell discover that real estate development has its own pitfalls. McNulty and Greggs ask Daniels to let them renew the Bell and Barksdale investigation. On Barksdale's orders, Cutty plans to take back corners from Marlo's crew.
Season 3, Episode 7: Back Burners
Original Air Date: 7 November 2004Daniels goes ballistic when the detail gets reassigned to the Western District. Stringer Bell learns from Donette that Brianna is thinking about talking to McNulty. Bunk receives a gift wrapped surprise. A single cell phone allows Freamon to begin mapping out a communications network for the Barksdale organization. Marlo dispatches a drive-by on a Barksdale drug corner.
Season 3, Episode 8: Moral Midgetry
Original Air Date: 14 November 2004Prez impresses the detail with what he's found out from Bodie's cell phone, information that sends McNulty and Greggs on a road trip. Colvin sees the benefits of his plan working. Carcetti confronts a hurdle he must clear if he wants to run for higher office, while Marlo appears to take the bait set by the Barksdale crew.
Season 3, Episode 9: Slapstick
Original Air Date: 21 November 2004Responding to an officer's call for help, McNulty and Prez turn up the wrong alley with unanticipated results. Cutty is surprised to find help from within Baltimore's power structure for his proposed boxing gym. Omar decides to go it alone against Avon Barksdale and Stringer Bell. Bubbles is wired up and sent into Amsterdam
Season 3, Episode 10: Reformation
Original Air Date: 28 November 2004Brother Mouzone returns to Baltimore on a mission of revenge and casts a wide net in his search for Omar. Colvin manages to put off a Sun reporter inquiring about Amsterdam. Pearlman and Daniels plead their case for a new kind of wiretap. Stringer Bell falls out of the loop with Avon Barksdale, while Marlo raises the stakes against the Barksdale gang.
Season 3, Episode 11: Middle Ground
Original Air Date: 12 December 2004The wire begins to yield information about the Barksdale organization. Stringer and Avon reminisce on how far they have come. McNulty finds the way to a key piece of the puzzle in an unlikely place. Awaiting his fate, Colvin works behind the scenes to shape the outcome of Amsterdam, while protecting his men from possible repercussions. Bubbles considers a new partner.
Season 3, Episode 12: Mission Accomplished
Original Air Date: 19 December 2004Avon readies his troops for a seemingly endless war against Marlo. The detail works towards the top rungs of the Barksdale organization with the information garnered from the wire. While Royce continues to grapple with Amsterdam, Burrell offers a deal to minimize the fallout. Carcetti's political plans become obvious to his friend and fellow councilman Tony Gray. Bubbles offers his view of the world. McNulty changes tack.
Season 4
Season 4, Episode 1: Boys of Summer
Original Air Date: 10 September 2006Season 4, Episode 2: Soft Eyes
Original Air Date: 17 September 2006Season 4, Episode 3: Home Rooms
Original Air Date: 24 September 2006Season 4, Episode 4: Refugees
Original Air Date: 8 October 2006Season 4, Episode 5: Alliances
Original Air Date: 8 October 2006Season 4, Episode 6: Margin of Error
Original Air Date: 15 October 2006Season 4, Episode 7: Unto Others
Original Air Date: 29 October 2006Season 4, Episode 8: Corner Boys
Original Air Date: 5 November 2006Season 4, Episode 9: Know Your Place
Original Air Date: 12 November 2006Season 4, Episode 10: Misgivings
Original Air Date: 19 November 2006Season 4, Episode 11: A New Day
Original Air Date: 26 November 2006Season 4, Episode 12: That's Got His Own
Original Air Date: 3 December 2006Season 4, Episode 13: Final Grades
Original Air Date: 10 December 2006Season 5
Season 5, Episode 1: More with Less
Original Air Date: 6 January 2008Season 5, Episode 2: Unconfirmed Reports
Original Air Date: 13 January 2008Season 5, Episode 3: Not for Attribution
Original Air Date: 20 January 2008Season 5, Episode 4: Transitions
Original Air Date: 27 January 2008Season 5, Episode 5: React Quotes
Original Air Date: 3 February 2008Season 5, Episode 6: The Dickensian Aspect
Original Air Date: 10 February 2008Season 5, Episode 7: Took
Original Air Date: 17 February 2008Season 5, Episode 8: Clarifications
Original Air Date: 24 February 2008Season 5, Episode 9: Late Editions
Original Air Date: 2 March 2008Season 5, Episode 10: -30-
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