The Wire

Epigraph: "...when it's not your turn." -McNulty ---- At the homicide trial of West Baltimore drug kingpin Avon Barksdale's nephew D'Angelo, underboss Russell "Stringer" Bell intimidates witness Nakeesha Lyles into changing her story, resulting in an acquittal.…

Epigraph: "You cannot lose, if you do not play." -Marla Daniels ---- Believing the Barksdales killed Gant, McNulty has Phelan put him on the case.…

Epigraph: "The king stay the king." -D'Angelo ---- Detective Leander Sydnor goes undercover in the Pit with Bubbles and finds that money and drugs are never held by the higher-ups. Prez's father-in-law, Major Stan Valchek, saves his job by agreeing to keep him off the street.…

Epigraph: "Thin line 'tween heaven and here." -Bubbles ---- Landsman makes a deal with major William Rawls that McNulty can return to the homicide unit with a clean slate if the detail wraps soon.…

Epigraph: "...a little slow, a little late." -Avon Barksdale ---- Avon shows D'Angelo his brother, left vegetative after being shot in the head, and encourages D'Angelo to use the fear of ending up like him to work harder. Stringer recommends that D'Angelo withhold pay from his dealers to flush out a rat.…

Epigraph: "...and all the pieces matter." -Freamon ---- Wallace is horrified to find Brandon's mutilated body the next day. D'Angelo pardons a pair of dealers that have been stealing due to their withheld pay and tells Stringer his crew is clean. Johnny is arrested while buying drugs.…

Epigraph: "A man must have a code." -Bunk ---- As the detail learns the Barksdales' routines, they arrest Johnston when he picks up drugs from enforcer Anton "Stinkum" Artis. Knowing there is a reason Stinkum was untouched, Avon and Stringer order Pit trade to halt and the phones in it to be destroyed.…

Epigraph: "Come at the king, you best not miss." -Omar ---- McNulty spots Stringer in public and has his sons write down his license plate. He follows him and discovers he studies economics at BCCC.…

Epigraph: "Maybe we won." -Herc ---- Avon attends the annual basketball game between Baltimore's East and West sides, which his team loses. Herc and Carver come across the game and realize he is there, identifying him when Sydnor brings the boxing poster.…

Epigraph: "And then he dropped the bracelets..." -Greggs ---- Sober for three days, Bubbles asks Greggs for help getting a place. As Avon isolates himself, Stringer sets up a meeting with Omar, who realizes it is a trap and leaves town.…

Epigraph: "Dope on the damn table." -Daniels ---- Greggs lies in critical condition and Bubbles is picked up after trying to page her. McNulty, unaware of his attempt to get sober, sends him to buy drugs and find the shooters. He names Savino Bratton, who rode shotgun with Orlando and Greggs to the buy.…

Epigraph: "This is me, yo, right here." -Wallace ---- Daniels convinces McNulty to get over his guilt about Greggs while Herc passes his sergeant's exam with a higher score than Carver.…

Epigraph: "all in the game..." -Traditional West Baltimore ---- Greggs wakes and sends Bubbles his money, who spends it on heroin. McNulty and Daniels take the case to the FBI to avoid Burrell's tampering.…