The Wire Episode Guide

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Back Burners

Original Airdate: 2004-11-07

Synopsis:

Herc discovers a blast from the past; Omar grapples with guilt; Bunk receives a gift-wrapped surprise; McNulty tracks Terri to Washington.

Homecoming

Original Airdate: 2004-10-31

Synopsis:

Stringer Bell gets an education in construction management; Bunk delivers a searing message to Omar; Daniels keeps up the front of marriage to Marla.

Straight and True

Original Airdate: 2004-10-17

Synopsis:

Colvin arms himself with intelligence from Daniels' detail; Carcetti wants to fix the witness protection program; Omar struggles with dissension in the ranks.

Amsterdam

Original Airdate: 2004-10-10

Synopsis:

Greggs learns how Marlo takes care of business; Carcetti reveals his political ambitions; McNulty reconnects with Stringer.

Dead Soldiers

Original Airdate: 2004-10-03

Synopsis:

A blown wire tap forces Daniels' detail to turn to a new target; Omar and his crew stick up a Barksdale stash house; Cutty struggles to stay on the straight and narrow.

All Due Respect

Original Airdate: 2004-09-26

Synopsis:

Omar continues to make bold strikes on Barksdale stash houses; McNulty launches an investigation into a prison suicide.

Time After Time

Original Airdate: 2004-09-19

Synopsis:

Urban reform forces the Barksdale drug crew to find a new home; the mayor informs Burrell that the number of murders must come down.

Port in a Storm

Original Airdate: 2003-08-24

Synopsis:

The Detail has a setback; McNulty and Greggs return to the west side; Omar has a new target.

Bad Dreams

Original Airdate: 2003-08-17

Synopsis:

The Detail makes a desperate move; Omar's suspicions are validated; Sobotka is forced to make a difficult choice.

Storm Warnings

Original Airdate: 2003-08-10

Synopsis:

The Detail uses satellite technology to its advantage; Valcheck visits the FBI; Ziggy's deal goes bad.

Stray Rounds

Original Airdate: 2003-08-03

Synopsis:

Bodie's effort to improve sales ends disastrously; Ziggy pulls Johnny Fifty into a new caper; McNulty goes under cover in the brothel.

Duck and Cover

Original Airdate: 2003-07-27

Synopsis:

McNulty is back to his old self; Bunk tries to get Daniels and Rawls to look after McNulty; Sobotka meets with the Greek and Vondas; business dries up for Bodie and Poot.

Backwash

Original Airdate: 2003-07-13

Synopsis:

Sobotka gives his lobbyist grief over the status of port legislation; Greggs and Prez tap into a circuit of Russian prostitutes; Bell tries to hold it together in the wake of a recent tragedy.

All Prologue

Original Airdate: 2003-07-06

Synopsis:

McNulty gives up on identifying his Jane Doe; Sobotka tries to play a political game on behalf of his union; D'Angelo wants to live outside of Barksdale's umbrella.