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The Wire Season 1 |
| The Wire Season 1 : |
| On the drug-infested streets of West Baltimore there are good guys and there are bad guys. Sometimes you need more than a badge to tell them apart. Season 1 follows a single sprawling drug and murder investigation in Baltimore — one that culminates in a complex series of dangerous wiretaps and surveillance. |
| Episode 1 - [The Target] |
| Details : ... when it's not your turn. - McNulty. Baltimore homicide detective Jimmy McNulty gets into hot water and winds up assigned to a detail of narcotics outcasts charged with investigating drug lord Avon Barksdale and his powerful operation in Franklin Terrace. Meanwhile Avon's nephew D'Angelo is fresh off beating a murder rap but he finds himself demoted upon his return to the gang. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Delaney Williams | Clayton LeBouef | Michael Kostroff | J.D. Williams | Leo Fitzpatrick | Melanie Nicholls-King | Director : Clark Johnson | Writer : David Simon | |
| Air Date : Jun. 02, 2002 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 2 - [The Detail] |
| Details : You cannot lose if you do not play. - Marla Daniels. McNulty feels the heat when a witness who testified against D'Angelo is found murdered. Meanwhile Greggs is given the lay of the land regarding Avon Barksdale's key players and Herc Carver and Prez find big-time trouble at the towers. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Michael B. Jordan as Wallace | Delaney Williams | Michael Kostroff | Director : Clark Johnson | Writer : David Simon | |
| Air Date : Jun. 09, 2002 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 3 - [The Buys] |
| Details : 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 an eye and some bad publicity for the department. On the other side of the law D'Angelo teaches Wallace and Bodie how to play the game (chess) and later impresses Bell with his 'take' from the low-rises. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Michael B. Jordan as Wallace | Delaney Williams | Director : Peter Medak | Writer : David Simon | |
| Air Date : Jun. 16, 2002 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 4 - [Old Cases] |
| Details : It's a thin line 'tween heaven and here. - Bubbles. Greggs and McNulty try to get Hardcase to turn informant as arraignment begins for those caught in the raid. Barksdale places a bounty on the head of rival gang leader Omar. Meanwhile McNulty takes Bubbles on a cultural field trip and Herc and Carver try to track down Bodie. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Michael B. Jordan as Wallace | Callie Thorne | Delaney Williams | Michael Kenneth Williams | Melanie Nicholls-King | Jim True-Frost | Director : Clement Virgo | Writer : David Simon | |
| Air Date : Jun. 23, 2002 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 5 - [The Pager] |
| Details : ..a little slow a little late. - Avon Barksdale. McNulty's detail finally gets 'clone' pagers to track Barksdale and his gang but nobody can crack the codes used by the callers. Meanwhile Bell instructs D'Angelo on how to school his lookouts while simultaneously flushing out a possible snitch. Later Carver and Herc find Bodie but their interrogation doesn't turn up results. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Michael B. Jordan as Wallace | Delaney Williams | Clayton LeBouef | Michael Kenneth Williams | Peter Gerety | Leo Fitzpatrick | Jim True-Frost | Poe as Performer/Vocalist | Director : Clark Johnson | Director : Peter Medak | Writer : Ed Burns | Writer : David Simon | |
| Air Date : Jun. 30, 2002 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 6 - [The Wire] |
| Details : ..and all the pieces matter. - Freamon. When Rawls looks to make a premature arrest for three murders that are linked to D'Angelo and Avon Barksdale McNulty and Greggs must argue for a delay in order to preserve the valuable wiretap gains they have made. Meanwhile Wallace and D'Angelo struggle with their consciences after Avon pays them blood money. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Michael B. Jordan as Wallace | Delaney Williams | Michael Kostroff | Michael Kenneth Williams | Leo Fitzpatrick | Director : Ed Bianchi | Writer : David Simon | |
| Air Date : Jul. 07, 2002 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 7 - [One Arrest] |
| Details : A man must have a code. - Bunk. Tipped off by the wire Greggs Herc Carver and Freamon make a bust but the incident makes Avon and Stringer suspicious leading them to close shop in the Pit. Meanwhile Bunk and McNulty look for another witness in the Gant slaying and hunt a suspect known as 'Mr. Bird.' |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Michael B. Jordan as Wallace | Delaney Williams | Donnell Rawlings as Damien 'Day-Day' Price | Clayton LeBouef | Michael Kenneth Williams | Isiah Whitlock Jr. | J.D. Williams | Peter Gerety | Leo Fitzpatrick | Fredro Starr | Writer : Rafael Alvarez | Director : Joe Chappelle | |
| Air Date : Jul. 21, 2002 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 8 - [Lessons] |
| Details : Come at the king you best not miss. - Omar. An unlikely source gives McNulty the tag of a car driven by Stringer Bell. Meanwhile Greggs and Carver bust a congressional aide carrying dirty cash but are forced to let him go. Omar earns his 'loose cannon' moniker. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Michael B. Jordan as Wallace | Donnell Rawlings as Damien 'Day-Day' Price | Clayton LeBouef | Michael Kenneth Williams | Director : Gloria Muzio | Writer : David Simon | |
| Air Date : Jul. 28, 2002 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 9 - [Game Day] |
| Details : 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 of Wee-Bey's hands and Omar resurfaces with a bang. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Michael B. Jordan as Wallace | Clayton LeBouef | Michael Kenneth Williams | Leo Fitzpatrick | Writer : Shamit Choksey | Writer : David H. Melnick | Director : Milcho Manchevski | |
| Air Date : Aug. 04, 2002 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 10 - [The Cost] |
| Details : And then he dropped the bracelets... - Greggs. With Wallace in custody McNulty and Daniels try to figure out what to do with him in the months before he testifies. Sydnor and Carver track down one of Barksdale's stash houses and Prez shows off his 'gift for the paper trail.' McNulty's estranged wife Elena takes desperate measures after learning that he had their kids follow Stringer Bell. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Michael B. Jordan as Wallace | Callie Thorne | Delaney Williams | Clayton LeBouef | Michael Kostroff | Michael Kenneth Williams | Isiah Whitlock Jr. | Melanie Nicholls-King | Director : Brad Anderson | Writer : David Simon | |
| Air Date : Aug. 11, 2002 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 11 - [The Hunt] |
| Details : Dope on the damn table. - Daniels. The police turn up the heat on tracking down Savino Wee-Bey and Little Man. Burrell orders Daniels to hit drug dealers for results that will impress the press. Barksdale sees his ranks thinning after the hit on Orlando. Bubbles tries to stay sober while scoping out the projects for McNulty; and Freamon determines there's a rat in the detail. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Michael B. Jordan as Wallace | Delaney Williams | Clayton LeBouef | Michael Kostroff | Melanie Nicholls-King | Writer : Joy Lusco | Director : Steve Shill | |
| Air Date : Aug. 18, 2002 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 12 - [Cleaning Up] |
| Details : This is me yo right here. - Wallace. The low-rise pay phones are out of service so McNulty and Daniels try to keep pace by tapping Barksdale's office. Bodie gets new responsibilities from Stringer; Freamon gives Shardene a 'new look'; and D'Angelo goes to NYC on an errand for his uncle. With the detail's future hanging in the balance Daniels faces off against Burrell and his political allies. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Michael B. Jordan as Wallace | Isiah Whitlock Jr. | Michael Kostroff as Maurice Levy | Michael Hyatt as Brianna Barksdale | Director : Clement Virgo | Writer : George Pelecanos | |
| Air Date : Sep. 01, 2002 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 13 - [Sentencing] |
| Details : 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 and McNulty turn to a higher authority in an effort to crack the case wide open. Season finale. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Michael B. Jordan as Wallace | Delaney Williams | Michael Kostroff | Michael Kenneth Williams | J.D. Williams | Leo Fitzpatrick | Melanie Nicholls-King | Michael Hyatt as Brianna Barksdale | Director : Timothy Van Patten | Writer : Ed Burns | Writer : David Simon | |
| Air Date : Sep. 08, 2002 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★★ |