1x10 The Cost - The Wire Episode Guide

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Episode: 01x10
Title: The Cost
Type: Regular Episode
Production Code: 110
First Aired: Aug. 11, 2002

Season 1 » Episode #10 - The Cost

Summary: Now that the police have Wallace in their custody , McNulty, Daniels, and Pearlman have to figure out just what they must do with him during the months before he is slated to testify. Sydnor and Carver end up finally tracking down one of Barksdale's stash houses. McNulty's estranged wife takes desperate measures and he ends up getting Pearlman involved, who is not pleased about what she has to do and neither is Elena.

Who appeared in this episode?

Maj. William A. Rawls	played by John Doman
Russell 'Stringer' Bell	played by Idris Elba
Dep. Comm. for Operations Ervin H. Burrell	played by Frankie Faison
D'Angelo Barksdale	played by Larry Gilliard Jr.
Avon Barksdale	played by Wood Harris
Judge Daniel Phelan	played by Peter Gerety
Elena McNulty	played by Callie Thorne
Det. Ellis Carver	played by Seth Gilliam
Det. Roland 'Prez' Pryzbylewski	played by Jim True-Frost

	Season 1 / Episode 10: - The Cost Det. James 'Jimmy' McNulty: So what's the name of your fish? Troy Wiggins: Wendell O, "O" as in "Oh, shit I tried to buy from a State Police", Blocker.
	Season 1 / Episode 10: - The Cost Judge Daniel Phelan: I hold you in contempt, Detective! Det. James 'Jimmy' McNulty: Who doesn't?

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SPOILER: Originally, Shakima Greggs was supposed to die from the gunshots. However, HBO had a meeting with Ed Burns and David Simon (II) pleading with them to not kill her off, and so they ultimately decided against it.