4x02 Soft Eyes - The Wire Episode Guide

The Wire

- Episode 04x02

Episode: 04x02
Title: Soft Eyes
Type: Regular Episode
Production Code: 402
First Aired: Sep. 17, 2006

Season 4 » Episode #02 - Soft Eyes

Summary: Freamon ruffles a few feathers with a round of subpoenas to VIPs; Herc gets an eyeful behind closed doors at City Hall; Marlo reaches out to the neighborhood kids; Carcetti scores points during a televised debate; Wee-Bey dispenses fatherly advice to Namond.

Who appeared in this episode?

Off. James 'Jimmy' McNulty	played by Dominic West
Maj. Cedric Daniels	played by Lance Reddick
Roland 'Prez' Pryzbylewski	played by Jim True-Frost
Preston Broadus	played by J.D. Williams (II)
State Sen. R. Clayton 'Clay' Davis	played by Isiah Whitlock Jr.
Duquan 'Dukie' Weems	played by Jermaine Crawford
Randy Wagstaff	played by Maestro Harrell
Namond Brice	played by Julito McCullum
Roland 'Wee-Bey' Brice	played by Hassan Johnson

Season 4 / Episode 2: - Soft Eyes

State Sen. R. Clayton 'Clay' Davis: [after a subpoena for money records has been served] Because if some federal mothafucker comes walkin' through the door, I say hey, it's all in the game! But a city police, Baltimore City, Hell Naaaw, can't be happenin' because I know I done raised too much goddamn money for the Mayor and his ticket! Hell Naaaw, aint no soul in the world that fuckin' ungrateful!
Mayor Clarence V. Royce: Calm down Clay [Davis interrupts]
State Sen. R. Clayton 'Clay' Davis: Money Launderin' they gonna come talk to me about Money Launderin' in West Baltimore, SHIIIIT, Where do you think I'm gonna raise cash for the whole damn ticket! From Laundromats and shit, from some tiny ass korean groceries, you think I got time to ask a man why he given me money or where he gets his money from, I'll take any mothafucker's money if he given it away!
Mayor Clarence V. Royce: I don't wanna know
State Sen. R. Clayton 'Clay' Davis: I know you don't wanna know, but Im scratchin' and clawin' to get it done for you Clarence, for you and me and the rest of the team and who comes through my door but a Baltimore City police lookin' to get up in my shit about everything!
Mayor Clarence V. Royce: [Trying to reassure Davis] We didn't know about this!
State Sen. R. Clayton 'Clay' Davis: I'm sorry I gots to get up outta here before I lose my damn mind
Mayor Clarence V. Royce: Nobody knew about this!
State Sen. R. Clayton 'Clay' Davis: [Leaving the Mayor's office] You wanna run a campaign with my money pillowed under your ass, you need yo people to back the fuck up Clarence!

Season 4 / Episode 2: - Soft Eyes

Maj. Stanislaus 'Stan' Valchek: [to Herc, laughing about the oral sex incident between Mayor Royce and his secretary] What I wouldn't give to be in your shoes right now! Kid, careers have been launched on a helluva lot less. Just shut up and play dumb.

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TRIVIA

This is the first episode in which Dominic West does not appear. West requested less screen time for the fourth season so that he could spend more time in his London home with his daughter.