The Wire 5x10 -30-

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4.83/5 (6 votes)

First Aired: Mar. 09, 2008 on HBO

Summary: A damaging report by Pearlman and Daniels gets a reaction from Carcetti, while Haynes finds little support for his concerns about a reporters work from the bosses. Meanwhile, McNulty wants to put a homeless case to an end, Dukie searches for an old mentor and a fallen officer is given a wake.

Main Characters in this Episode

Det. James 'Jimmy' McNulty	played by Dominic West
Acting Commissioner William A. Rawls	played by John Doman
Mayor Thomas 'Tommy' Carcetti	played by Aidan Gillen
City Editor Augustus 'Gus' Haynes	played by Clark Johnson
Asst. State's Atty. Rhonda Pearlman	played by Deirdre Lovejoy
Det. William 'Bunk' Moreland	played by Wendell Pierce
Dep. Comm. for Operations Cedric Daniels	played by Lance Reddick
Reginald 'Bubbles' Cousins	played by Andre Royo

Det. Shakima 'Kima' Greggs	played by Sonja Sohn
Thomas 'Herc' Hauk	played by Domenick Lombardozzi
Omar Little	played by Michael Kenneth Williams
Duquan 'Dukie' Weems	played by Jermaine Crawford
Maurice 'Maury' Levy	played by Michael Kostroff
State Sen. R. Clayton 'Clay' Davis	played by Isiah Whitlock Jr.
Professor Roland 'Prez' Pryzbylewski	played by Jim True-Frost
Judge Daniel Phelan	played by Peter Gerety
Off. Beatrice 'Beadie' Russell	played by Amy Ryan
Spiros 'Vondas' Vondopoulos	played by Paul Ben-Victor
The Greek	played by Bill Raymond
Sgt. Jay Landsman	played by Delaney Williams
Council President Nerese Campbell	played by Marlyne Barrett
Walon	played by Steve Earle
Lawrence Butler	played by William Joseph Brookes
Business Card Homeless Man	played by Ptolemy Slocum
Marla Daniels	played by Maria Broom
Executive Editor James C. Whiting III	played by Sam Freed
Roland 'Wee-Bey' Brice	played by Hassan Johnson
Melvin 'Cheese' Wagstaff	played by Method Man
State's Attorney Rupert Bond	played by Dion Graham
State Editor Tim Phelps	played by Thomas J. McCarthy (II)
Metro Editor Steven Luxenberg	played by Robert Poletick
Andy Krawczyk	played by Michael Willis
Rewrite Man Jay Spry	played by Donald Neal
Regional Affairs Editor Rebecca Corbett	played by Kara Lee Duncan
Mike Fletcher	played by Brandon Young (II)
Bill Zorzi	played by William F. Zorzi
Commissioner Stanislaus Valchek	played by Al Brown
Off. Michael 'Sanny' Santangelo	played by Michael Salconi
Det. Vernon Holley	played by Brian Anthony Wilson
FBI Supervisor Amanda Reese	played by Benay Berger
Bubbles' Sister	played by Eisa Davis
Assistant Principal Marcia Donnelly	played by Susan Duvall
Shardene Innes	played by Wendy Grantham
Off. Bobby Brown	played by Bobby J. Brown
Det. Christeson	played by Dennis Hill (VIII)
FBI Spec. Agent Terrance 'Fitz' Fitzhugh	played by Doug Olear
Off. Kenneth Dozerman	played by Rick Otto
Det. Michael Crutchfield	played by Gregory L. Williams
Kenard	played by Thuliso Dingwall
Dave Ettlin	played by Dave Ettlin
Spider	played by Edward Green (III)
'Monk' Metcalf	played by Kwame Patterson
Robert Ruby	played by Stephen Schnetzer
Carl Schoettler	played by Carl Schoettler
Phil Boy	played by Sho Brown
Vinson	played by Norris Davis
Arabber	played by Reggie Alvin Green
Corner Boy	played by Joey Odoms
Ricardo 'Fat Face Rick' Hendrix	played by Troj Strickland
Jack Russell	played by Connor Aikin
Cary Russell	played by Sophia Ayoud
Grand Jury Prosecutor Gary DiPasquale	played by Gary D'Addario
Clinton 'Shorty' Buise	played by Clinton 'Shorty' Buise
Man	played by Henry Carter
Developer	played by Alan V. Poulson
Social Worker	played by Dionne Audain
Petey	played by Chris Kies
Officer	played by Stephen Kinigopoulos
Man	played by Edward C. Lewis
Man	played by George Smith (XXVI)
Johnny Weaver	played by Jeff Wincott
Detective	played by Michael Ahl
Retired Detective	played by Tom Gambrill
Researcher	played by Dave Ehrman
Detective	played by Tom Cutler
On-Air Reporter	played by Gina Hernandez
Lester Sanders	played by Tommy Lee Taylor Jr.
Reporter	played by Larry Carter
CSI Lab Tech	played by Anika C. McFall
Bar Patron	played by Lil Rhee
Whiting's Secretary	played by Jennifer Rouse
The Sun Copy Editor	played by Anthony Bosco
Boyfriend of William Rawls	played by Ted Borodaeff
Lawyer	played by Kristine Cornils
Sun Staff Member	played by Rebecca Corbett
Reporter	played by Art Hall
Reporter	played by Patrick Michael Strange
Banquet Attendee	played by Thomas W. Stewart
Deli Delivery Boy	played by Al Sotto
Carcetti Detail	played by Ben Solenberger
Sun Staff Member	played by David Simon (II)
Frog	played by Gary 'D. Reign' Senkus
District Commander	played by Karl Otter
Baltimore Police Officer	played by Stefan Niemczyk
Homicide Detective	played by Douglas Nelson (IV)
Police Officer	played by Marcus LaRon
Homicide Detective	played by Glenn Klavans
Homicide Secretary	played by Katrinka Stringfield

Episode Quotes

Sgt. Jay Landsman: He gave us thirteen years on the line. Not enough for a pension, but enough for us to know that he was, despite his negligible irish ancestry, his defects of personality and his inconstant sobriety and hygiene, a true murder police. Jimmy, I say this seriously. If I was laying there dead on some Baltimore street corner, I'd want it to be you standing over me, catching the case. Because, brother, when you were good, you were the best we had.

Marla Daniels: The tree that doesn't bend, breaks, Cedric.
Lt. Cedric Daniels: Bend too far, and you're already broken.

Vincent: Shit. You're just a boy
Michael Lee: [Shoots Vincents knee] That's just your knee

Trivia

SPOILER: The interrogation of the homeless copycat killer was the final scene shot for the series.
The song playing in the bar while McNulty and Freamon talk was originally going to be "One" by U2. But during post-production, it was replaced by "The Green Mountain" by Liz Carroll.
The original title for this episode was "The Life of Kings" referencing the quote by H.L. Mencken.
The episode's title is a snippet of text reporters use to signal the end of their story, particularly if it was moving over a wire service or being filed remotely.
CAMEO(David Simon): appears briefly as a staff member in the Sun's editorial room.

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