the wire season 2 episode 5

View More. At The Baltimore Sun, Templeton plans a color piece about the Baltimore Orioles opening game, but fails to find a suitable subject. Vondas makes this comment as a veiled criticism of Frank's caution in pursuing further deals with The Greeks' organization when faced with a police investigation. Marlo agrees and convinces Serge to give him a line to Spiros Vondas. D'Angelo is cynical about Stringer's motivations. The Greeks confidently ease out of a brief encounter with the detail and Omar's suspicions are validated. The Wire, Season 2, Episode 5: "Undertow" (Newbies edition) Carver (Seth Gilliam) and Kima (Sonja Sohn) go to work on "The Wire." Later, desk editor Rebecca Corbett also questions the authenticity of the story, but Gus tells her there's nothing he can do. Rawls puts Freamon on the Sobotka detail and recommends that Bunk bring in a fresh detective as a partner on the case. State Delegate Odell Watkins expresses disappointment in Carcetti's priorities. The Wire Recap: Season 5, Episode 2, “Unconfirmed Reports” By the end of “Unconfirmed Reports,” all of the pieces for The Wire’s final season are on the board. Walon tries to convince him to share the tragedy of Sherrod's death in order to move on, and persuades him to fill his time by volunteering at a soup kitchen. The detectives look into Sobotka and his money. "Unconfirmed Reports" is the second episode of the fifth season of the HBO original series, The Wire. She picks up the child and leaves the building. Carcetti intends to run for governor despite the city's fiscal difficulties, which he accepts because he can't fix schooling and crime problems at the same time without asking for money from Annapolis. The episode was written by William F. Zorzi from a story by David Simon & William F. Zorzi and was directed by Ernest Dickerson. Greggs considers motherhood and Prez makes a major blunder. Cheese offers another week, but shows Nick that his crew has already torched Ziggy's car. As they set up their operation, the detectives find that the dealers in the port area are much less organized than the Barksdales. In the pit, Poot Carr tries to restrain his dealers when an addict disparages the product sold to him. However, Daniels tells Carver that he will not be recognized as a sergeant and will report to Greggs. McNulty goes undercover in a brothel. Nick tells Vondas and Serge that he is happy to deal as long as the chemicals are only used for narcotics. Learn more about Season 2 of The Wire on HBO. He alienates Senator Davis by refusing to interfere in his corruption case. The episode was written by Ed Burns from a story by David Simon & Ed Burns and was directed by Steve Shill. Nick tries to come to terms with the Greeks, and himself. McNulty lends a hand with the investigation. Cheese and his men then proceed to take Ziggy's car. With Dominic West, John Doman, Idris Elba, Frankie Faison. He refuses to give her information on his fellow union men, but offers a tip: the union computers may be useful in tracking containers. Meanwhile, Nick views a house with Aimee; the realtor turns out to be McNulty's ex-wife Elena. [1][2][3]. D'Angelo wants to live life outside of Barksdale's umbrella and Bell brings in outside help for the problem. Fellow stevedores convince Ziggy to fight Maui. With two sets of evidence, the detail goes to Pearlman who tells them neither crime merits a wiretap, but a drug connection could give the case legs. Frank is dismissive of the offer, but is forced to ponder the fate of his union if he cuts ties with The Greek. "All Prologue" is the sixth episode of the second season of the HBO original series, The Wire. Bunk, Beadie, and Cole serve grand jury summons on checkers in Frank's stevedores union, including Johnny Fifty and Horseface, as part of the investigation into the Jane Does. When McNulty and Bunk are assigned a probable overdose, McNulty begins drinking and deliberately stages the body and the scene to suggest that the victim was murdered. McNulty goes on a self-assigned moral mission to identify his floater, but his old partner, Bunk, says they have more pressing matter at hand: finding Omar to testify against a Barksdale trigger man in one of last year's murders. Herc and Carver feel disrespected by fellow officers. McNulty goes on a drunken binge of legendary proportions. Ziggy pulls Johnny Fifty into a new caper that makes the Greeks pay big money. Bubbles visits the marine unit and informs McNulty that he has tracked down Omar. McNulty pursues the identity of the Jane Doe found floating in the harbor. Ziggy offers his leather jacket as partial payment, but Cheese rejects the offer and threatens to kill him if the debt is not paid by Friday. Major Valchek has his gift to a local parish trumped by Frank Sobotka, his rival in the local stevedores union. Later, Detective Kima Greggs finds a second child hiding in the home. Bodie's disastrous sales efforts result in a tongue lashing from Stringer Bell. "Undertow" is the fifth episode of the second season of the HBO original series, The Wire. Detective Jimmy McNulty finds the body of a woman floating in the water while carrying out his new assignment of Harbor Patrol. Learn how and when to remove these template messages, Learn how and when to remove this template message, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Undertow_(The_Wire)&oldid=950765296, Wikipedia articles with plot summary needing attention from June 2011, All Wikipedia articles with plot summary needing attention, Articles that may contain original research from June 2011, All articles that may contain original research, Articles with multiple maintenance issues, Short description is different from Wikidata, Television episode articles with short description for single episodes, Television episode articles with short description and disambiguated page names, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 13 April 2020, at 18:32. Major Valchek has his gift to a local parish trumped by Frank Sobotka, his rival in the local stevedores union. Marlo decides to reassert his authority and orders several murders. Later, McNulty asks Special Agent Cleary, his contact in the INS, if he can interview any vice suspects about his floater. Cheese and his men then shake down Ziggy and become frustrated when they find very little money on him. For his union, Sobotka tries to play the political game. Weak product in the pit has Bodie getting heat. As Valchek fumes over the change of targets and Burrell pulls the rug from beneath him, Daniels and Pearlman maintain their composure. Trying to let go of police work and return to his marriage, McNulty gives up on identifying his Jane Doe. Homicide detectives hand out grand jury summonses to stevedores involved in the homicide case, and Port Police Officer Beadie Russell works the lingering affections of an old boyfriend to find out how cargo disappears from the docks. The detail makes a desperate move. Ziggy's deal with Double-G goes bad in a big way. Greggs and Prez tap into the circuit of Russian prostitutes. After traveling to New Jersey, McNulty questions them, but gets no response since he can't promise to keep them from being deported. Season Five premiere. Frank is enraged that the detectives believe he knew anything about the dead girls. Season 2 Episode 5. Vondas asks Nick about smuggling chemicals, but is evasive when Nick asks what they will be used for. Avon tells Marlo that in order for him to talk to Serge, he has to give Avon's sister Brianna $100,000. Partlow, Snoop, and Michael watch the house of a target named June Bug, who has spread rumors that Marlo is homosexual. Lucas advises decreasing his prices to increase market share, but warns that the product will lose credibility if the price is continually low. Russell and Bunk revisit Philly, looking for evidence. Meanwhile, Valchek receives another photo of his missing surveillance van, this time from San Diego. Detective Jimmy McNulty finds the body of a woman floating in the water while carrying out his new assignment of Harbor Patrol. It originally aired on June 29, 2003. Cleary finds some girls being held in New Jersey, but finds it hard to understand McNulty's desire to identify the girl. The episode was written by David Simon from a story by David Simon & Ed Burns and was directed by Steve Shill.It originally aired on July 6, 2003. At the library, Nick and Ziggy learn that the chemicals that Vondas asked for are used for processing cocaine. Bunk wants no part of it and leaves in disgust. They tell Nick that they will triple their payment if Frank agrees to continue working with them, but Frank is defiant when confronted with the offer. McNulty tells Bunk that he plans to create the illusion of a serial killer with the intent of compelling City Hall to better fund the BPD in response to public pressure. Ziggy arrives to collect money from a drug dealer named Frog, who comes short and claims his stash was stolen. Bunk, seeing McNulty's desperation, talks Daniels into asking for him. McNulty brings Omar in to be interviewed by Ilene Nathan in preparation for Bird's trial. Commissioner Ervin Burrell struggles to meet Mayor Carcetti's crime reduction target while implementing budget cuts. Omar continues his bold strikes on the heavily guarded Barksdale stash houses. Michael lets a child escape and is disgusted by the entire operation. As McNulty and the detail continue staking out Marlo's crew, recently promoted Sergeant Carver is welcomed by a cauldron of discontent from officers coping with unpaid overtime. Undertow. Major Valchek gets back at Sobotka for the church gift fiasco, and a feud begins.

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