"And then he dropped the bracelets..". - Greggs

After being clean for three days straight, Bubbles gets some strong advice from another former addict named Walon. He also gets a promise of extra help from Detective Greggs. When Omar's cuddle attempt on Avon Barksdale fails, Stringer lays down some new laws for the Barksdale crew. There will be no phone use, no more money runs, a new pager number and anyone that needs to talk to Avon has to go through Stringer first. They also send a word to Omar that a truce will be offered to him. As the team goes through their setup of one of Barksdale's people, one of the officers gets shot.

The Wire Season 1 Episodes...

• s01e01 - The Target
• s01e02 - The Detail
• s01e03 - The Buys
• s01e04 - Old Cases
• s01e05 - The Pager
• s01e06 - The Wire
• s01e07 - One Arrest
• s01e08 - Lessons
• s01e09 - Game Day
• s01e10 - The Cost
• s01e11 - The Hunt
• s01e12 - Cleaning Up
• s01e13 - Sentencing

The Wire Show Summary

In chronicling a multi-generational family business dealing illegal drugs and the efforts of the Baltimore police to curb their trade, this series draws parallels between these organizations and the men and women on either side of the battle.

The words of Gary W. Potter, Professor of Criminal Justice and Police Studies at Eastern Kentucky University, in writing about the savings and loan scandals of the 1980s, can also be used to illuminate some of the central premises of the show.