"Maybe we won". - Herc

Freamon gets Syndor and Prez started on the Barksdale money trail. They discover the usual ties to dummy companies, but they also find large sums of political contributions. Herc and Carver bust Wee-Bey holding $22.000 but only $15,000 is reported. Lieutenant Daniels discovers the discrepancy and orders them to find the money before the morning roll call. Omar's mission takes him to Proposition Joe where he promptly offers another recently stolen Barksdale stash to Joe in exchange for Avon's pager number.

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.