"..a little slow, a little late". - Avon Barksdale

Avon becomes more and more suspicious, he orders Wee-Bey to change phone lines in his apartment and promotes Stinkum to manage a new territory. He gets word that one of Omar's crew members has been "got". Stringer Bell warns D'Angelo that a snitch may be in his camp. The detectives get their affidavit approved for a cloned pager but they are puzzled when the numbers they receive are not regular Baltimore phone numbers.. Herc and Carver catch up with Bodie and attempt to interrogate him.

Julian and Ricky have to make sure that Jim Lahey wins the election for trailer park supervisor over their archrival Sam Losco.

Johnny goes back to the school he used to teach at, but must settle with being a substitute teacher and physical education teacher. He has a vision of Todd, a star hockey player, and fears that Todd's health might be in danger. Johnny takes measures to keep Todd safe, but his actions are frowned upon by Todd's family and the school when signs point towards a clean bill of health for Todd. Now Johnny must decide if he should trust his visions and further protect Todd, or if he should just let Todd be.