1 00:00:09,410 --> 00:00:12,011 ( dog barking ) 2 00:00:15,016 --> 00:00:18,550 ( helicopter whirring ) 3 00:00:25,693 --> 00:00:30,662 ( chattering ) 4 00:00:49,717 --> 00:00:53,585 ( radio alarm ) ¶ incarcerated... ¶ 5 00:01:26,520 --> 00:01:28,220 Rise and shine! 6 00:01:28,222 --> 00:01:30,522 C'mon, man, get up! 7 00:01:31,559 --> 00:01:34,159 Oh, boy. C'mon, get up! 8 00:01:34,161 --> 00:01:36,261 It's a school day, y'all gonna be late! 9 00:01:36,263 --> 00:01:37,830 Let's go, get to school. 10 00:01:37,832 --> 00:01:40,432 Go, get up, c'mon, man. 11 00:01:40,434 --> 00:01:42,734 - Damn, wallace. - Damn, wallace, nothin'. 12 00:01:42,736 --> 00:01:44,603 Little hoppers like y'all don't go to school, 13 00:01:44,605 --> 00:01:46,672 And soon enough they goin' be callin' around 14 00:01:46,674 --> 00:01:48,674 And all y'all end up in foster care. 15 00:01:48,676 --> 00:01:49,808 Y'all want foster care? 16 00:01:49,810 --> 00:01:52,511 Just climb your little black asses back in them beds, then. 17 00:01:52,513 --> 00:01:53,612 Get out of my way, man. 18 00:01:53,614 --> 00:01:55,180 Damn, too early for this shit! 19 00:01:55,182 --> 00:01:57,416 ( children laughing ) 20 00:02:10,464 --> 00:02:14,366 ( sirens blaring ) 21 00:02:25,646 --> 00:02:27,446 Narcos? 22 00:02:27,448 --> 00:02:29,815 Naw, rollers, man. 23 00:02:29,817 --> 00:02:32,451 Yo, where's breakfast at? 24 00:02:32,453 --> 00:02:35,721 Here, man, take your chips. 25 00:02:36,323 --> 00:02:37,422 I want two bags. 26 00:02:37,424 --> 00:02:38,824 No, man, you ain't gettin' no two. 27 00:02:38,826 --> 00:02:40,425 Quit being greedy. Take your chips! 28 00:02:40,427 --> 00:02:44,296 Ah, c'mon, here, take your juice. 29 00:02:45,166 --> 00:02:48,300 C'mon, man. 30 00:02:48,802 --> 00:02:50,802 Where mine? 31 00:02:50,804 --> 00:02:54,840 Go share with tee-tee. C'mon, man. 32 00:03:06,787 --> 00:03:08,253 Where's your book-bag? 33 00:03:08,255 --> 00:03:10,722 Teacher ain't give no homework. 34 00:03:11,959 --> 00:03:14,660 C'mon, man. 35 00:03:14,929 --> 00:03:18,630 ( music playing ) 36 00:03:26,574 --> 00:03:30,375 This is the worst case suicide i've ever seen. 37 00:03:30,978 --> 00:03:33,545 That's him. 38 00:03:35,916 --> 00:03:37,616 You see? 39 00:03:37,618 --> 00:03:40,719 That's him, right there. 40 00:03:40,721 --> 00:03:43,455 That's omar's boy. 41 00:03:53,801 --> 00:03:55,801 Go ahead, man. 42 00:03:58,639 --> 00:04:02,975 ( theme music playing ) 43 00:04:04,311 --> 00:04:07,713 ¶ if you walk through the garden ¶ 44 00:04:08,515 --> 00:04:11,783 ¶ you better watch your back ¶ 45 00:04:11,785 --> 00:04:15,921 ¶ well, i beg your pardon ¶ 46 00:04:15,923 --> 00:04:19,391 ¶ walk the straight and narrow track ¶ 47 00:04:20,361 --> 00:04:23,962 ¶ if you walk through jesus ¶ 48 00:04:23,964 --> 00:04:28,367 ¶ he'll save your soul ¶ 49 00:04:28,369 --> 00:04:31,436 ¶ you gotta keep the devil ¶ 50 00:04:31,438 --> 00:04:34,539 ¶ down in the hole ¶ 51 00:04:34,541 --> 00:04:38,443 ¶ all the angels sing ¶ 52 00:04:38,445 --> 00:04:41,980 ¶ about jesus' mighty soul ¶ 53 00:04:41,982 --> 00:04:45,784 ¶ and they shoot you with your wing ¶ 54 00:04:45,786 --> 00:04:49,788 ¶ keep you close to the lord ¶ 55 00:04:49,790 --> 00:04:53,625 ¶ don't pay heed to temptation ¶ 56 00:04:53,627 --> 00:04:57,562 ¶ oh, your hands are so cold ¶ 57 00:04:57,564 --> 00:05:01,500 ¶ you got to keep the devil ¶ 58 00:05:01,502 --> 00:05:05,771 ¶ way down in the hole ¶ 59 00:05:12,780 --> 00:05:16,348 ¶ way down in the hole ¶ 60 00:05:17,084 --> 00:05:19,718 ¶ way down in the hole ¶ 61 00:05:20,587 --> 00:05:24,056 ¶ way down in the hole ¶ 62 00:05:24,058 --> 00:05:27,826 ¶ way down in the hole. ¶ 63 00:05:33,400 --> 00:05:34,766 What the fuck can i tell him? 64 00:05:34,768 --> 00:05:37,035 Whatever the man wants to hear, jimmy. 65 00:05:37,037 --> 00:05:39,938 Whatever he wants to hear. 66 00:05:41,575 --> 00:05:43,942 Prodigal son. 67 00:05:43,944 --> 00:05:47,546 Major, we got a good shot to clear a couple cases here. 68 00:05:47,548 --> 00:05:48,447 One thing-- 69 00:05:48,449 --> 00:05:50,048 We're not here to talk cases, mcnulty. 70 00:05:50,050 --> 00:05:52,084 I don't care about your cases. 71 00:05:52,086 --> 00:05:54,586 Sit. 72 00:05:54,588 --> 00:05:56,021 Relax. 73 00:05:56,023 --> 00:05:57,956 I'm a reasonable guy. 74 00:05:57,958 --> 00:06:00,759 In fact, everywhere i go, people say to me, 75 00:06:00,761 --> 00:06:04,096 Bill rawls, you are a reasonable fucking guy. 76 00:06:04,098 --> 00:06:07,666 - Am i right, jay? - You are reasonable, sir. 77 00:06:07,668 --> 00:06:09,401 Yes, yes, i am. 78 00:06:09,403 --> 00:06:12,104 And because your sergeant knows me to be reasonable, 79 00:06:12,106 --> 00:06:13,739 He came in here a couple weeks ago 80 00:06:13,741 --> 00:06:15,374 And reasoned with me, right, jay? 81 00:06:15,376 --> 00:06:16,675 We reasoned, we did. 82 00:06:16,677 --> 00:06:20,612 We reasoned that despite his negligible irish ancestry 83 00:06:20,614 --> 00:06:23,849 And a propensity to talk out of turn, 84 00:06:23,851 --> 00:06:26,918 Jimmy mcnulty is a good worker, 85 00:06:26,920 --> 00:06:28,387 Probably worth saving. 86 00:06:28,389 --> 00:06:32,591 - Major, i'm not-- - he's a good-looking kid, huh? 87 00:06:34,828 --> 00:06:37,996 Do you know what we do here, mcnulty? 88 00:06:37,998 --> 00:06:39,965 What we do here? 89 00:06:39,967 --> 00:06:42,601 That was one of them, what-do-you-call-its, 90 00:06:42,603 --> 00:06:44,469 A question you don't really have to-- 91 00:06:44,471 --> 00:06:47,139 A rhetorical question. You were being rhetorical. 92 00:06:47,141 --> 00:06:49,408 Rhetorical and reasonable, sir. 93 00:06:49,410 --> 00:06:51,410 We work murders cases here, detective. 94 00:06:51,412 --> 00:06:52,644 We work them as they come in. 95 00:06:52,646 --> 00:06:54,613 One at a fucking time, it's called a rotation. 96 00:06:54,615 --> 00:06:55,914 You're up 'til you catch one. 97 00:06:55,916 --> 00:06:57,149 When you catch one, you step down, 98 00:06:57,151 --> 00:06:59,050 You work it for a while, someone else steps up. 99 00:06:59,052 --> 00:07:01,586 It's a simple, but effective way to do business 100 00:07:01,588 --> 00:07:06,458 In a town that has 250 to 300 cases a year. 101 00:07:06,460 --> 00:07:07,092 Yes, sir. 102 00:07:07,094 --> 00:07:10,729 But if someone gets it into his head to leave the rotation, 103 00:07:10,731 --> 00:07:12,931 It puts an unfair burden on the other detectives, 104 00:07:12,933 --> 00:07:14,900 Who have to pick up their casework. 105 00:07:14,902 --> 00:07:17,602 Overworked cops make mistakes, 106 00:07:17,604 --> 00:07:21,006 Mistakes lower the unit-wide clearance rate. 107 00:07:21,008 --> 00:07:23,442 And that can make someone who is 108 00:07:23,444 --> 00:07:27,012 Otherwise as reasonable as me... 109 00:07:28,949 --> 00:07:31,750 Unreasonable. 110 00:07:31,752 --> 00:07:34,953 ( chuckling ) 111 00:07:36,590 --> 00:07:37,722 Detective mcnulty, 112 00:07:37,724 --> 00:07:39,825 I expect to see your ass back here next week 113 00:07:39,827 --> 00:07:43,094 When your shift rotates to night work. 114 00:07:54,074 --> 00:07:56,141 ¶ dreams come true, maybe it'll be me and you ¶ 115 00:07:56,143 --> 00:07:57,843 ¶ things go up and the beat goes on ¶ 116 00:07:57,845 --> 00:07:59,845 ¶ like one of those nights that goes on too long ¶ 117 00:07:59,847 --> 00:08:01,713 ¶ maybe one of those songs that could've got ¶ 118 00:08:01,715 --> 00:08:03,215 ¶ cut the fuck off a long time ago ¶ 119 00:08:03,217 --> 00:08:05,617 ¶ my friends, still as i lent like i knew you wanna see ¶ 120 00:08:05,619 --> 00:08:08,720 ¶ should've just followed the laws ¶ 121 00:08:08,722 --> 00:08:11,089 ¶ the hip-hop laws, you know those laws ¶ 122 00:08:11,091 --> 00:08:12,757 ¶ there's laws of hip-hop, kid ¶ 123 00:08:12,759 --> 00:08:14,759 ¶ you should've read that book that i recommended ¶ 124 00:08:14,761 --> 00:08:17,028 ¶ 'cause if you did, you would see... ¶ 125 00:08:17,030 --> 00:08:18,530 ( pager beeping ) 126 00:08:18,532 --> 00:08:20,899 ¶ if you don't have a hip-hop license ¶ 127 00:08:20,901 --> 00:08:23,502 ¶ you're trying to be rhyming... ¶ 128 00:08:28,141 --> 00:08:29,674 He's up early today. 129 00:08:29,676 --> 00:08:32,210 A lot of pager activity last night too. 130 00:08:32,212 --> 00:08:35,847 ( reggae music playing ) 131 00:08:57,004 --> 00:09:00,906 No woman takes that long. 132 00:09:06,547 --> 00:09:10,882 Yeah, but i look good, right? 133 00:09:16,056 --> 00:09:18,924 Wow, you did all this, huh? 134 00:09:18,926 --> 00:09:20,825 Burn an egg or two, ain't no thing. 135 00:09:20,827 --> 00:09:25,864 Yeah, my mama always said, don't let 'em get to cookin'. 136 00:09:25,866 --> 00:09:27,566 Once they get into your kitchen, 137 00:09:27,568 --> 00:09:29,568 Ain't nothin' left to do but give 'em a key to your house. 138 00:09:29,570 --> 00:09:32,203 I don't want no key. I don't want no house. 139 00:09:32,205 --> 00:09:35,206 And your mama don't know shit about me. 140 00:09:35,208 --> 00:09:38,109 He looks just like you. 141 00:09:38,111 --> 00:09:40,812 Yeah, he do. 142 00:09:40,814 --> 00:09:44,049 Where's his mother? 143 00:09:44,051 --> 00:09:45,984 Around the way. 144 00:09:45,986 --> 00:09:48,620 Yeah, you friends? 145 00:09:48,622 --> 00:09:51,122 Oh, you know, she want a key. 146 00:09:51,124 --> 00:09:53,758 She want a house, she want a car, 147 00:09:53,760 --> 00:09:55,860 She wants some new clothes, a necklace, 148 00:09:55,862 --> 00:09:57,195 She wants some pocket change, 149 00:09:57,197 --> 00:09:58,630 You know, a trip down to the shore, 150 00:09:58,632 --> 00:10:00,632 And she want a credit card with her name on it. 151 00:10:00,634 --> 00:10:02,367 Ain't no such thing as free, right? 152 00:10:02,369 --> 00:10:06,638 When it come to pussy, ain't no free. 153 00:10:09,176 --> 00:10:12,277 I gotta go. 154 00:10:28,362 --> 00:10:29,894 You're working on this one. 155 00:10:29,896 --> 00:10:31,997 Lines on the other two pay phones aren't in yet, 156 00:10:31,999 --> 00:10:33,732 But you'll get 'em tomorrow. 157 00:10:33,734 --> 00:10:34,332 So, we up? 158 00:10:34,334 --> 00:10:36,401 On the low-rise pay phones, yeah. 159 00:10:36,403 --> 00:10:37,702 Let's hear. 160 00:10:37,704 --> 00:10:40,405 Woman: See what i'm talkin' about is he ain't paid no one 161 00:10:40,407 --> 00:10:42,207 And he just think he right to do it. 162 00:10:42,209 --> 00:10:44,142 - Man: Huh. - You see how it go? 163 00:10:44,144 --> 00:10:46,911 So i ain't got shit, i ain't got it. 164 00:10:46,913 --> 00:10:48,279 But, damn, you know. 165 00:10:48,281 --> 00:10:50,849 Thinkin' he all that because he got his family thing. 166 00:10:50,851 --> 00:10:53,918 - Who? - Dee, talkin' about dee. 167 00:10:53,920 --> 00:10:55,253 Hey, it was getting good. 168 00:10:55,255 --> 00:10:57,422 - It's unmonitored. - It's what? 169 00:10:57,424 --> 00:10:58,957 It's unmonitored. We can't listen 170 00:10:58,959 --> 00:11:01,826 To a conversation on an unmonitored pay phone. 171 00:11:01,828 --> 00:11:02,827 What's that mean? 172 00:11:02,829 --> 00:11:04,929 We got a tap on the courtyard pay phone. 173 00:11:04,931 --> 00:11:07,766 By tomorrow we'll be up on two near the high-rises. 174 00:11:07,768 --> 00:11:09,734 But we can't listen to anything unless 175 00:11:09,736 --> 00:11:11,803 We know one of our targets is using the phone. 176 00:11:11,805 --> 00:11:14,239 So, we gotta be out there on those rooftops for hours, 177 00:11:14,241 --> 00:11:17,308 Watching these assholes talk on the phone? 178 00:11:17,310 --> 00:11:18,743 Yep. 179 00:11:18,745 --> 00:11:20,045 It's more bullshit. 180 00:11:20,047 --> 00:11:24,082 Detective, this, right here. 181 00:11:24,084 --> 00:11:25,083 This is the job. 182 00:11:25,085 --> 00:11:27,285 You know, when you came downtown to cid, 183 00:11:27,287 --> 00:11:29,921 What other kind of work were you expecting? 184 00:11:31,992 --> 00:11:33,224 So, what are you gonna do? 185 00:11:33,226 --> 00:11:35,226 Well, i can't get back here in a week. 186 00:11:35,228 --> 00:11:37,996 This case is taking off. 187 00:11:37,998 --> 00:11:39,698 You tell rawls that? 188 00:11:39,700 --> 00:11:41,032 No. 189 00:11:41,034 --> 00:11:44,235 Mcnulty, line three. 190 00:11:46,173 --> 00:11:48,073 Yeah? 191 00:11:49,443 --> 00:11:50,875 Where at? 192 00:11:50,877 --> 00:11:53,044 800 block, in the rear. 193 00:11:53,046 --> 00:11:54,913 Yeah, i got it. 194 00:11:54,915 --> 00:11:57,716 Thanks. Yeah. 195 00:12:08,395 --> 00:12:11,463 ( barking ) 196 00:12:13,867 --> 00:12:18,036 ( laughing ) 197 00:12:19,439 --> 00:12:22,440 ( police radio chatter ) 198 00:12:27,114 --> 00:12:28,046 11-22. 199 00:12:28,048 --> 00:12:29,247 Man on radio: 11-22. 200 00:12:29,249 --> 00:12:32,851 I'm still out here waiting on a lab unit. Do we have an eta? 201 00:12:32,853 --> 00:12:35,186 Negative, they're all out. 202 00:12:35,188 --> 00:12:36,788 Christ. 203 00:12:36,790 --> 00:12:38,289 Damn dog got norris too. 204 00:12:38,291 --> 00:12:39,891 And you didn't think to warn me? 205 00:12:39,893 --> 00:12:42,527 Too much fun not to. 206 00:12:43,296 --> 00:12:44,929 Damn. 207 00:12:44,931 --> 00:12:47,065 Yep. He one of yours? 208 00:12:47,067 --> 00:12:48,466 We found him with the kevlar, 209 00:12:48,468 --> 00:12:50,034 Like the one worden caught last week, 210 00:12:50,036 --> 00:12:51,903 So we thought maybe it might be a connection. 211 00:12:51,905 --> 00:12:53,338 - Yeah, it connects. - How so? 212 00:12:53,340 --> 00:12:57,142 Don't have a name, but he's part of a stickup crew, 213 00:12:57,144 --> 00:12:59,010 Took off a stash house last month. 214 00:12:59,012 --> 00:13:02,180 - My guy, barksdale, is coming back on them. - In a big way. 215 00:13:02,182 --> 00:13:05,150 Jesus, they must've killed this kid four or five times. 216 00:13:05,152 --> 00:13:07,852 Cut him in a dozen places, burned him with cigarettes. 217 00:13:07,854 --> 00:13:09,521 Goddamn torture-fest is what it was. 218 00:13:09,523 --> 00:13:10,989 Doesn't look like your scene either. 219 00:13:10,991 --> 00:13:14,893 Fuck him up somewhere else, dump him here for all to see. 220 00:13:14,895 --> 00:13:15,960 Anything we can use? 221 00:13:15,962 --> 00:13:17,962 Not yet. But we're up on some phones. 222 00:13:17,964 --> 00:13:20,899 If i hear anything, i'll let you know. 223 00:13:20,901 --> 00:13:22,167 11-22. 224 00:13:22,169 --> 00:13:23,434 - Man on radio: 22. - Anything yet? 225 00:13:23,436 --> 00:13:26,838 Or we just stand around here and let this guy go ripe on us? 226 00:13:26,840 --> 00:13:28,439 Are you waiting for crime lab? 227 00:13:28,441 --> 00:13:29,374 Over an hour. 228 00:13:29,376 --> 00:13:32,076 Only two units on the street and both of 'em are up 229 00:13:32,078 --> 00:13:33,945 At the city council president's house. 230 00:13:33,947 --> 00:13:34,913 What happened there? 231 00:13:34,915 --> 00:13:36,347 Someone stole his lawn furniture. 232 00:13:36,349 --> 00:13:38,983 They're up there taking pictures of an empty patio 233 00:13:38,985 --> 00:13:41,519 And dusting the backyard gate for latents. 234 00:13:41,521 --> 00:13:42,420 I kid you not. 235 00:13:42,422 --> 00:13:44,556 I swear to god, you show me the son of a bitch 236 00:13:44,558 --> 00:13:46,191 That can fix this police department, 237 00:13:46,193 --> 00:13:48,893 I'd give back half my overtime. 238 00:13:48,895 --> 00:13:50,562 He was all cut up and shit, 239 00:13:50,564 --> 00:13:54,165 His insides was hangin' out. 240 00:13:54,167 --> 00:13:56,367 That's fucked up, yo. I mean, damn. 241 00:13:56,369 --> 00:13:59,304 Sometimes, you gotta send a message, yo. 242 00:13:59,306 --> 00:14:02,941 I mean, yo, when you picked up that phone, 243 00:14:02,943 --> 00:14:04,442 What you think they was gonna do, huh? 244 00:14:04,444 --> 00:14:07,979 Shit, all that shit is in the game, man. You know that. 245 00:14:07,981 --> 00:14:11,449 Yeah, like you and that girl, huh? 246 00:14:11,451 --> 00:14:13,852 - What girl? - The one in the apartment. 247 00:14:13,854 --> 00:14:16,287 - Come here, man. - The one you told us about, remember? 248 00:14:16,289 --> 00:14:20,158 I mean, i liked what you said about all that killing, you know. 249 00:14:20,160 --> 00:14:24,028 Especially that part about how it ain't got to be like that. 250 00:14:24,030 --> 00:14:25,330 Just sell the shit and move on. 251 00:14:25,332 --> 00:14:28,233 Get me a ginger ale and get something for yourself. 252 00:14:28,235 --> 00:14:29,267 Boy: Yo, day, c'mon. 253 00:14:29,269 --> 00:14:32,136 Yeah, i know, i remember that, but it ain't like that, is it? 254 00:14:32,138 --> 00:14:34,305 - ( pager beeping ) - yeah, i know. 255 00:14:34,307 --> 00:14:35,240 I know it ain't. 256 00:14:35,242 --> 00:14:38,643 Thing about it was his eye, his eye was blown out, 257 00:14:38,645 --> 00:14:40,411 And the other one was open... 258 00:14:40,413 --> 00:14:42,513 And, yo, dee, it fucks me up! 259 00:14:42,515 --> 00:14:43,882 It's like he's looking out, 260 00:14:43,884 --> 00:14:46,918 Like he sees everything, you know? 261 00:14:47,487 --> 00:14:49,954 Don't think about it. 262 00:14:49,956 --> 00:14:51,489 I can't. 263 00:14:51,491 --> 00:14:53,124 Fuck! 264 00:14:53,126 --> 00:14:57,328 Yo, let that shit go. 265 00:14:57,330 --> 00:15:01,165 Just let it go. 266 00:15:24,624 --> 00:15:27,191 Yeah, barksdale kid on the line. 267 00:15:28,028 --> 00:15:31,429 He's beeping someone. 268 00:15:44,277 --> 00:15:48,313 Who threw that? You got a good arm. Go deep. 269 00:15:52,452 --> 00:15:55,219 ( phone ringing ) 270 00:15:55,221 --> 00:15:56,621 - Yo. - What up? 271 00:15:56,623 --> 00:15:59,958 - Yo, you ain't him. - Hold on, hold on. 272 00:15:59,960 --> 00:16:03,695 Hey, yo, strings, it's dee. 273 00:16:03,697 --> 00:16:05,596 Strings: Yeah. 274 00:16:05,598 --> 00:16:07,065 Dee: Yeah, you hit me? 275 00:16:07,067 --> 00:16:08,633 Yeah, yeah, um... I wanted to know, 276 00:16:08,635 --> 00:16:12,003 If you know young hopper, the one they got down there? 277 00:16:12,005 --> 00:16:12,637 Which one? 278 00:16:12,639 --> 00:16:15,306 You know, the fool who dropped the man with a punch, you know? 279 00:16:15,308 --> 00:16:16,741 Oh, yeah, yeah, what about him? 280 00:16:16,743 --> 00:16:19,143 He got some promise, right? 281 00:16:19,145 --> 00:16:20,278 What you mean? 282 00:16:20,280 --> 00:16:22,714 Enough to bring home, right? 283 00:16:22,716 --> 00:16:25,450 You know, man, whatever. 284 00:16:27,420 --> 00:16:30,188 A'ight. 285 00:16:30,523 --> 00:16:33,091 ( phone clicking ) 286 00:16:33,093 --> 00:16:35,727 ( beeping ) 287 00:16:49,275 --> 00:16:52,710 They bringin' bodie home. 288 00:16:56,449 --> 00:16:57,682 The young boy who was with him, 289 00:16:57,684 --> 00:16:59,417 Light-skinned kid from the cemetery. 290 00:16:59,419 --> 00:17:01,753 - Greggs: Where? - In the alley behind the 800 block of argyle. 291 00:17:01,755 --> 00:17:04,689 - Right across from the low-rises. - Shot? 292 00:17:04,691 --> 00:17:07,425 - Stabbed, beaten, burned. - Jesus. 293 00:17:07,427 --> 00:17:10,728 - Yeah, we gotta get with omar. - Yeah. 294 00:17:13,133 --> 00:17:15,266 ( tires screeching ) 295 00:17:20,607 --> 00:17:22,206 Impressive. 296 00:17:22,208 --> 00:17:25,476 It's not often that i see respondents come so prepared 297 00:17:25,478 --> 00:17:27,345 For a juvenile commitment meeting. 298 00:17:27,347 --> 00:17:29,380 In addition to those signed statements 299 00:17:29,382 --> 00:17:31,682 From preston's sponsors at the police athletic league, 300 00:17:31,684 --> 00:17:35,586 I also have a photostated copy of a cashed check, 301 00:17:35,588 --> 00:17:38,656 Which indicates that he is enrolled in the ged program 302 00:17:38,658 --> 00:17:42,527 At the baltimore city community college. 303 00:17:42,762 --> 00:17:46,731 Can i ask how this young man is able to afford, not one, 304 00:17:46,733 --> 00:17:49,233 But two attorneys from your firm, mr. Levy? 305 00:17:49,235 --> 00:17:51,402 This is pro bono, your honor. 306 00:17:51,404 --> 00:17:53,438 My firm is making it a priority to identify 307 00:17:53,440 --> 00:17:55,473 A number of city youths who are in crisis 308 00:17:55,475 --> 00:17:58,810 And to undertake efforts to reorder their lives. 309 00:17:58,812 --> 00:18:00,845 Excuse me, but i can't help but notice 310 00:18:00,847 --> 00:18:03,281 That your client is under a delinquent petition 311 00:18:03,283 --> 00:18:05,383 For the sale of narcotics, and further, 312 00:18:05,385 --> 00:18:06,784 For assault on a police officer. 313 00:18:06,786 --> 00:18:09,287 Beyond that, he walked away from a jsa facility. 314 00:18:09,289 --> 00:18:12,123 Your honor, my client stands ready to acknowledge 315 00:18:12,125 --> 00:18:13,558 That he was involved, for a time, 316 00:18:13,560 --> 00:18:15,359 In the sale of a small amount of drugs, 317 00:18:15,361 --> 00:18:19,097 A transaction for which he received no remuneration, 318 00:18:19,099 --> 00:18:20,264 Having been manipulated 319 00:18:20,266 --> 00:18:22,700 By older traffickers in his neighborhood. 320 00:18:22,702 --> 00:18:25,103 That was a mistake, your honor. 321 00:18:25,105 --> 00:18:25,636 So noted. 322 00:18:25,638 --> 00:18:27,705 However, we will contend that it was preston 323 00:18:27,707 --> 00:18:29,674 Who was the victim of a brutal police beating 324 00:18:29,676 --> 00:18:33,478 Indications of which are still evident on him, your honor. 325 00:18:33,480 --> 00:18:34,512 He struck back, 326 00:18:34,514 --> 00:18:36,781 Wildly and in self-defense, your honor. 327 00:18:36,783 --> 00:18:39,851 - And the walk-away? - Preston was heavily medicated 328 00:18:39,853 --> 00:18:41,886 When he left the cheltenham facility. 329 00:18:41,888 --> 00:18:43,187 In that state, your honor, 330 00:18:43,189 --> 00:18:48,359 He was simply trying to get back to see his grandmother. 331 00:18:49,395 --> 00:18:50,695 Did you know what you were doing 332 00:18:50,697 --> 00:18:53,631 When you left boys village, son? 333 00:18:53,633 --> 00:18:54,866 ( clearing throat ) 334 00:18:54,868 --> 00:18:57,201 Naw, i was, uh... I was messed up. 335 00:18:57,203 --> 00:18:59,670 Anything else you'd like to add? 336 00:18:59,672 --> 00:19:03,174 Um, just... 337 00:19:03,176 --> 00:19:05,810 I don't know, uh... 338 00:19:05,812 --> 00:19:08,346 I'm ready to be good. 339 00:19:09,816 --> 00:19:12,583 Pending a hearing on these charges to be scheduled 340 00:19:12,585 --> 00:19:14,752 Within six months, i'm putting the respondent 341 00:19:14,754 --> 00:19:16,888 On home monitoring with his grandmother. 342 00:19:16,890 --> 00:19:17,788 Ah, your honor. 343 00:19:17,790 --> 00:19:20,892 I'm afraid mrs. Broadus doesn't have a telephone 344 00:19:20,894 --> 00:19:22,727 For any monitoring calls. 345 00:19:22,729 --> 00:19:24,428 She's on a fixed income, your honor. 346 00:19:24,430 --> 00:19:28,833 How about he calls his probation officer twice a week? 347 00:19:30,870 --> 00:19:33,437 Cool, whatever. 348 00:19:33,439 --> 00:19:35,740 Your honor. 349 00:19:35,742 --> 00:19:39,677 - ( dogs barking ) - ( sirens wailing ) 350 00:19:57,797 --> 00:20:00,531 ( chattering ) 351 00:20:01,568 --> 00:20:02,767 Yeah! 352 00:20:02,769 --> 00:20:04,602 Yo, bubbles, what's the game? 353 00:20:04,604 --> 00:20:07,772 - Hey, johnny. Up an' about, huh? - Yeah. 354 00:20:07,774 --> 00:20:10,308 - Huck. - Bubs. 355 00:20:10,310 --> 00:20:11,909 Where's the scam at here? 356 00:20:11,911 --> 00:20:14,312 Ain't no scam. Thank you, ma'am. 357 00:20:14,314 --> 00:20:17,248 What you got here is an honest day's work 358 00:20:17,250 --> 00:20:19,283 For an honest day's pay. Right, lavell? 359 00:20:19,285 --> 00:20:20,785 Oh, mr. Straight-time, bubbles. 360 00:20:20,787 --> 00:20:23,487 Gotta give a little somethin' back when they least expect it. 361 00:20:23,489 --> 00:20:26,357 Me and huck here, we got somethin' on too. 362 00:20:26,359 --> 00:20:28,626 - We got a plan. - No. 363 00:20:28,628 --> 00:20:31,229 For real, for real. 364 00:20:36,436 --> 00:20:38,002 Yo, we're gonna take off on the copper house. 365 00:20:38,004 --> 00:20:41,606 Damn, johnny. Your first few days out and you goin' get all dramatical. 366 00:20:41,608 --> 00:20:43,574 - The copper house? - Got to be got, homes. 367 00:20:43,576 --> 00:20:46,544 - Yeah, what about the fence? - Fuck the fence. 368 00:20:46,546 --> 00:20:47,411 Fuck the-- 369 00:20:47,413 --> 00:20:48,713 - ( laughing ) - how about the dog? 370 00:20:48,715 --> 00:20:51,816 Fuck the dog. Yo, all that time i was resting got me thinking. 371 00:20:51,818 --> 00:20:54,552 Yo, got good to me, too. 372 00:20:54,554 --> 00:20:56,754 Copper house... 373 00:20:56,756 --> 00:20:58,956 Gracious. 374 00:20:59,692 --> 00:21:01,459 I gotta roll. Okay, cash me out. 375 00:21:01,461 --> 00:21:04,929 Yo, if you ain't got dreams, bubs, what the fuck you got? 376 00:21:04,931 --> 00:21:08,899 Thank you. C'mon, dreamer. 377 00:21:12,705 --> 00:21:16,674 ( chattering ) 378 00:21:30,857 --> 00:21:32,790 ( phone rings ) 379 00:21:32,792 --> 00:21:36,594 - Yeah? - One of ours on the line. 380 00:21:36,596 --> 00:21:38,429 Got 'em. 381 00:21:38,431 --> 00:21:39,897 Is carv still there? 382 00:21:39,899 --> 00:21:41,465 Hold a sec. 383 00:21:41,467 --> 00:21:42,800 Carv, call for you. 384 00:21:42,802 --> 00:21:43,968 Carver: Yeah, hello? 385 00:21:43,970 --> 00:21:47,638 You ain't gonna believe who i'm lookin' at right now. 386 00:21:47,640 --> 00:21:49,440 Again he walks off? 387 00:21:49,442 --> 00:21:53,044 Ding, round three. 388 00:21:58,351 --> 00:22:02,019 ( pay phone ringing ) 389 00:22:02,722 --> 00:22:04,588 - Yo. - What up, man? 390 00:22:04,590 --> 00:22:06,324 Yo, stink, what up. 391 00:22:06,326 --> 00:22:08,025 Yo, where your manners, fool? 392 00:22:08,027 --> 00:22:08,959 My bad, yeah. 393 00:22:08,961 --> 00:22:11,629 You need to keep your fuckin' head, boy. 394 00:22:11,631 --> 00:22:12,630 Forgot it. 395 00:22:12,632 --> 00:22:15,433 Um, yo, what's up? Where you at? 396 00:22:15,435 --> 00:22:17,735 I don't know, where you at? 397 00:22:17,737 --> 00:22:20,805 Oh, i'm down in the pit. Just came home. 398 00:22:20,807 --> 00:22:23,474 I don't see nobody around, i just wanted to know, 399 00:22:23,476 --> 00:22:24,742 You know, what was up. 400 00:22:24,744 --> 00:22:27,678 Ain't nothin', goin' late, man. 401 00:22:27,680 --> 00:22:29,013 Oh. 402 00:22:29,015 --> 00:22:31,449 Just catch us tomorrow, man. 403 00:22:31,451 --> 00:22:33,351 - A'ight. - A'ight? 404 00:22:33,353 --> 00:22:35,820 Yeah, a'ight, later. 405 00:22:35,822 --> 00:22:38,656 ( clicks ) 406 00:22:40,693 --> 00:22:42,493 - ( beeps ) - non-pertinent? 407 00:22:42,495 --> 00:22:45,730 How do you log that non-pertinent? 408 00:22:45,732 --> 00:22:47,898 No drug talk. 409 00:22:47,900 --> 00:22:51,702 They use codes to hide their pager and phone numbers. 410 00:22:51,704 --> 00:22:54,038 And when someone does use a phone, 411 00:22:54,040 --> 00:22:55,139 They don't use names. 412 00:22:55,141 --> 00:22:58,542 And if someone does use a name, he's reminded not to. 413 00:22:58,544 --> 00:23:01,846 All of that is valuable evidence. 414 00:23:01,848 --> 00:23:03,481 Of what? 415 00:23:03,483 --> 00:23:05,649 Conspiracy. 416 00:23:06,786 --> 00:23:08,386 Conspiracy? 417 00:23:08,388 --> 00:23:10,921 We're building something here, detective. 418 00:23:10,923 --> 00:23:12,990 We're building it from scratch. 419 00:23:12,992 --> 00:23:18,462 All the pieces matter, all right? 420 00:23:28,508 --> 00:23:30,708 ( tires screeching ) 421 00:23:30,710 --> 00:23:32,877 Shit. 422 00:23:33,579 --> 00:23:35,713 Ow, fuck. 423 00:23:35,715 --> 00:23:36,847 Oh, shit. 424 00:23:36,849 --> 00:23:39,517 Are you fucking serious? 425 00:23:39,519 --> 00:23:40,117 Ah, fuck. 426 00:23:40,119 --> 00:23:41,886 You keep walking away from jsa, 427 00:23:41,888 --> 00:23:43,454 We keep kicking your ass. 428 00:23:43,456 --> 00:23:44,789 I'm all right with that, if you are. 429 00:23:44,791 --> 00:23:47,158 Look, i ain't walk away from nowhere, man. 430 00:23:47,160 --> 00:23:49,994 Check my back pocket. 431 00:23:57,603 --> 00:23:58,803 Home monitoring? 432 00:23:58,805 --> 00:24:01,672 Yeah, man, if you ask questions 433 00:24:01,674 --> 00:24:02,973 Before y'all start wilding on niggas, 434 00:24:02,975 --> 00:24:04,842 You might save everybody some trouble. 435 00:24:04,844 --> 00:24:06,477 How the fuck are you home? 436 00:24:06,479 --> 00:24:08,012 Yeah, you know what i mean. 437 00:24:08,014 --> 00:24:11,148 Juvenile judge, man, he saw my potential, okay? 438 00:24:11,150 --> 00:24:13,050 He expects big things from me. 439 00:24:13,052 --> 00:24:14,518 Yeah, like what? 440 00:24:14,520 --> 00:24:16,053 I don't know, college, law school, 441 00:24:16,055 --> 00:24:18,456 Medical school, all that good shit. 442 00:24:18,458 --> 00:24:20,057 Seriously, how are you out? 443 00:24:20,059 --> 00:24:21,826 Look, i'm gonna tell you somethin'. 444 00:24:21,828 --> 00:24:23,828 Okay, this is just my opinion, but, uh... 445 00:24:23,830 --> 00:24:26,564 The juvenile system in this city is fucked up. 446 00:24:26,566 --> 00:24:30,601 It's a big-ass fucking joke, no offense. 447 00:24:31,204 --> 00:24:34,104 Fucking fuck. 448 00:24:35,074 --> 00:24:35,973 Hey. 449 00:24:35,975 --> 00:24:39,477 Look, give me a ride down to my grandma's, we'll call it even. 450 00:24:39,479 --> 00:24:41,779 Man: Hey, yo, hold up! 451 00:24:41,781 --> 00:24:43,581 In back, fucknuts. 452 00:24:43,583 --> 00:24:46,851 Man: Get a line real quick. 453 00:24:50,723 --> 00:24:54,592 ( sirens wailing ) 454 00:25:15,181 --> 00:25:16,914 Jay! 455 00:25:21,053 --> 00:25:24,288 ( music playing ) 456 00:25:27,527 --> 00:25:28,559 ( honks horn ) 457 00:25:28,561 --> 00:25:32,830 Get your ass out of the street, bitch. 458 00:25:35,234 --> 00:25:38,636 - Hey. - Hey. 459 00:25:38,638 --> 00:25:41,539 What's up? What you need? 460 00:25:44,176 --> 00:25:47,678 Little late in the month for this shit, don't you think? 461 00:25:47,680 --> 00:25:50,014 What you mean? 462 00:25:55,054 --> 00:25:57,054 My aunt, she hit the match-four. 463 00:25:57,056 --> 00:26:00,958 You stealing from me, cass? 464 00:26:13,005 --> 00:26:14,939 What? 465 00:26:16,809 --> 00:26:18,842 Raymond, you look fresh today. 466 00:26:18,844 --> 00:26:20,244 Got laid last night, that's why. 467 00:26:20,246 --> 00:26:24,281 Oh, yeah? Your asshole still hurtin'? 468 00:26:24,283 --> 00:26:26,884 - Call jimmy. - What's up, boss? 469 00:26:26,886 --> 00:26:31,088 Rawls finally got around to reading the office reports 470 00:26:31,090 --> 00:26:32,189 That mcnulty tried to give him. 471 00:26:32,191 --> 00:26:34,892 He wants arrest warrants for deidre kresson 472 00:26:34,894 --> 00:26:38,896 And the two project murders that match up to that gun. 473 00:26:40,199 --> 00:26:41,165 I know. 474 00:26:41,167 --> 00:26:43,701 Ah, c'mon, jay. Be right on this. 475 00:26:43,703 --> 00:26:46,870 I can't, it's rawls. He wants warrants today. 476 00:26:46,872 --> 00:26:48,038 All right, no problem. 477 00:26:48,040 --> 00:26:49,773 So, who the fuck are we supposed to charge? 478 00:26:49,775 --> 00:26:52,743 You got a witness that puts d'angelo barksdale 479 00:26:52,745 --> 00:26:55,179 At the scene of the murder, the night of the murder. 480 00:26:55,181 --> 00:26:58,048 You've got a ballistics match between the kresson girl 481 00:26:58,050 --> 00:27:02,219 And the two dead mopes in the project where barksdale hangs. 482 00:27:02,221 --> 00:27:03,153 Run with it. 483 00:27:03,155 --> 00:27:06,156 This weak-ass shit is not gonna get past a grand jury. 484 00:27:06,158 --> 00:27:10,094 Charge the mope and work it more afterward. 485 00:27:11,297 --> 00:27:14,732 Call jimmy, let him know. 486 00:27:16,669 --> 00:27:19,670 Dee: Yo. 487 00:27:22,208 --> 00:27:24,008 All right, listen up, new deal. 488 00:27:24,010 --> 00:27:26,810 Wallace, you goin' be on the stash now 489 00:27:26,812 --> 00:27:28,012 With latroy and peaches. 490 00:27:28,014 --> 00:27:29,246 And what about sterling? 491 00:27:29,248 --> 00:27:31,882 Sterling, he gonna be down on preston lookin' out for a while. 492 00:27:31,884 --> 00:27:33,751 - Cassandra too. - What happened? 493 00:27:33,753 --> 00:27:36,353 - Nothing. - Why you wanna change up then? 494 00:27:36,355 --> 00:27:39,790 Nigga, i got to explain shit to you now? 495 00:27:44,930 --> 00:27:46,997 Stringer bell's pager number? 496 00:27:46,999 --> 00:27:49,967 Stinkum's too, i'm pretty sure. 497 00:27:49,969 --> 00:27:50,934 Very sweet. 498 00:27:50,936 --> 00:27:53,837 If they moved around a bit more, we'd have problems. 499 00:27:53,839 --> 00:27:56,840 But they're a little lazy, you know. 500 00:27:56,842 --> 00:27:58,709 Tend to go to that one pay phone 501 00:27:58,711 --> 00:28:01,412 In the courtyard a little too much. 502 00:28:01,414 --> 00:28:03,914 Jesus. 503 00:28:04,917 --> 00:28:07,284 He's lit at 9:00 in the morning? 504 00:28:07,286 --> 00:28:11,388 Or from the night before. 505 00:28:17,329 --> 00:28:20,831 Detective? 506 00:28:21,300 --> 00:28:24,835 Detective polk. 507 00:28:31,911 --> 00:28:35,913 Yeah, it's mcnulty, bunk paged me. 508 00:28:37,383 --> 00:28:39,383 All right. 509 00:28:47,460 --> 00:28:50,794 Why did you even come in today? 510 00:28:50,796 --> 00:28:52,096 I had some-- 511 00:28:52,098 --> 00:28:54,131 To pretend that you were here? 512 00:28:54,133 --> 00:28:55,799 To fill out a run sheet? 513 00:28:55,801 --> 00:28:58,502 I know i missed a couple days last week, lieutenant. 514 00:28:58,504 --> 00:29:01,939 I got run sheets from you every day for the last two weeks. 515 00:29:01,941 --> 00:29:03,941 Twice in carver's handwriting. 516 00:29:03,943 --> 00:29:07,277 Twice it was prez. Once it was mcnulty, i think. 517 00:29:07,279 --> 00:29:10,080 They covered for you. 518 00:29:10,082 --> 00:29:11,815 But i won't. 519 00:29:11,817 --> 00:29:15,486 Well, lieutenant, i, um... 520 00:29:17,823 --> 00:29:20,324 I don't know, i'm not really up for this 521 00:29:20,326 --> 00:29:21,391 Drug thing, you know. 522 00:29:21,393 --> 00:29:25,496 Maybe if mahone was here, i could get into it more. 523 00:29:25,498 --> 00:29:29,967 Learn some new tricks, i'm... 524 00:29:31,103 --> 00:29:32,369 Oh, hell, lieutenant, 525 00:29:32,371 --> 00:29:34,304 Why don't you just send me back to property 526 00:29:34,306 --> 00:29:35,773 And keep everybody happy? 527 00:29:35,775 --> 00:29:37,040 Send you back to property crimes, 528 00:29:37,042 --> 00:29:38,942 So you can binge for two more weeks? 529 00:29:38,944 --> 00:29:40,277 I'm not doing that. 530 00:29:40,279 --> 00:29:41,512 Lieutenant, please, look i... 531 00:29:41,514 --> 00:29:43,380 You were dumped on me, augie. 532 00:29:43,382 --> 00:29:47,184 But it ends there, i don't dump people. 533 00:29:47,186 --> 00:29:49,119 You either go out on those rooftops today 534 00:29:49,121 --> 00:29:50,988 To watch pay phones with the rest of this unit, 535 00:29:50,990 --> 00:29:55,893 Or you go over to the medical office and check yourself in. 536 00:29:55,895 --> 00:29:58,395 - Medical? - For alcohol abuse. 537 00:29:58,397 --> 00:30:04,234 Either dry yourself out, or go up on those rooftops wet. 538 00:30:10,376 --> 00:30:14,444 Take a few minutes and think on it. 539 00:30:23,022 --> 00:30:26,123 - Where'd they go? - Who? 540 00:30:28,427 --> 00:30:30,160 Lieutenant... 541 00:30:30,162 --> 00:30:32,462 We need a file cabinet, or two. 542 00:30:32,464 --> 00:30:35,332 The paperwork from this, i mean... 543 00:30:35,334 --> 00:30:37,467 There's a lot of it. 544 00:30:37,469 --> 00:30:39,503 Lieutenant? 545 00:30:39,505 --> 00:30:42,472 Sir, um... 546 00:30:42,474 --> 00:30:46,443 I'm going to... 547 00:30:48,447 --> 00:30:51,515 Good luck with the case. 548 00:30:51,517 --> 00:30:56,086 ( reggae music playing ) 549 00:30:57,223 --> 00:31:00,891 Fucking rawls. He's fucking up the case to get to me. 550 00:31:00,893 --> 00:31:03,393 No, he's fucking it up for three paper clearances 551 00:31:03,395 --> 00:31:05,128 On prior cases, jimmy. It ain't personal. 552 00:31:05,130 --> 00:31:07,931 All he's got is d'angelo at the scene through hearsay 553 00:31:07,933 --> 00:31:11,201 And a ballistics match to a couple of unrelated drug murders. 554 00:31:11,203 --> 00:31:12,369 How can he charge that? 555 00:31:12,371 --> 00:31:13,937 Baby, he can charge anything he wants 556 00:31:13,939 --> 00:31:15,138 To get credit for the clearance. 557 00:31:15,140 --> 00:31:17,074 Grand jury doesn't indict, he drops the case, keeps the stats. 558 00:31:17,076 --> 00:31:19,376 I need to go in there and tell him what the fuck he can do. 559 00:31:19,378 --> 00:31:21,545 - No, you don't. - No, i'm trying to build something here, 560 00:31:21,547 --> 00:31:23,580 All rawls can think to do is stick a finger in my eye. 561 00:31:23,582 --> 00:31:26,116 - You talk to landsman? - Jay can't fix this. 562 00:31:26,118 --> 00:31:29,186 Rawls told him to have the warrants typed and ready by morning. 563 00:31:29,188 --> 00:31:31,121 You're telling me he's gonna charge murders 564 00:31:31,123 --> 00:31:32,923 He can't prove just to get the stats? 565 00:31:32,925 --> 00:31:34,658 And fuck up our case in the process. 566 00:31:34,660 --> 00:31:36,260 We give up the ballistics info 567 00:31:36,262 --> 00:31:37,661 And the motive for the kresson killing 568 00:31:37,663 --> 00:31:40,130 In the charging documents and avon barksdale, 569 00:31:40,132 --> 00:31:41,231 He's gonna change up. 570 00:31:41,233 --> 00:31:42,966 And what he don't change up, he'll clean up. 571 00:31:42,968 --> 00:31:44,368 Somebody needs to tell rawls that. 572 00:31:44,370 --> 00:31:45,369 Oh, rawls couldn't care less. 573 00:31:45,371 --> 00:31:47,537 Rawls wants me home and he wants the stats, that's all. 574 00:31:47,539 --> 00:31:49,072 Then we take this to daniels. 575 00:31:49,074 --> 00:31:50,641 - Daniels? - It's his case, he'll fight for it. 576 00:31:50,643 --> 00:31:53,477 - Daniels won't do shit. - He plays stiff every now and then, 577 00:31:53,479 --> 00:31:55,345 - But he's a good man. - Are you kidding me?! 578 00:31:55,347 --> 00:31:58,382 Daniels has been trying to put the brakes on this for weeks now. 579 00:31:58,384 --> 00:32:00,284 This'll be his new excuse to close shop. 580 00:32:00,286 --> 00:32:02,519 Well, look, you guys got to make your move soon. 581 00:32:02,521 --> 00:32:04,554 All right? I'm sorry to say. 582 00:32:04,556 --> 00:32:08,025 - Freamon? - All right, man, take care. 583 00:32:08,460 --> 00:32:10,093 - We tell daniels. - Fuck daniels 584 00:32:10,095 --> 00:32:13,230 And his fucking ass-kissing, up-the-chain- of-command ambition. 585 00:32:13,232 --> 00:32:15,299 What other choice do you got, huh? 586 00:32:15,301 --> 00:32:17,601 We go to daniels. If he fights, he fights. 587 00:32:17,603 --> 00:32:19,569 If he gives it up to rawls, then fuck it, 588 00:32:19,571 --> 00:32:22,372 We were never gonna do the case anyway. 589 00:32:24,677 --> 00:32:27,177 All right, come on. 590 00:32:40,326 --> 00:32:44,394 ( rock music playing ) 591 00:33:01,046 --> 00:33:02,179 Oh, god. 592 00:33:02,181 --> 00:33:05,415 Fucking idiot! 593 00:33:06,752 --> 00:33:09,019 Come on, get up, stupid, let's go. 594 00:33:09,021 --> 00:33:10,153 I'm hurt, man, i'm hurt. 595 00:33:10,155 --> 00:33:12,022 What are you doing? Leave me alone. 596 00:33:12,024 --> 00:33:13,290 What are you on, dope or something? 597 00:33:13,292 --> 00:33:15,192 - Mostly, yeah. - Come on, get up, get up. 598 00:33:15,194 --> 00:33:19,229 Oh, ow! You tryin' to rip out my guts or something, man? 599 00:33:19,231 --> 00:33:21,298 You tryin' to kill me, man? 600 00:33:21,300 --> 00:33:24,101 Wait, wait, wait, wait. Where you goin'? Where you goin'? 601 00:33:24,103 --> 00:33:25,235 Buddy, i gotta get help. 602 00:33:25,237 --> 00:33:27,170 You can't. You can't leave me here, man. 603 00:33:27,172 --> 00:33:28,572 You gotta stay with me. Stay with me. 604 00:33:28,574 --> 00:33:30,474 All right, let me get you over to the curb. 605 00:33:30,476 --> 00:33:32,576 Go get help, man, what are you doing? 606 00:33:32,578 --> 00:33:36,279 - Stay there, stay there. - Aw, christ. 607 00:33:36,281 --> 00:33:38,115 Damn, boy, that all come out of you? 608 00:33:38,117 --> 00:33:42,119 - Onion soup, campbell's. - Yeah, come on. 609 00:33:42,121 --> 00:33:44,187 Run, forrest, run. 610 00:33:45,224 --> 00:33:49,326 You could go to forester, or the deputy ops. 611 00:33:49,328 --> 00:33:51,261 Why come crying to me? 612 00:33:51,263 --> 00:33:52,596 Why not go to your friend the judge? 613 00:33:52,598 --> 00:33:55,499 I don't see a circuit court judge being able to argue 614 00:33:55,501 --> 00:33:58,769 The city homicide commander out of three murders, 615 00:33:58,771 --> 00:34:00,670 Even if the cases are all weak sisters. 616 00:34:00,672 --> 00:34:02,706 It's put up or shut up time, lieutenant. 617 00:34:02,708 --> 00:34:05,308 Either you step up or you send us all home. 618 00:34:05,310 --> 00:34:06,376 So, this is on me? 619 00:34:06,378 --> 00:34:10,547 I don't see anyone else in charge of this detail. 620 00:34:10,549 --> 00:34:12,082 Rawls is a major. 621 00:34:12,084 --> 00:34:14,518 Rawls is an asshole. 622 00:34:14,520 --> 00:34:17,454 My point is, he ranks me on this. 623 00:34:17,456 --> 00:34:18,755 ( scoffs ) 624 00:34:18,757 --> 00:34:23,326 The chain-of-command might mean nothing to you, mcnulty. 625 00:34:27,433 --> 00:34:30,500 What i tell you? 626 00:34:33,405 --> 00:34:38,075 ( music playing ) 627 00:34:53,826 --> 00:34:57,761 ( helicopter whirring ) 628 00:35:08,507 --> 00:35:12,242 ( sirens wailing ) 629 00:35:34,867 --> 00:35:35,899 Yo, how we doin'? 630 00:35:35,901 --> 00:35:38,902 We doin' good. We doin' good. 631 00:35:38,904 --> 00:35:42,572 You know, if you say we doing good. 632 00:35:43,575 --> 00:35:44,441 What's up? 633 00:35:44,443 --> 00:35:47,611 So, the word is out about these stickup boys, right? 634 00:35:47,613 --> 00:35:49,713 Yeah, yeah, y'all bein' heard. 635 00:35:49,715 --> 00:35:51,248 A'ight. 636 00:35:51,250 --> 00:35:54,317 There goes shorty right there. 637 00:35:57,289 --> 00:35:59,523 What's up, man, you know? 638 00:35:59,525 --> 00:36:00,790 I'm a man of my word. 639 00:36:00,792 --> 00:36:02,926 You know, i said it was 4,000 on omar, 640 00:36:02,928 --> 00:36:05,228 2,000 on each on the younguns. 641 00:36:05,230 --> 00:36:06,463 This bein' a team effort, 642 00:36:06,465 --> 00:36:09,733 I'm puttin' $500 in the boy's hand for doing the scope, 643 00:36:09,735 --> 00:36:12,369 I'm putting $500 in your hand for doing the relay, 644 00:36:12,371 --> 00:36:15,639 I'm putting $500 in wee-bey hand, bird hand, 645 00:36:15,641 --> 00:36:18,608 For doing the musclin' up. 646 00:36:18,610 --> 00:36:21,378 How you doin' with that other thing? 647 00:36:21,380 --> 00:36:22,445 What? 648 00:36:22,447 --> 00:36:25,415 Everybody a little pressed, right? 649 00:36:25,417 --> 00:36:27,217 Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. 650 00:36:27,219 --> 00:36:28,785 You know, ain't no surprises yet. 651 00:36:28,787 --> 00:36:30,453 I cut everybody loose on friday, 652 00:36:30,455 --> 00:36:33,590 And they all just a bunch of beggin'-ass bitches, you know. 653 00:36:33,592 --> 00:36:36,193 I mean, ain't nobody showed no money since. 654 00:36:36,195 --> 00:36:38,328 You gonna keep it hummin' though, right, cuz? 655 00:36:38,330 --> 00:36:39,396 Yeah, you know it. 656 00:36:39,398 --> 00:36:41,264 Oh, oh, you got your hands up, 657 00:36:41,266 --> 00:36:42,265 You got your hands up? 658 00:36:42,267 --> 00:36:44,267 You keep on doing, like how you're doing, 659 00:36:44,269 --> 00:36:46,603 We'll be talking about points on the package. 660 00:36:46,605 --> 00:36:48,238 A'ight? 661 00:36:48,240 --> 00:36:49,439 A'ight. 662 00:36:49,441 --> 00:36:50,907 Keep it hummin'. 663 00:36:50,909 --> 00:36:52,842 Yeah, mos def. 664 00:36:54,846 --> 00:36:55,879 A'ight, baby. 665 00:36:55,881 --> 00:36:57,747 Take it light, but take it. 666 00:36:57,749 --> 00:37:00,250 Yeah. 667 00:37:31,583 --> 00:37:34,317 - 40 cents. - No, not 40 cent a foot, no sir. 668 00:37:34,319 --> 00:37:35,986 No sir, look, respectfully, i got to tell you. 669 00:37:35,988 --> 00:37:38,421 For 40 cent a foot, you might as well go ahead 670 00:37:38,423 --> 00:37:39,923 And drive on out to home depot, 671 00:37:39,925 --> 00:37:40,824 Right, and pay them. 672 00:37:40,826 --> 00:37:43,760 They gonna charge you, what, 45, 45, 50 cent a foot. 673 00:37:43,762 --> 00:37:46,596 For copper that isn't stolen. 674 00:37:46,598 --> 00:37:48,031 Look, all right. 675 00:37:48,033 --> 00:37:49,532 35 cent, 35 cent a foot. 676 00:37:49,534 --> 00:37:51,368 And that's all in respect i have for y'all. 677 00:37:51,370 --> 00:37:53,837 What y'all tryin' to do in the our community with these, 678 00:37:53,839 --> 00:37:56,306 These quality domiciles here. 679 00:37:56,308 --> 00:38:00,310 30 cents a foot, take it or leave it. 680 00:38:03,615 --> 00:38:07,851 I understand the interest in clearing these cases, i do. 681 00:38:07,853 --> 00:38:10,353 But charging those murders now, 682 00:38:10,355 --> 00:38:11,588 And putting the information 683 00:38:11,590 --> 00:38:13,356 That we have into the charging documents. 684 00:38:13,358 --> 00:38:16,026 I just call 'em like i see 'em, lieutenant. 685 00:38:16,028 --> 00:38:17,560 Three murders, same gun. 686 00:38:17,562 --> 00:38:20,897 We got this barksdale kid right at the scene on the one. 687 00:38:20,899 --> 00:38:22,599 We're up on a wire. 688 00:38:22,601 --> 00:38:23,867 We're starting to pull good information. 689 00:38:23,869 --> 00:38:28,538 You charge these prematurely and barksdale will change up on us. 690 00:38:28,540 --> 00:38:29,806 The work we've already done. 691 00:38:29,808 --> 00:38:32,676 I can't tell you how to run your case, lieutenant. 692 00:38:32,678 --> 00:38:34,911 I can only run my own. 693 00:38:34,913 --> 00:38:37,781 Major... 694 00:38:37,783 --> 00:38:40,917 I'm asking as a favor. 695 00:38:41,787 --> 00:38:43,086 As a favor? 696 00:38:43,088 --> 00:38:44,988 Yes, sir, a favor. 697 00:38:44,990 --> 00:38:47,824 In that case... 698 00:38:48,427 --> 00:38:49,759 No! 699 00:38:49,761 --> 00:38:52,329 Sorry. 700 00:38:55,634 --> 00:38:57,834 You got off from work early today. 701 00:38:57,836 --> 00:39:00,337 Yep, work sucks. 702 00:39:00,339 --> 00:39:02,972 Are we eating dinner with you? 703 00:39:02,974 --> 00:39:04,874 Why not? 704 00:39:05,377 --> 00:39:06,710 Mom was cooking lasagna. 705 00:39:06,712 --> 00:39:11,448 So, we'll go to little italy, get some lasagna at sabs. 706 00:39:11,450 --> 00:39:12,716 You never cook. 707 00:39:12,718 --> 00:39:15,051 Yeah, cooking sucks too. 708 00:39:15,053 --> 00:39:17,387 ( pager beeping ) 709 00:39:32,137 --> 00:39:33,069 Who's this? 710 00:39:33,071 --> 00:39:35,905 Man: Hey, yo, i want to see him. 711 00:39:35,907 --> 00:39:36,973 Who? 712 00:39:36,975 --> 00:39:38,942 Brandon, my boy. 713 00:39:54,426 --> 00:39:55,959 Copper house, yo. 714 00:39:55,961 --> 00:39:59,028 Wasn't shit. 715 00:39:59,030 --> 00:40:01,097 My plan, bubs. 716 00:40:01,099 --> 00:40:03,600 Johnny had a plan. 717 00:40:03,602 --> 00:40:04,601 ( laughing ) 718 00:40:04,603 --> 00:40:06,803 Get out the way, motherfuckers, 719 00:40:06,805 --> 00:40:08,838 This here white boy day. 720 00:40:11,543 --> 00:40:12,942 - I got a plan too. - What? 721 00:40:12,944 --> 00:40:18,114 We gonna wait for that cheap-ass, speculatin' motherfucker 722 00:40:18,116 --> 00:40:20,417 To put that good copper line 723 00:40:20,419 --> 00:40:24,120 Back into them row houses he fixin' up. 724 00:40:24,122 --> 00:40:27,657 And then, before the drywall get up, 725 00:40:27,659 --> 00:40:32,962 We creep back in there and steal that shit right back. 726 00:40:33,832 --> 00:40:35,031 30 cent a foot. 727 00:40:35,033 --> 00:40:40,503 Got to come back at a motherfucker for that, you know? 728 00:40:40,505 --> 00:40:42,038 Yeah. 729 00:40:45,544 --> 00:40:46,843 You good? 730 00:40:46,845 --> 00:40:49,979 I could top off with one more. 731 00:40:49,981 --> 00:40:52,882 Just one, just one more. 732 00:40:59,024 --> 00:41:01,558 Johnny got it. 733 00:41:01,560 --> 00:41:04,027 I'll be back. 734 00:41:09,501 --> 00:41:13,203 ( video game sounds ) 735 00:41:28,253 --> 00:41:31,020 It's my night with the kids. 736 00:41:33,758 --> 00:41:36,025 ( ignition starting ) 737 00:41:45,170 --> 00:41:47,804 ( johnny shouting ) you ain't gonna buy nothin', 738 00:41:47,806 --> 00:41:49,038 'cause i ain't do nothin', man. 739 00:41:49,040 --> 00:41:50,673 Why don't you just leave me alone, man? 740 00:41:50,675 --> 00:41:52,942 A white man can't walk down the street? 741 00:41:52,944 --> 00:41:56,246 What's that about? Come on, man. 742 00:41:56,248 --> 00:41:59,749 That sucks, man. It's profiling. 743 00:41:59,751 --> 00:42:02,285 What, it's 'cause i'm white, right? 744 00:42:02,287 --> 00:42:03,853 Why don't you just let me-- 745 00:42:03,855 --> 00:42:05,955 Oh, man, what the-- 746 00:42:05,957 --> 00:42:08,525 What's that? What's that? 747 00:42:10,061 --> 00:42:13,796 That boy ain't got no luck. 748 00:42:37,989 --> 00:42:39,255 Hey. 749 00:42:39,257 --> 00:42:41,858 Hey. 750 00:42:41,860 --> 00:42:43,793 So... 751 00:42:43,795 --> 00:42:45,862 What you gonna do with your money? 752 00:42:45,864 --> 00:42:47,697 You know, what you should do, 753 00:42:47,699 --> 00:42:48,932 You should take the whole roll 754 00:42:48,934 --> 00:42:51,034 And go do somethin' nice for your girl. 755 00:42:51,036 --> 00:42:53,970 You do have a girl, right? 756 00:42:54,706 --> 00:42:55,905 Yeah, well, anyway, 757 00:42:55,907 --> 00:42:59,709 You got enough money to get yourself one now. 758 00:43:00,745 --> 00:43:03,713 Yo, why you punk sterling like you did? 759 00:43:03,715 --> 00:43:06,749 I mean, he did get shot behind this shit. 760 00:43:06,751 --> 00:43:08,318 I didn't punk him, yo. 761 00:43:08,320 --> 00:43:10,687 So, why you drop him to lookout? 762 00:43:10,689 --> 00:43:11,955 Cass, too. 763 00:43:11,957 --> 00:43:14,257 'cause they was thieving, yo. 764 00:43:14,259 --> 00:43:15,758 Both of them. 765 00:43:15,760 --> 00:43:17,760 They got pissed 'cause i wasn't paying them. 766 00:43:17,762 --> 00:43:20,663 So, sterling, he started shaking up the vials, 767 00:43:20,665 --> 00:43:21,931 Handing off to cass. 768 00:43:21,933 --> 00:43:24,167 She was selling on the side. 769 00:43:24,169 --> 00:43:26,269 You ain't tell anybody? 770 00:43:26,271 --> 00:43:28,237 I mean, stinkum, bodie? 771 00:43:28,239 --> 00:43:29,806 They don't know? 772 00:43:29,808 --> 00:43:32,141 If i tell 'em, what you think they gonna do? 773 00:43:32,143 --> 00:43:34,777 They gonna take a baseball bat to sterling. 774 00:43:34,779 --> 00:43:36,613 Probably one to cassandra, too. 775 00:43:36,615 --> 00:43:38,081 There's too much drama, right? 776 00:43:38,083 --> 00:43:41,684 So, i just took 'em both off the stash. 777 00:43:41,686 --> 00:43:44,988 So, why didn't you pay us? 778 00:43:45,957 --> 00:43:48,191 That wasn't right. 779 00:43:48,193 --> 00:43:50,126 Listen, man. 780 00:43:50,128 --> 00:43:52,962 Stringer thought we had a snitch down here. 781 00:43:52,964 --> 00:43:57,233 You know, with the jumpout, omar, all that shit. 782 00:43:57,235 --> 00:44:00,370 So, he told me to punk y'all for a little while, 783 00:44:00,372 --> 00:44:03,406 See who was still holdin' money at the end of the week. 784 00:44:03,408 --> 00:44:05,241 Was they snitchin', 785 00:44:05,243 --> 00:44:07,677 Sterling and cass? 786 00:44:07,679 --> 00:44:10,947 Naw, man, just thievin'. 787 00:44:15,654 --> 00:44:18,888 ( tv playing ) 788 00:44:18,890 --> 00:44:19,989 Hi. I'm homicide. 789 00:44:19,991 --> 00:44:23,826 Okay, you two sit right here, okay? 790 00:44:23,828 --> 00:44:25,862 Don't wander off. 791 00:44:25,864 --> 00:44:27,997 Um, dad? 792 00:44:27,999 --> 00:44:28,865 What? 793 00:44:28,867 --> 00:44:30,700 You know, it's a school night. 794 00:44:30,702 --> 00:44:31,901 Mom said we had to-- 795 00:44:31,903 --> 00:44:33,302 I know, i know, we will. 796 00:44:33,304 --> 00:44:35,038 Okay? You stay there. 797 00:44:35,040 --> 00:44:38,441 ( video game sounds ) 798 00:45:27,726 --> 00:45:31,127 ( omar screaming ) 799 00:45:34,799 --> 00:45:38,768 Woman on radio: 64 charlie to central k. 800 00:45:41,773 --> 00:45:44,507 You up to this? 801 00:45:45,210 --> 00:45:49,779 Mcnulty: Pay it back, omar. Pay it back. 802 00:45:49,781 --> 00:45:54,350 ( police radio chatter ) 803 00:46:17,442 --> 00:46:20,042 I'm saying, why we ain't in no real police office? 804 00:46:20,044 --> 00:46:23,446 We're a little like you, omar. Out here on our own. 805 00:46:23,448 --> 00:46:26,849 Playing the game for ourselves. 806 00:46:30,922 --> 00:46:34,423 Hard way to go sometime. 807 00:46:37,095 --> 00:46:40,029 Sorry about your friend. 808 00:46:40,331 --> 00:46:42,865 Avon is one sick bastard. 809 00:46:42,867 --> 00:46:44,901 Of course he had his reasons. 810 00:46:44,903 --> 00:46:48,037 Greggs: For one thing, y'all did take his stash. 811 00:46:48,039 --> 00:46:49,839 For another, he was looking for you, omar. 812 00:46:49,841 --> 00:46:53,042 That's what all the cigarette burns were about, 813 00:46:53,044 --> 00:46:57,213 Broken fingers, cracked forearms. 814 00:46:57,215 --> 00:47:00,082 He wanted your boy to give you up. 815 00:47:00,084 --> 00:47:02,952 An address, a street. 816 00:47:02,954 --> 00:47:05,087 Kid had heart. 817 00:47:05,089 --> 00:47:07,390 Yeah. 818 00:47:08,293 --> 00:47:09,959 I know you want to go to wherever it is 819 00:47:09,961 --> 00:47:12,028 You lay your head and pick up that sawed-off 820 00:47:12,030 --> 00:47:13,996 You like so much and go on the hunt. 821 00:47:13,998 --> 00:47:17,533 That's how a man like you wants to carry it. 822 00:47:17,535 --> 00:47:19,035 And you wouldn't be wrong. 823 00:47:19,037 --> 00:47:20,303 Greggs: No, you wouldn't. 824 00:47:20,305 --> 00:47:24,040 But one man with two barrels ain't enough, omar. 825 00:47:24,042 --> 00:47:26,008 Now you gonna do what you gonna do, 826 00:47:26,010 --> 00:47:28,010 But whatever else you can give us 827 00:47:28,012 --> 00:47:29,545 On barksdale and his people, 828 00:47:29,547 --> 00:47:32,481 Well, that can go to hurting them, too. 829 00:47:32,483 --> 00:47:35,218 Mcnulty: Just throw us what you can. 830 00:47:35,220 --> 00:47:39,288 Hey, look, let me tell y'all something, a'ight? 831 00:47:39,290 --> 00:47:42,325 What i do, i do! Straight like that. 832 00:47:42,327 --> 00:47:45,228 So ain't no sense in y'all even troublin' yourselves over that. 833 00:47:45,230 --> 00:47:49,866 'cause, man, the way i feel right now, today! 834 00:47:56,507 --> 00:47:59,308 Hey, what y'all need from me? 835 00:48:01,012 --> 00:48:04,347 When'd you last see brandon? 836 00:48:04,349 --> 00:48:05,481 Tuesday. 837 00:48:05,483 --> 00:48:07,984 'round 7:00, maybe later. 838 00:48:07,986 --> 00:48:10,253 He was on his way to mondawmin, 839 00:48:10,255 --> 00:48:11,654 Then the greek's after that. 840 00:48:11,656 --> 00:48:14,457 Everybody talkin' 'bout he got snatched up from there. 841 00:48:14,459 --> 00:48:15,992 From the greek's on baltimore street? 842 00:48:15,994 --> 00:48:19,462 Yeah, he like to play them pinball games to death. 843 00:48:19,464 --> 00:48:21,564 Greggs: He go alone? 844 00:48:21,566 --> 00:48:23,633 Oman: Yeah and i ain't like it none neither, 845 00:48:23,635 --> 00:48:27,003 But you know, you can only treat a young man like a boy 846 00:48:27,005 --> 00:48:29,906 For so long before they buck, you know what i mean? 847 00:48:29,908 --> 00:48:31,574 When bailey got killed, you must've figured 848 00:48:31,576 --> 00:48:34,010 That barksdale was coming back on you, right? 849 00:48:34,012 --> 00:48:35,611 Man, bailey? Please. 850 00:48:35,613 --> 00:48:37,580 That nigga's enemies got enemies. 851 00:48:37,582 --> 00:48:40,249 I just figured he tried his hand on the wrong corner 852 00:48:40,251 --> 00:48:41,350 Without us and got dropped. 853 00:48:41,352 --> 00:48:44,987 But you were worried about brandon, right? 854 00:48:44,989 --> 00:48:46,055 Omar: Look, in my game, 855 00:48:46,057 --> 00:48:49,091 You take some care and you play it the safest way you can. 856 00:48:49,093 --> 00:48:51,661 But it ain't about no hiding forever. 857 00:48:51,663 --> 00:48:53,262 You heard? 858 00:48:53,264 --> 00:48:55,965 And frankly, you been in this as long as me, 859 00:48:55,967 --> 00:48:57,934 You do the thing on your name. 860 00:48:57,936 --> 00:48:59,168 Anyone gonna come after omar, 861 00:48:59,170 --> 00:49:01,470 They gonna know omar's comin' after him. 862 00:49:01,472 --> 00:49:03,639 Oh, indeed. 863 00:49:03,641 --> 00:49:06,008 So, who came after brandon? 864 00:49:06,010 --> 00:49:09,679 Heard it might've been wee-bey. 865 00:49:09,681 --> 00:49:12,014 Boy stinkum. 866 00:49:12,016 --> 00:49:13,282 And bird, 867 00:49:13,284 --> 00:49:16,652 He was down with the snatch, too. 868 00:49:21,326 --> 00:49:24,160 Greggs: So, what can you give us on the towers? 869 00:49:24,162 --> 00:49:25,594 Omar: What you need? 870 00:49:25,596 --> 00:49:27,697 Check it, 7:56, tuesday night, 871 00:49:27,699 --> 00:49:29,966 You got an incoming call to d'angelo barksdale's 872 00:49:29,968 --> 00:49:31,500 Giving him the number of a pay phone, 873 00:49:31,502 --> 00:49:35,371 Westside exchange, numbers encoded, right? 874 00:49:35,373 --> 00:49:36,305 Three minutes later, 875 00:49:36,307 --> 00:49:39,508 You get another call from the low-rises to that number. 876 00:49:39,510 --> 00:49:42,211 Then a half a minute later you get another call 877 00:49:42,213 --> 00:49:44,180 From the low rises to a pager number 878 00:49:44,182 --> 00:49:46,048 We know is stringer bell's. 879 00:49:46,050 --> 00:49:47,016 Well, i'll be damned. 880 00:49:47,018 --> 00:49:50,619 Finally, you get another call, probably from a pay phone, 881 00:49:50,621 --> 00:49:52,388 Probably stringer bell calling back 882 00:49:52,390 --> 00:49:54,390 Coming on into the low rise courts. 883 00:49:54,392 --> 00:49:57,560 45 minutes later, another call, 884 00:49:57,562 --> 00:50:02,298 This one from the same pay phone that went to d'angelo's pager 885 00:50:02,300 --> 00:50:05,001 To start the whole damn thing off. You see that? 886 00:50:05,003 --> 00:50:06,469 This is the murder, right here. 887 00:50:06,471 --> 00:50:09,605 This first number, the one they sent to d'angelo, 888 00:50:09,607 --> 00:50:14,443 I'm thinkin' this comes from a pay phone over by the greek's. 889 00:50:22,587 --> 00:50:23,419 He's on you. 890 00:50:23,421 --> 00:50:26,555 We're up on those pay phones tuesday night, we catch that murder. 891 00:50:26,557 --> 00:50:28,157 Shit, we get there before the murder. 892 00:50:28,159 --> 00:50:29,358 It's all here on the pen registers. 893 00:50:29,360 --> 00:50:32,561 This one calling that one, that one calling back. 894 00:50:32,563 --> 00:50:35,164 We're up on those pay phones when we should be, 895 00:50:35,166 --> 00:50:36,265 And we have them cold. 896 00:50:36,267 --> 00:50:38,067 But we're not up in time, are we? 897 00:50:38,069 --> 00:50:41,237 In this case, we're never where we need to be. 898 00:50:41,239 --> 00:50:44,573 ( door slams ) 899 00:50:52,683 --> 00:50:55,551 Bad time for y'all? 900 00:51:08,733 --> 00:51:11,300 He fight, but you arrest. 901 00:51:11,302 --> 00:51:13,736 You saw him get arrested? 902 00:51:13,738 --> 00:51:15,071 On tuesday? 903 00:51:15,073 --> 00:51:16,672 Tuesday, tuesday, yes, yes, tuesday. 904 00:51:16,674 --> 00:51:19,275 By the police? The police arrested him? 905 00:51:19,277 --> 00:51:21,811 Cuffs, they handcuffed him. 906 00:51:21,813 --> 00:51:23,579 Mmm. 907 00:51:23,581 --> 00:51:25,581 How about these guys? 908 00:51:25,583 --> 00:51:28,250 Were they there with him? 909 00:51:28,252 --> 00:51:30,219 No, no. 910 00:51:30,221 --> 00:51:31,353 No? 911 00:51:31,355 --> 00:51:35,191 No, he fight, you arrest. 912 00:51:35,193 --> 00:51:37,660 Thank you, sir. 913 00:51:37,662 --> 00:51:39,695 Thank you. 914 00:51:45,470 --> 00:51:48,237 It's a match. 915 00:51:49,640 --> 00:51:51,140 No. 916 00:51:51,142 --> 00:51:53,109 I need help. Rawls ranks me. 917 00:51:53,111 --> 00:51:56,779 Lieutenant, think what you're doing here. 918 00:51:56,781 --> 00:51:58,781 You're gonna cross bill rawls, 919 00:51:58,783 --> 00:52:03,385 As ruthless a fuck as we have in this department, 920 00:52:03,387 --> 00:52:06,388 And to do what? 921 00:52:06,390 --> 00:52:11,260 To fight for a case the deputy of operations doesn't even want. 922 00:52:12,430 --> 00:52:13,562 No. 923 00:52:13,564 --> 00:52:17,800 I like my career, thank you very much. 924 00:52:19,537 --> 00:52:21,604 Greggs: In the cemetery, you were telling us a guy 925 00:52:21,606 --> 00:52:24,240 By the name of bird killed the working man? 926 00:52:24,242 --> 00:52:27,543 Omar: Yeah, that man who testified. 927 00:52:27,545 --> 00:52:29,578 William gant, right. 928 00:52:29,580 --> 00:52:31,847 Yeah, bird did that one, for sure. 929 00:52:31,849 --> 00:52:34,817 - How you know? - Everybody know, man. 930 00:52:34,819 --> 00:52:36,218 Nigga walked up behind the man 931 00:52:36,220 --> 00:52:37,520 And shot him straight in the head. 932 00:52:37,522 --> 00:52:39,855 The whole blessed projects saw that much. 933 00:52:39,857 --> 00:52:41,924 And bird worked for avon? 934 00:52:41,926 --> 00:52:43,459 Yeah, as one a his shooters. 935 00:52:43,461 --> 00:52:45,861 Liked to use this real sweet gun he got. 936 00:52:45,863 --> 00:52:48,330 A 380 from austria or australia, 937 00:52:48,332 --> 00:52:49,498 Or something like that. 938 00:52:49,500 --> 00:52:51,734 But i know he love that gun. 939 00:52:51,736 --> 00:52:53,536 - A 380? - Yeah, a 380. 940 00:52:53,538 --> 00:52:54,770 You get him, you get the gun, 941 00:52:54,772 --> 00:52:57,606 'cause bird too dumb to throw a gun like that off. 942 00:52:57,608 --> 00:52:59,808 - A gun alone ain't enough. - Oh, no? 943 00:52:59,810 --> 00:53:03,345 He goes to court, testifies he bought the gun on the street 944 00:53:03,347 --> 00:53:04,313 After gant was killed. 945 00:53:04,315 --> 00:53:06,315 Come on, now, so, what be enough then? 946 00:53:06,317 --> 00:53:07,249 Eyeball witness. 947 00:53:07,251 --> 00:53:11,620 Some kind of corroboration for what you're telling me here. 948 00:53:13,891 --> 00:53:16,792 - Okay. - Okay, what? 949 00:53:16,794 --> 00:53:18,360 I'm your man. 950 00:53:18,362 --> 00:53:20,229 You saw the murder? 951 00:53:20,231 --> 00:53:21,463 Yeah. 952 00:53:21,465 --> 00:53:24,633 You can id this man bird as the shooter of william gant? 953 00:53:24,635 --> 00:53:27,703 And you ain't afraid to go into the court downtown 954 00:53:27,705 --> 00:53:31,974 And testify against one of barksdale's people? 955 00:53:32,610 --> 00:53:35,411 Omar don't scare. 956 00:53:35,913 --> 00:53:38,380 The fact is that while lieutenant daniels 957 00:53:38,382 --> 00:53:40,282 And his merry band are lost in the swamps, 958 00:53:40,284 --> 00:53:43,919 Playing with beepers and pay phones and body mikes, 959 00:53:43,921 --> 00:53:45,621 My people have developed information 960 00:53:45,623 --> 00:53:47,556 That ties barksdale to three killings. 961 00:53:47,558 --> 00:53:49,325 D'angelo barksdale, not avon. 962 00:53:49,327 --> 00:53:51,260 D'angelo, on behalf of avon. 963 00:53:51,262 --> 00:53:52,728 The victim is identified by our witness 964 00:53:52,730 --> 00:53:55,864 As being involved with avon barksdale. 965 00:53:55,866 --> 00:53:58,467 Sir, we're developing information. 966 00:53:58,469 --> 00:54:00,836 You're dancing around this thing. 967 00:54:00,838 --> 00:54:02,371 I'm charging three murders. 968 00:54:02,373 --> 00:54:06,008 You charge those cases, my investigation folds. 969 00:54:06,010 --> 00:54:07,576 And what's more, not one of those cases 970 00:54:07,578 --> 00:54:09,345 Is strong enough for court. You know that. 971 00:54:09,347 --> 00:54:10,913 So, we bring the barksdale kid in, 972 00:54:10,915 --> 00:54:14,717 Throw a little mindfuck at him and the case becomes stronger. 973 00:54:14,719 --> 00:54:16,352 You've had him in the box twice before. 974 00:54:16,354 --> 00:54:18,387 He's gonna go for less the third time around. 975 00:54:18,389 --> 00:54:22,424 So, we recanvass, develop fresh witnesses. 976 00:54:22,426 --> 00:54:23,659 The case i charge on today 977 00:54:23,661 --> 00:54:26,528 Can be twice as strong by the trial date. 978 00:54:26,530 --> 00:54:27,696 We get a conviction, 979 00:54:27,698 --> 00:54:31,634 We roll little boy barksdale into big boy barksdale, 980 00:54:31,636 --> 00:54:35,404 Then we go home like good old-fashioned cops 981 00:54:35,406 --> 00:54:38,274 And pound some budweiser. 982 00:54:38,276 --> 00:54:40,676 This... 983 00:54:40,678 --> 00:54:42,811 Is bullshit! 984 00:54:42,813 --> 00:54:44,446 It was mcnulty himself 985 00:54:44,448 --> 00:54:46,348 Who made the ballistics match on these murders 986 00:54:46,350 --> 00:54:47,850 And he's telling me to fight this. 987 00:54:47,852 --> 00:54:50,286 He knows you don't have a viable prosecution. 988 00:54:50,288 --> 00:54:52,688 So do you, so do i. 989 00:54:52,690 --> 00:54:54,590 Enough! 990 00:54:55,926 --> 00:54:59,728 Look, i've got no love for your wiretap, lieutenant. 991 00:54:59,730 --> 00:55:04,300 I'm spending 2,000 a day over the unit operating budget 992 00:55:04,302 --> 00:55:05,901 To staff the case. 993 00:55:05,903 --> 00:55:07,770 And major rawls here is offering a chance 994 00:55:07,772 --> 00:55:11,774 To leverage barksdale through a murder prosecution. 995 00:55:11,776 --> 00:55:13,909 Why not jump on this? 996 00:55:13,911 --> 00:55:17,579 Because if major rawls is right, 997 00:55:17,581 --> 00:55:20,816 Then he will be just as right a month from now. 998 00:55:20,818 --> 00:55:23,085 And if the wire doesn't give us a case, 999 00:55:23,087 --> 00:55:25,554 He can charge all the murders he has. 1000 00:55:25,556 --> 00:55:26,855 We lose nothing. 1001 00:55:26,857 --> 00:55:30,025 But if he's wrong, if he can't convict, 1002 00:55:30,027 --> 00:55:32,528 Or if the barksdale kid doesn't flip, 1003 00:55:32,530 --> 00:55:34,997 Then it's too late to do anything else. 1004 00:55:34,999 --> 00:55:39,668 Avon barksdale changes up his pattern and the wiretap dies. 1005 00:55:39,670 --> 00:55:42,071 And at that point, there isn't gonna be a thing 1006 00:55:42,073 --> 00:55:44,740 That you or me or rawls here 1007 00:55:44,742 --> 00:55:48,444 Is gonna be able to say to that goddamn judge. 1008 00:55:55,619 --> 00:55:56,952 You wanted to see me, major? 1009 00:55:56,954 --> 00:56:00,856 Mcnulty does personal business on the clock, i want to know. 1010 00:56:00,858 --> 00:56:03,625 He cheats on a run sheet, i want to know. 1011 00:56:03,627 --> 00:56:06,495 He runs any kind of game at all, i want to know. 1012 00:56:06,497 --> 00:56:08,931 Major, the man's an asshole, 1013 00:56:08,933 --> 00:56:10,866 But he doesn't do much other than work. 1014 00:56:10,868 --> 00:56:14,470 He's got this fuckin' case in his gut like it's cancer. 1015 00:56:14,472 --> 00:56:16,705 He does no wrong? 1016 00:56:16,707 --> 00:56:19,775 He doesn't drink anymore? Doesn't drink on duty? 1017 00:56:19,777 --> 00:56:22,411 Doesn't drink and drive, detective? 1018 00:56:22,413 --> 00:56:23,612 Major... 1019 00:56:23,614 --> 00:56:26,448 You gotta help me on this, michael. 1020 00:56:46,604 --> 00:56:50,072 Daniels: The murder warrants are on hold. 1021 00:56:50,074 --> 00:56:53,609 The deputy gave us another month. 1022 00:56:53,611 --> 00:56:55,811 Also, whoever that was you brought in here today 1023 00:56:55,813 --> 00:56:59,581 Gave himself up as an eyewitness in the gant murder. 1024 00:56:59,583 --> 00:57:00,482 Who, omar? 1025 00:57:00,484 --> 00:57:04,953 And greggs said to tell you she'd write it up in the morning. 1026 00:57:06,624 --> 00:57:09,057 Lieutenant. 1027 00:57:09,727 --> 00:57:12,060 Thanks. 1028 00:57:17,134 --> 00:57:19,968 It cost you? 1029 00:57:22,807 --> 00:57:26,141 ( music playing ) 1030 00:58:09,653 --> 00:58:12,955 ( theme music playing )