The Wire

Collateral Damage

Season 2, Episode 2, Aired 6/8/03

Episode Summary

"They can chew you up, but they gotta spit you out." - McNulty

After the case gets dumped back in Russell's lap, McNulty offers to help, ensuring that it boomerangs back to Rawls; after Sobotka chews the Greeks out about the bodies in the containers, the Greeks do a little investigating of their own and discover that McNulty's floater was killed by a ship's crewman in front of the other girls, who were then killed to ensure their silence; Brianna urges her brother to take care of business, especially D'Angelo; Valchek strikes a deal with Burrell in exchange for his help in waging war on Sobotka, and Sobotka strikes back by handing the BPD a major embarrassment; Daniels decides to put in his papers; Wee-Bey complains to Avon about his treatment at the hands of C.O. Tilghman; Bunk and Lester are ready to kill McNulty after Landsman puts the fourteen whodunits under their names on the Board.moreless

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Wendell Pierce

Det. William "Bunk" Moreland
Paul Ben-Victor

Spiros "Vondas" Vondopoulos
Wood Harris

Avon Barksdale

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I have to admit- this season initially confused the heck out of me, what with all of the new characters and storylines being introduced at such a breakneck pace. But it's all starting to come together nicely.moreless

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The plot thickens: Valchek and Sobotka square off in earnest-and Valchek enlists Burrell to kick off an investigation of the IBS. A detail is assigned to the task, with Prez attached. McNulty sticks Rawls with the 13 Jane Does, to Lester and Bunks' amusement- until Rawls in turn sticks them with the cases. Dee and Avon are estranged, but Avon still sends Stringer after Dee's girlfriend to tell her to visit Dee in jail more often. Speaking of Avon's prison mates, Wee-Bey complains about a CO who is hassling him, and Barksdale promises to take care of the situation. And the Greeks launch an investigation into the murders, utilizing their own grisly, but effective methods... This story is shaping up nicely, if a little slowly. Lose the tired Ziggy subplot, and I'll like it a lot better.moreless

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- Music: "Goodbye to Carolina" by Lyle Lovett Edit
- Although credited, Sonja Sohn does not appear in this episode. Edit
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- (Bunk and McNulty secretly eating crabs in the interrogation room) Bunk: You got these off the boat? McNulty: What, in winter? In a couple of months... fringe benefit. Can't catch crabs in homicide, right? Bunk: Uh-uh... except maybe the occasional emergency room nurse every now and then. Edit
- Beatrice: You with City Homicide? You must know Jimmy McNulty. Bunk: Yeah, he's dead to us. Edit
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