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"They don't teach it in law school." - Pearlman

An unexpected call puts Templeton back in the spotlight, whilst also getting McNulty more attention than he expected; Bunk bucks at Landsman when ordered to help with the force's most recent red ball; Omar sends Marlo a message through a number of associates; Carcetti proves he's still an adept fund-raiser; Carver gift-wraps a special witness for Bunk; Bubbles shows a reporter the ropes; Freamon tries to crack a clock code; Greggs prepares for a visit from her son; Michael has a close call; Haynes can't shake his suspicions about Templeton; Assisted by the top-drawer lawyer Billy Murphy, "cash and carry" Davis makes his day in court a memorable one. Read full recap »

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Writers:: Richard Price David Simon Richard Price

Director:: Dominic West

Stars:: Sonja Sohn (Det. Shakima "Kima" Greggs); Clarke Peters (Det. Lester Freamon); Wendell Pierce (Det. William "Bunk" Moreland); Corey Parker Robinson (Det. Leander Sydnor); John Doman (Acting Police Comm. William A. Rawls); Clark Johnson (City Editor Augustus "Gus" Haynes); Dominic West (Det. James "Jimmy" McNulty); Seth Gilliam (Sgt. Ellis Carver); Aidan Gillen (Mayor Thomas "Tommy" Carcetti); Deirdre Lovejoy (Chief State's Attorney of Violent Crimes Rhonda Pearlman); Lance Reddick (Deputy Police Comm. Cedric Daniels); Domenick Lombardozzi (Thomas R. "Herc" Hauk); Andre Royo (Bubbles); Michelle Paress (Alma Gutierrez); Gbenga Akinnagbe (Chris Partlow); Tom McCarthy (Scott Templeton); Isiah Whitlock Jr (State Senator R. Clayton "Clay" Davis); Reg E. Cathey (Norman Wilson); Jamie Hector (Marlo Stanfield); Neal Huff (Chief of Staff Michael Steintorf); Jermaine Crawford (Duquan "Dukie" Weems); Michael Kostroff (Maurice "Maury" Levy); Tristan Wilds (Michael Lee); Michael Kenneth Williams (Omar Little)

Recurring Role:: Thomas McCarthy (State Editor Tim Phelps); Brian Anthony Wilson (Det. Vernon Holley); Gregory L. Williams (Det. Michael Crutchfield); Edward T. Norris (Det. Ed Norris); Delaney Williams (Sgt. Jay Landsman); Sam Freed (Executive Editor James C. Whitting III); Michael Salconi (Off. Michael Santangelo); Jay Landsman (Maj. Dennis Mello); Peter Gerety (Judge Daniel Phelan); David Costabile (Managing Editor Thomas Klebanow); Dion Graham (District Attorney Rupert Bond)

Guest Star:: Todd Scofield (Jeff Price); Edward Green (II) (Spider); Christopher J. Clanton (Savino); Stanley Boyd (Cherry); Crissandra Spencer (Reporter); Richard Belzer (Bar Patron); Kwame Patterson (Monk Metcalf); Thuliso Dingwall (Kenard); Michael Stone Forrest (Det. Frank Barlow); Vickie Warehime (Patrol Sergeant); Ken Ullman (Reporter); Rosemary Knower (Homeless Man's Mother); Seymour Horowitz (Homeless Man's Father); Stuart Evered; Kim Tuvin (Circuit Court Judge); Elijah Grant Johnson; Dennis Hill (Det. Christianson); David Goodman (Budget Advisor); Curt Boushell; Jaymes Jorsling (Vincent); Donnell Rawlings (Damien Lavelle "Day-Day" Price); Bill Murphy (Defense Attorney Billy Murphy); Brandon Young (Mike Fletcher); Kara Quick (Regional Affairs Desk Editor Rebecca); William F. Zorzi (Bill Zorzi)

Greggs' ex-partner's child is coming over to stay at her place and she decides to buy some a bed for him. She asks McNulty where she would get some and he tells her 'Ikea.'
The following scenes are reminiscent of McNulty's own botched attempts in season one to put together furniture from Ikea when his kids come over to stay. He asks Greggs what kind of Scotch she is using, as he drank whiskey whilst putting it together too. edit »
According to the commentary on the Season 5 DVD box set, Richard Belzer is indeed playing detective John Munch in this episode. It is explained that Richard Belzer is going for the record of playing the same character in different television shows. He's played Detective John Munch in Homicide, Law and Order, Law & Order: SVU, Law and Order: Trial by Jury, The Beat, Arrested Development as well as The X-Files. edit »

Music: "Shake" by Sam Cooke; "The Ooh Ahh Song" by G.E.M.; "Dance Floor" by Zapp; "Down, Down" by Maya Azucena; "My Babe" by Little Walter; "Eurotrash" by Ground Loop Music; "I Told You So" by The Nighthawks; "On & On" by Erykah Badu; "Ayo" by Bossman edit »
Originally, the scene during the cold opening where helicopters and boats swarm the Seaport wasn't in the script. Dominic West, as director, asked for it and filmed it all in four hours. edit »

Phelan: Gets himself elected on law and order ticket, crime doesn't go down much, and then uh, couple o' weeks before he starts gearing up for Governor, some wing-nut starts killin' people, takin' photographs, sendin' 'em to the newspaper. You know something, you might wanna check up on [Carcetti's] alibi's. edit »

Michael says "make it rain" in response to Dukie dancing whilst on the corner. This is in reference to the song "Make It Rain" as performed by Fat Joe and featuring Lil' Wayne from his 2006 album Me, Myself & I. edit »
Bar Patron: I used to own a bar.
The man at the bar is Richard Belzer who currently plays Detective John Munch on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. He previously played the same character on Homicide: Life on the Street, which took place in Baltimore, where Det. Munch, Det. Lewis (played by Clark Johnson), and Det. Bayliss owned a bar. edit »

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Plonked
member since: Jun 9, 2005
Took
The Bottom Line: "Informative"
Smooth like Dark Chocolate. ...Continue »
02/18/08 07:37pm | report abuse
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rockin01
member since: Feb 13, 2007
Took
The Bottom Line: "Well written"
I keep wondering how The Wire is going to do a credible job of wrapping the series up in the few remaining episodes. Well, if the writing remains this crisp, they might just pull it off. A beautifully written episode, excellently directed by Dominic West. ...Continue »
02/18/08 01:03pm | report abuse
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lawgotham
member since: Nov 21, 2007
Took
The Bottom Line: "Another great installment"
So close, yet so far. ...Continue »
02/18/08 04:38am | report abuse