The Wire Stripped

“Dope on the damn table.” - Daniels

This episode features the voices of:

Storyline 1: Kima Aftermath - Bubbles gets beat up

The Cops band together after Kima gets shot. Freamon is obviously ace/ Bunk and crew chasing the shooters trail. 

Storyline 2: Bubbs gets beat down

Bubbs gets brought in and beat down by a cop that doesn’t know his history with Kima. McNulty turns him loose but doesnt help him out in the same way that Kima was 

Storyline3: The streets batten down the hatches

After realising a cop was taken down the gang take precautionary measures. Weebay is told to kill Little Man. Servino accepts some jail time and Weebay heads to Philly

Storyline4: The guys in command pull rank

The Guys in command - Burrell and the other chap above him are reeling after kima and call for “Dope on the Table”. We see the commissioner come to the hospital.

The command find out that the detail knows about the main stash and tell the detail to break it in! 

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“And then he dropped the bracelets...” - Greggs

or

"Cheese Puffs AND Ring Dings?" - Syndor

Featuring the voices of:

Storyline 1: Orlando Gets Stung Gets stung and sets up the Undercover Buy/Bust and dies. Kima gets shot

Despite everyone's better judgement Orlando decides to hook up with his "connect" so that he can buy his own drugs and try and enter The Game more. This immediately backfires as Orlando's connect is an undercover cop unconnected with Daniels' detail.

The Detail under pressure from command operate a "buy bust" sting operation where Kima goes undercover in a bid to witness the exchange. The team did not realise that this was gang killing and Kima gets shot in the crossfire

Storyline 2: McNulty finds Wallace

The Detail hears that Wallace is in trouble and realise that they could "flip" him

Storyline3: They Find the Main Stash

Syndors' skills come to the forefront and he stumbles across what turns out to be the Barksdale's Stash House - queue another stakeout and Prez manages to get some sunlight!

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“Maybe we won.” - Herc.

Featuring the voices of:

-         Scroobius Pip (Distraction Pieces Podcast) on the basketball truce

-         Micaiah Jones (Little Man on The Wire) on how the basketball game brought the neighbourhood together

-         Joe Kiely (Dave’s co-host on Shitegeist) on the importance of games in The Wire

-         Gabriela Jones (podcast producer at The Guardian) on her personal experiences with addiction

-         Professor David Nutt (psychiatrist and neuropsychopharmacologist) on how governments have failed addicts

-         Andrew Johnstone (academic and podcaster) on how Herc and Carver are the cops you’re most likely to meet

Storyline 1: The East vs West Game

A lot of things happen off the basis of this game! The Cops didn’t know who Avon was until this point. Prop Joe for the East and the Barksdale for the West. Both bring ringers to the game and Prop Joe plays a better hustler game. Avon shows up the cops when then try to follow him and he is wise to them and waves past Daniels, waggling the finger!

Storyline 2: The Smart Cops

Freamon, Sydnor and Prez start following the elaborate paper trail. Freamon seems pleased to be requesting 200 pages of paper trail.

Storyline 3: The “Dumb” Cops

Herc and Carver catch Weebay and confiscate money. They consider keeping it, but ultimately don’t. They realise too late that some of the money slipped out of the bag in the car and Daniels rips them a new one.

Storyline 4: Bubs on the straight and narrow

Through a series of incidences in this episode we see Bubbles starting to turn his back on The Game. After nearly getting beaten up for stealing crappy drugs, he chats to Waylan about recovery and goes to see his sister.

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**Spoilers for all 5 seasons of The Wire - proceed with caution**

Kobi chats with author Jonathan Abrams to chat about the release of his new book - All the Pieces Matter: The Inside Story of The Wire. Jonathan tells how David Simon gave his approval for the project, how he tracked down the cast, and we get a sneak peek of some of the stories revealed in the book.

The book is available to buy now in all good bookstores, or you can purchase from Amazon here.

We're giving away five copies of the book. Head to our Twitter page for details on how you can win.

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"Come at the King, You best not miss." - Omar

...

This episode features the voices of:

- Frankie Faison (Deputy Commissioner Burrell) on how a city can be ruled by politics

- Lance Reddick (Lieutenant Daniels) on Daniels' shady past

- Brandon Price (Stinkum) on how difficult it was to film his death scene

- Chris Clanton (Savino) on having to leave the party scene because he was underage at the time

- Cathy Cullen (Dave's wife and co-host on The Cinemile) on McNulty's bad parenting

- Jonathan Abrams (author of "All the Pieces Matter: The Inside Story of The Wire") on Stringer Bell's education

- Andrew Johnstone (academic and podcaster) on how Stringer and Avon are two sides of a perfect character

- Huey Morgan (podcaster at Huey: Off The Record) on the Barksdale family

- Damond Gordon (production assistant on The Wire) on that iconic Omar line

Storyline 1: Stringer Bell is a different type of gangster

We see Stringer Bell attending Community College Introduction to Macro Economics and then starts to show the guys in the copy shop what he has learnt straight away. He talks about de-escalating the violence after Stinkum dies, but is disregarded by Avon.

Storyline 2: Catching Clay Davis' Driver

Senator Clay Davis' Driver is caught in the drug zone taking $20k from Littleman but Deputy Comissioner Burrell sets him free. They are told to shut down the detail by the end of the week. McNulty and Greggs call to Judge Phelan and he tells Deputy Commissioner off and threatens him with “contempt” for not wanting to run the wire tap for a full 60 days…

Storyline 3: Omar Kills Stinkum

Weebay and Stinkum set out of kill a couple of rival drug dealers and think its going to be an easy take out. Omar has other ideas and ambushes them, killing Stinkum. The Bounty on Omars head goes up to $10k. Omar is brought in to chat to The Detail and scopes out Orlando's whilst there.

Storyline 4: The party gets out of hand

Wee Bay, Stinkum and LittleMan have a party - it gets out of hand and one of the ladies dies. It appears to seriously affect D'Angelo.

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"A man must have a code.” - Bunk.

This episode contains the voices of:

- Micaiah Jones (“Little Man” in The Wire) on Bubbles and the red hat

- Huey Morgan (from podcast Huey: Off the Record) on why pagers were a thing

- Scroobius Pip (from the Distraction Pieces Podcast) on “When Omar Met Bunk”

- Former heroin addict “Paul” on cops trying to blend in

- UK Detective “Riggsy” on the realities of surveillance police work

Storyline 1 - Catching Bird

Bunk and McNulty chase down more leads on the Gant case and get help from an old lady. She helps to confirm that it’s Bird with the description. Omar gives Kima and McNulty some valuable info about about about how to get bird. Bubs employs his “hat trick” 

Storyline 2: Breaking the Code - Chasing Stinkum

Prez shows more and more skills at breaking the code. The gang (Gregs, Sydnor, Herc and Carver) chase down the Re-Up with Stinkum and the kid in the low rises. They catch the kid and Prez freaks out in the office. This leads the Barksdale crew to realising that something ain’t right and they pull out the payphones.

Storyline3: Santangelo and Rawls

Rawls puts pressure on Santangelo. Clear a case or spill the goods on McNulty. Landsman and Cole send him to a clairvoyant/Gypsy. Omar helps clear a old case of his and Santangelo lets McNulty know that Rawls is after his ass.

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"...and all the pieces matter." - Freamon

This episode contains the voices of:

- Lance Reddick on one of his favourite scenes, with a drunken Polk

- Huey Morgan on the authenticity of the fashion

- Scroobius Pip on D’Angelo’s terrible fashion

- Cathy Cullen from The Cinemile on Team Freamon and Prez

- Ex-heroin addict “Paul” on the realities of copper-scrounging

- Andrew Johnstone on the real-life cameos

- Production assistant Damond Gordon on the gory makeup behind Brandon’s death

The Police

Storyline 1: Prez and Freamon - a winning team - The Wiretap starts

The wiretap is up and running and Freamon notes a high amount of activity the night before - when Brandon died. He also schools Prez on what’s pertinent and non-pertinent. They also get Stinkum’s pager number. 

Rawls finds out that McNulty and Bunk have linked D’Angelo to three murder cases and presses them for an arrest warrant, which will kill the case. They appeal to Daniels, who is initially reluctant, but eventually stands up to Rawls and get the Deputy involved, buying them another month.

Storyline 2: Omar starts turning “Snitch”

McNulty gets a call from Omar that he wants to see Brandon’s body. McNulty has the boys and brings them along with Omar to the morgue. An upset Omar starts to flip - heading to the office and agreeing to be an eye-witness to the murder of Gant by Bird. 

The Street

Storyline 1: Brandon’s Body and Wallace’s reaction

The show opens on Brandon’s brutally murdered body. Happening offscreen makes it even more powerful. The sight is seriously affecting Wallace, even when he gets rewarded $500 by String and Avon. D’Angelo reminds him that “killing is part of the game”. D’Angelo tells Wallace that two of the lookouts had been thieving, but he kept it wrapped up and moved them off.

Storyline 2: Bodie and Juvenile Court

Maurice Levy defends Bodie in court and he gets off very lightly. Herc and Carv find out that he’s back out and beat him down, assuming he’s escaped again. He says the juvey system is a joke and asks them to give him a lift to his grandmother’s and he’ll call it even.

Storyline 3: Johnny Weeks and the CopperHouse Job

Johnny is out of medical care and back on the streets - he wrangles Bubbles into stealing some copper pipes with him - faking a traffic accident. They sell it on and buy some dope - but Johnny is arrested. “That boy got no luck”

Last Appearances

- Brandon

Memorable Quotes/Scenes

- The intro to Wallace’s home

- Daniels chewing out Rawles

- Bodie’s trial - “I’m ready to be good”

- Brandon on the hood/bonnet like a hunting trophy

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

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This episode contains the voices of: 

-Scroobius Pip (The Distraction Pieces Podcast)

-Gabriela Jones (Podcast Producer at The Guardian)

-Professor David Nutt (Psychiatrist and Neuropsychopharmacologist )

-Andrew Johnstone (Maryland native and Academic)

-"Paul" (Former heroin addict from Baltimore, Maryland)

THE COPS

Storyline 1: Prez is no Longer “A Hump”

The judge signs the affidavit and the cloned pager is up and running. Freamon points out that they’re not real numbers - it’s a code. Prez cracks the code.

Storyline 2: Herc and Carver Chase down Bodie

Herc and Carv chase down Bodie and bring him for processing. They try “Good Cop/Bad Cop” on him, but it goes hilariously wrong. As they wait for the juvenile intake, they end up shooting pool with him.

Storyline 3: Omar Comin’

Bubbles tells Kima and McNulty about Omar’s van, and they stake it out, hoping to catch him with a gun and turn him informant. They parlay at a graveyard. McNulty reveals that Bailey has been killed, and Omar reveals that a guy called Bird killed William Gant, and that he knows Bubbles is their CI.

THE STREET

Storyline 1: Paranoid Barksdale

The cold open shows us just how paranoid and careful Barksdale is. Stringer and Barksdale discuss that a corner is wide open and Stinkum should run it. He takes D’Angelo to see his brother in a nursing home, and stresses how unpredictable life can be.

Storyline 2: D’Angelo and the corner

D’Angelo gets a lecture from String about trying to find the snitch. Bodie throws a bottle at Wallace for not being on his guard. Later, Poot and Wallace spot Brandon in an arcade and phone it in.

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"Thin line ‘tween heaven and here." - Bubbles

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This episode contains the voices of: 

-Wendell Pierce (Bunk Moreland)

-Gabriela Jones (Podcast Producer at The Guardian)

-Jonathan Abrams (Author: All The Pieces Matter, The True Story of The Wire)

-Andrew Johnstone (Maryland Native and Academic)

-Iszi Lawrence (BBC Radio 4 Host, Podcaster and Comedian)

Storyline 1: Lester Freamon Becomes Even More Badass

Kima and McNulty try to flip some witnesses from the busts, but nobody is interested. The judge presses the deputy commissioner for results, and the wire tap/pager idea gets the go-ahead. Back in the office, Greggs explains that they have a case for “exhaustion” which would give them enough to clone a pager. Freamon drops another badass bomb by revealing he already has D’Angelo’s pager number. 

Storyline 2: Deirdre Kresson Case

McNulty and Bunk get landed with a cold case that Jay insists might be linked to D’Angelo - they do him a favour and take a look into it. The “fuck” scene happens. It ties in directly with the story D’Angelo tells Bodie and Wallace.

Storyline 3: The Hit Goes out on Omar

Omar and his crew are celebrating their victory on the streets. We realise that Brandon is Omar’s lover. Brandon apologises for using Omar’s name. Omar gives a free fix to a mother - like Robin Hood of the Projects.

Meanwhile, Barksdale, Stinkum, Weebay and String are shooting hoops and casually decide to put a hit on Omar. They mock him for being gay. String says he’s worried there’s a leak in D’Angelo’s crew.

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