The heat is on in Baltimore. The drug war is being lost, bodies are piling up, and a desperate mayor wants the tide turned before the election. But the police department hasn't got any answers. Wiretaps haven’t worked. Neither have stakeouts or street busts. With the demolition of the Franklin Terrace towers, Stringer Bell and the Barksdale crew have been forced to improvise. But no matter how hard McNulty and the detail try, the dealers always seem to be one step ahead of the game. It’s time to change the rules.
A wave of urban reform brings down the notorious Franklin Terrace public housing towers. |
Omar continues his bold strikes on Barksdale stash houses, which are now heavily guarded. |
Colvin feels the sting of Burrell and Rawls during a Comstat assessment of his district's felony… |
West Baltimore residents get some surprising straight talk at a community meeting from Major Colvin. |
Frustrated in his reform efforts, Colvin delivers a message to the next level of corner management. |
Stringer Bell gets an education in construction management; Bunk uses shoe-leather to catch up with… |
Herc discovers a blast from the past, which he belatedly reveals to his ex-colleagues. |
With Amsterdam running full-tilt, Carver and Truck discover there really is no honor among thieves. |
Responding to an officer's call for help, McNulty and Prez turn down the wrong alley, with… |
Brother Mouzone returns to Baltimore on a mission of revenge and casts a wide net in his search for… |
The wire begins to yield info about the Barksdale organization, though links to the top are elusive. |
A reticent Avon readies his troops for a seemingly endless war against Marlo. |