Season 1
(2002)
Overview
On the drug-infested streets of West Baltimore, there are good guys and there are bad guys. Sometimes you need more than a badge to tell them apart. Season 1 follows a single sprawling drug and murder investigation in Baltimore — one that culminates in a complex series of dangerous wiretaps and surveillance.
Cast
as Jimmy McNulty
as Cedric Daniels
as Kima Greggs
as Avon Barksdale
as Bunk Moreland
as Stringer Bell
as Rhonda Pearlman
as Bubbles
as Ervin Burrell
as William Rawls
as D'Angelo Barksdale
Episodes
The Target 7.6
June 2, 2002
'... when it's not your turn.' - McNulty. Baltimore homicide detective Jimmy McNulty gets into hot water and winds up …
The Detail 8.0
June 9, 2002
'You cannot lose if you do not play.' - Marla Daniels. McNulty feels the heat when a witness who testified against D'A…
The Buys 8.0
June 16, 2002
"The king stay the king." - D'Angelo. The early-morning 'field interviews' by Herc, Carver and Prez result in a mino…
Old Cases 7.8
June 23, 2002
"It's a thin line 'tween heaven and here." - Bubbles. Greggs and McNulty try to get Hardcase to turn informant as ar…
The Pager 7.8
June 30, 2002
"..a little slow, a little late." - Avon Barksdale. McNulty's detail finally gets 'clone' pagers to track Barksdale …
The Wire 8.0
July 7, 2002
"..and all the pieces matter." - Freamon. When Rawls looks to make a premature arrest for three murders that are link…
One Arrest 8.3
July 21, 2002
"A man must have a code." - Bunk. Tipped off by the wire, Greggs, Herc, Carver and Freamon make a bust, but the inci…
Lessons 8.0
July 28, 2002
"Come at the king, you best not miss." - Omar. An unlikely source gives McNulty the tag of a car driven by Stringer …
Game Day 8.4
August 4, 2002
"Maybe we won." - Herc. Barksdale plays an expensive game of one-upmanship with an east-side rival. Meanwhile, Herc …
The Cost 8.3
August 11, 2002
"And then he dropped the bracelets..." - Greggs. With Wallace in custody, McNulty and Daniels try to figure out what…
The Hunt 8.5
August 18, 2002
"Dope on the damn table." - Daniels. The police turn up the heat on tracking down Savino, Wee-Bey and Little Man. Bu…
Cleaning Up 8.3
September 1, 2002
"This is me, yo, right here." - Wallace. The low-rise pay phones are out of service, so McNulty and Daniels try to k…
Sentencing 8.7
September 8, 2002
"all in the game..." - Traditional West Baltimore. Every crew has weak links--including Avon Barksdale's. With the h…