The Wire

Season 3 · 12 Episodes

Season 3

200412 Episodes

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.

Episodes

"Don't matter how many times you get burnt, you just keep doin' the same." -- Bodie A wave of urban reform brings down the notorious Franklin Terrace public housing towers, forcing the Barksdale drug crew to find a new home. Stringer Bell uses a new sales strategy as he awaits Avon's return. McNulty and the Detail look to make a case against Stringer with a wiretap on a drug ring run by Proposition Joe.

Director

Ed Bianchi

Written By

David Simon

"There's never been a paper bag." -- Colvin Omar continues his bold strikes on Barksdale stash houses, now heavily guarded. Under orders from Stringer Bell, Bodie faces a critical test against Marlo, a fierce young dealer with lucrative corners. As the wire on Proposition Joe continues to yield little, McNulty launches his own reinvestigation of last year's prison suicide of D'Angelo Barksdale.

Director

Steve Shill

Written By

David Simon, Richard Price

"The gods will not save you." -- Burrell Colvin feels the sting of Burrell and Rawls during a Comstat assessment of his district's felony numbers; a blown wiretap forces Daniels's detail to turn to a new target; Proposition Joe cautions Stringer Bell that the police have been tapping phones. Carcetti continues to curry favor in Mayor Royce's inner circle.

Director

Rob Bailey, Rob Baieu

Written By

Dennis Lehane

Guest Stars

Jamie Hector

Marlo Stanfield

Glynn Turman

Clarence Royce

Chad L. Coleman

Dennis 'Cutty' Wise

Delaney Williams

Jay Landsman

Ernest Waddell

Dante

Leo Fitzpatrick

Johnny Weeks

Robert Neal Marshall

Comstat Police Major (uncredited)

Benjamin Busch

Anthony Colicchio

Al Brown

Stanislaus Valchek

Richard DeAngelis

Raymond Foerster

Robert F. Chew

Joseph 'Proposition Joe' Stewart

Joilet Harris

Off. Caroline Massey

Jay Landsman

Dennis Mello

Anwan Glover

Slim Charles

Edwina Findley

Tosha Mitchell

Edward T. Norris

Edward Norris

Brian Anthony Wilson

Vernon Holley

Frederick Strother

Odell Watkins

Richard Burton

Sean 'Shamrock' McGinty

Shamyl Brown

Donette

Kelli R. Brown

Kimmy

Christopher Mann

Tony Gray

De'Rodd Hearns

Herbert De'Rodd 'Puddin' Johnson

Cleo Reginald Pizana

Coleman Parker

Barnett Milton Lloyd

Maj. Marvin Taylor

Megan Anderson

Jen Carcetti

R. Emery Bright

Community Relations Sgt.

Dravon James

Grace Sampson

Jonathan D. Wray

Tank

"Why you got to go and fuck with the program?" -- Fruit West Baltimore residents get surprising straight talk at a community meeting from Major Colvin. Bubbles finds gainful employment; Stringer lunches uptown; and Bunk dangles the promise of immunity to a group of corner boys, in exchange for help. Greggs learns how Marlo takes care of business as Bubbles instructs her on the next big thing: disposable cell phones.

Director

Ernest R. Dickerson

Written By

George Pelecanos

"I had such fuckin' hopes for us." -- McNulty Frustrated in his grass-roots reform efforts, Colvin arms himself with intelligence from Daniels's detail and personally delivers a message to the next level of corner management. McNulty sees Stringer Bell's legitimate business dealings as a sign that he is now unreachable as a drug target. Bubbles shakes the tree for Johnny one more time.

Director

Dan Attias

Written By

Ed Burns, David Simon

Guest Stars

Jamie Hector

Marlo Stanfield

Isiah Whitlock Jr.

Clay Davis

Michael Kostroff

Maury Levy

Gbenga Akinnagbe

Chris Partlow

Glynn Turman

Clarence Royce

Chad L. Coleman

Dennis 'Cutty' Wise

Delaney Williams

Jay Landsman

Callie Thorne

Elena McNulty

Ernest Waddell

Dante

Leo Fitzpatrick

Johnny Weeks

Brandy Burre

Theresa D'Agostino

Mike D. Anderson

Ghost (uncredited)

Benjamin Busch

Anthony Colicchio

Michael Hyatt

Brianna Barksdale

Ken Arnold

Car Theft Reporting Lt. (uncredited)

Richard DeAngelis

Raymond Foerster

Michael Salconi

Michael 'Sanny' Santangelo

Robert F. Chew

Joseph 'Proposition Joe' Stewart

Jay Landsman

Dennis Mello

Anwan Glover

Slim Charles

Antonio Cordova

Michael McNulty

Eric G. Ryan

Sean McNulty

Richard Burton

Sean 'Shamrock' McGinty

Kelli R. Brown

Kimmy

Christopher Mann

Tony Gray

Cleo Reginald Pizana

Coleman Parker

Melvin Williams

Deacon

Addison Switzer

Country

Michael Willis

Andy Krawczyk

Mayo Best

Gerard

Brandan T. Tate

Sapper

"Just a gangster, I suppose." -- Avon Barksdale Stringer Bell gets an education in construction management; Bunk uses shoe-leather to catch up with Omar and deliver a searing message; a frustrated Colvin unleashes the troops on the corner boys, ignoring his new edict; Avon sends Cutty and Slim Charles against Marlo; Bubbles refocuses the picture for Greggs.

Director

Leslie Libman

Written By

David Simon, Rafael Alvarez

"Conscience do cost." -- Butchie Herc discovers a blast from the past, which he belatedly reveals to his ex-colleagues. Daniels blows a gasket over the real reason the detail was reassigned from an investigation in Pimlico to the Western District. Stringer Bell learns from Donette that she's told Brianna about McNulty's visit and that Brianna is likely to talk to him.

Director

Tim Van Patten

Written By

Joy Lusco

Guest Stars

"Crawl, walk, and then run." -- Clay Davis With Amsterdam running full-tilt, Carver and Truck discover there really is no honor among thieves. Prez impresses the detail with what he's found out from Bodie's cell phone, information that sends McNulty and Greggs on a road trip. Colvin sees the benefits of his plan working but has overlooked the human toll, until the Deacon points out the deficiencies.

Director

Agnieszka Holland

Written By

Richard Price

"...while you're waiting for moments that never come." -- Freamon Responding to an officer's call for help, McNulty and Prez turn down the wrong alley, with unanticipated results. A Barksdale crew violates the unspoken Sunday truce with gunplay, increasing discontent among the New Day Co-op members. Stymied in his effort to open a gym, Cutty is surprised to find help from within Baltimore's power structure.

Director

Alex Zakrzewski

Written By

David Simon

Guest Stars

Isiah Whitlock Jr.

Clay Davis

Chad L. Coleman

Dennis 'Cutty' Wise

Delaney Williams

Jay Landsman

Ernest Waddell

Dante

Brandy Burre

Theresa D'Agostino

Mike D. Anderson

Ghost (uncredited)

Benjamin Busch

Anthony Colicchio

Keith Johnson

Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Michael Hyatt

Brianna Barksdale

Al Brown

Stanislaus Valchek

Doug Olear

Terrance 'Fitz' Fitzhugh

Richard DeAngelis

Raymond Foerster

Michael Salconi

Michael 'Sanny' Santangelo

Maria Broom

Marla Daniels

Robert F. Chew

Joseph 'Proposition Joe' Stewart

Anwan Glover

Slim Charles

Benay Berger

Amanda Reese

Antonio Cordova

Michael McNulty

Eric G. Ryan

Sean McNulty

Brian Anthony Wilson

Vernon Holley

Frederick Strother

Odell Watkins

Richard Burton

Sean 'Shamrock' McGinty

Kelli R. Brown

Kimmy

Christopher Mann

Tony Gray

Melvin Williams

Deacon

Mayo Best

Gerard

Brandan T. Tate

Sapper

Norris Davis

Vinson

Mia Arnice Chambers

Squeak

Melvin Jackson Jr.

Bernard

Ryan Sands

Lloyd 'Truck' Garrick

Gregory L. Williams

Michael Crutchfield

Troj Strickland

Ricardo 'Fat Face Rick' Hendrix

Kim Bogues

Woman

Felix Stevenson

Frank Reid

"Call it a crisis of leadership." -- Proposition Joe Brother Mouzone returns to Baltimore on a mission of revenge and casts a wide net in his search for Omar, who has his own plan. Colvin manages, for now, to put off a 'Sun' reporter inquiring about Amsterdam. Carver learns how much he doesn't know about good policing, while Pearlman and Daniels plead their case for a new kind of wiretap to Judge Phelan.

Director

Christine Moore, Ed Bianchi

Written By

Ed Burns

"We ain't gotta dream no more." -- Stringer Bell The wire begins to yield information about the Barksdale organization, while Stringer and Avon reminisce on how far they have come.

Director

Joe Chappelle

Written By

George Pelecanos

"...we fight on the lie." -- Slim Charles In the Season Three finale, a reticent Avon readies his troops for a war against Marlo. Meanwhile, as the detail works towards the top rungs of the Barksdale organization, McNulty reassesses his pursuit of Stringer Bell and the path he's chosen for himself. While Royce continues to grapple with Amsterdam, Burrell offers a deal to minimize the fallout.

Director

Ernest R. Dickerson

Written By

David Simon

Guest Stars

Jamie Hector

Marlo Stanfield

Amy Ryan

Beadie Russell

Michael Kostroff

Maury Levy

Gbenga Akinnagbe

Chris Partlow

Glynn Turman

Clarence Royce

Chad L. Coleman

Dennis 'Cutty' Wise

Ernest Waddell

Dante

Felicia Pearson

Felicia 'Snoop' Pearson

Brandon Fobbs

Fruit

Leo Fitzpatrick

Johnny Weeks

Kahil Dotay

Undercover Street Cop (uncredited)

Brandy Burre

Theresa D'Agostino

Marty Lodge

Banisky

Michael Hyatt

Brianna Barksdale

Richard DeAngelis

Raymond Foerster

Maria Broom

Marla Daniels

Tray Chaney

Malik 'Poot' Carr

Tony D. Head

Bobby Reed

Michael Potts

Brother Mouzone

Jay Landsman

Dennis Mello

Anwan Glover

Slim Charles

Brian Anthony Wilson

Vernon Holley

Frederick Strother

Odell Watkins

Richard Burton

Sean 'Shamrock' McGinty

Shamyl Brown

Donette

Christopher Mann

Tony Gray

Cleo Reginald Pizana

Coleman Parker

Megan Anderson

Jen Carcetti

Dravon James

Grace Sampson

Michael Willis

Andy Krawczyk

Norris Davis

Vinson

Mia Arnice Chambers

Squeak

Melvin Jackson Jr.

Bernard

Ryan Sands

Lloyd 'Truck' Garrick

William Zielinski

Gene

Gregory L. Williams

Michael Crutchfield

DeAndre McCullough

Lamar

Derren Fuentes

Lt. Torret

Edward Bernard Green Jr.

Spider

Justin Burley

Justin

Melvin T. Russell

Jamal

Reid Sasser

Director of National Drug Control Policy

The Wire

Season 3

Episodes

1.Time After Time

Guest Stars

2.All Due Respect

Guest Stars

3.Dead Soldiers

Guest Stars

4.Amsterdam

Guest Stars

5.Straight and True

Guest Stars

6.Homecoming

Guest Stars

7.Back Burners

Guest Stars

8.Moral Midgetry

Guest Stars

9.Slapstick

Guest Stars

10.Reformation

Guest Stars

11.Middle Ground

Guest Stars

12.Mission Accomplished

Guest Stars