Gregory L. Williams

McNulty and Prez turn up in the wrong alley; Cutty finds help; Bubbles is wired up; Pearlman and Daniels confront a cell-phone company.

Avon readies his troops for a war against Marlo. Meanwhile, as the crew works towards the upper levels of the Barksdale organisation, McNulty has doubts about the path he's chosen for himself.

To monitor the pulse on the street, Carcetti makes the rounds with members of the force; with Marimow on his case, Herc resorts to strong-armed tactics to retrieve his pinched camera, but Marlo isn't impressed.

Freamon and Greggs move to the homicide unit; Cutty gets a job at Tilghman school; Bubbles gives Sherrod an ultimatum to get back in school.

With election day approaching, the three mayoral candidates make last-minute appeals. Carcetti wrangles for votes as he responds to a potentially devastating smear, and Norris and Greggs get a lead on the Braddock case.

A group of ministers protests Herc's actions towards one of their number; Randy suffers at school; Omar and Reynaldo go to see Joe with a suggestion; Freamon discovers something important.