Dion Graham

As McNulty and the detail continue to stake out Marlo's crew, newly elected Mayor Carcetti is finding he is stuck between keeping his promises on education and his promises on law and order.

Carcetti maps out a damage-control scenario; McNulty asks Landsman to pull police off the homeless case; Haynes' concerns about Templeton fall on deaf ears; Dukie seeks out an old mentor for a loan.

Mystified by Omar's disappearance, Marlo and Chris step up their efforts to locate their nemesis. Meanwhile, Carcetti sets out to establish himself as a champion for the homeless. Freamon and McNulty press for new surveillance equipment only to come up short and Pearlman discovers new clues pointing to corruption at City Hall.

With a bounty on his head, Omar calls in a favour from Bunk, the election finally over, Royce and Carcetti make their peace, and contemplate their respective futures, and at school, Prez tricks his students into learning maths.

An unexpected call puts Templeton back in the spotlight whilst getting McNulty more attention than he expected. Meanwhile, Omar sends Marlo a message.

The Baltimore Sun scrambles to confirm surprising news from City Hall only to lose out on a scoop to the TV media. Meanwhile, Marlo tries to win favour with the Greeks, Proposition Joe decides it's time to disappear and Freamon enlists the help of a past partner to help him with a case.