Ernest Waddell

Bunk and Freamon chase their crime scene, a container ship, to Philly, where none of the crew finds it useful to speak English. Elsewhere, Lieutenant Cedric Daniels, disgusted with his exile to the evidence control unit, lets it be known he's going to leave.

While Fin and Phoebe make wedding plans, Benson and Rollins try to help a homeless single mother who's being trafficked in exchange for safe housing.

The team are confronted by a workers' union when they prosecute a prison officer arrested for sexually assaulting an inmate.

When a student disappears during a school trip to New York, the cops race to find a mysterious masked man; Fin and Stone both get visits from family.

Lucas' novel receives unexpected and surprising interest, Mouth receives interest as well, from his new intern. Meanwhile, Haley counsels Nathan as his basketball comeback gains momentum.

Omar continues his strikes on Barksdale stash houses, while Bodie faces a critical test against Marlo. Elsewhere, as the wire on Proposition Joe continues to yield little, a restless McNulty launches his own reinvestigation into the suicide of D'Angelo Barksdale.