Gregory L. Williams

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.

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.

Marlo takes care of some unfinished business and strikes a deal with Avon Barksdale. Meanwhile, Mayor Carcetti's Chief of Staff blames Royce for the Campbell revelation.

With Freamon and Greggs moved to Homicide, Herc and Dozerman join Marimow in the stripped-down Major Crimes Unit. Cutty gets a custodial job at Tilghman School mopping up truants, but can't make headway in his efforts to mentor Michael. Bubbles gives Sherrod an ultimatum in an effort to get him back him school as a `socially promoted' 8th grader.

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.

The brass begin to panic when Mayor Carcetti's master plan for the police department is leaked to the press. Meanwhile, McNulty shares some knowledge with Gutierrez and Marlo turns to proposition Joe with an enviable problem.