A blown wire tap forces Daniels' detail to turn to a new target; Omar and his crew stick up a Barksdale stash house; Cutty struggles to stay on the straight and narrow.
Marlo maintains discipline without bringing police attention; the mayoral candidates hit different campaign trails in the final weeks of the race; McNulty turns down a promotion.
Carcetti responds to a campaign smear; Randy is accused of a serious transgression; Colvin's special class gets its first enlistees.
Brother Mouzone returns to Baltimore; Colvin puts off a reporter; Burrell delivers news to City Hall; Pearlman and Daniels plead their case.
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.