Benjamin Busch

THE WIRES5, E1

More With Less

Whilst McNulty and The Detail continue staking out Marlo's crew, Sergeant Carver faces a cauldron of discontent from officers coping with unpaid overtime. Meanwhile, though he wants to keep his promise to lower crime, Mayor Carcetti is strapped by his pledge to schools.
THE WIRES5, E4

Transitions

The newspaper scramble to confirm surprising news from City Hall, but fear losing the scoop to TV media. Meanwhile, Proposition Joe pays his last respects to a fallen colleague, and prepares to make himself scarce in anticipation of a showdown.
THE WIRES4, E12

That's Got His Own

On the trail of missing bodies, Freamon turns to a higher authority after being rebuked by Landsman. Elsewhere, Colvin approaches Deacon and Watkins to help keep his experimental class funded, and Bubbles considers taking extreme measures to rid himself of his nemesis.
THE WIRES4, E10

Misgivings

Acting on Clay Davis' advice, Burrell seeks to burnish his reputation by ordering the department to double the number of street arrests. The mandate does not sit well with McNulty though, who instead sets his sights on cracking a string of church robberies.
THE WIRES4, E6

Margin Of Error

With Election Day near, the three mayoral candidates make last-minute appeals, with Carcetti seeking votes as he responds to a potentially devastating smear. Elsewhere, whilst following through on a promising video lead, Herc finds out just how elusive Marlo can be.
THE WIRES4, E8

Corner Boys

To monitor the pulse on the street, Carcetti makes the rounds with members of the force. Elsewhere, Herc, who has Marimow on his case, decides to resort to strong-arm tactics to retrieve his stolen camera, but Marlo isn't impressed.