Clay Davis starts manoeuvring between Carcetti and Burrell, whilst Michael asks Chris and Snoop for help.
This is another brilliantly plotted episode with memorable character moments.
The writing of The Wire's great 4th season very cleverly links various characters and stories together and this is another episode where it plants more seeds, particularly with one very gruesome killing that will play an important part in later episodes, plus everything that involves Herc, who is tied to so many different aspects of the overarching narrative.
Michael's arc is starting to get very compelling as we see a plausible set up to young boy with a horrendous home life affiliating himself with a gang. The related scenes with Chris and Snoop are very memorable and include strong performances from Gbenga Akinnagbe and Felicia Pearson.
Namond's character continues to be exceptionally well developed as we see yet another side to him during his scenes with Colvin and Carver. Julito McCullum is great once more and in her brief appearance Sandi McCree once again embodies the character of De'Londa.
With changing political landscape we see once more the horribly self serving antics of the powers that be. One of the major strengths of The Wire is how they depict these characters. It feels incredibly real to someone who has witnessed this type of behaviour throughout my working life. When Daniels gets dragged into the situation it becomes most intriguing.
I loved the moment where one conversation between Bodie and Poot links to an important event in the first series.
For me it's a 9.5/10 but I round upwards.