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Carcetti maps out a damage-control scenario with the police brass in the wake of a startling revelation from Pearlman and Daniels. Their choice: clean up the mess...or hide the dirt.

Director:

Clark Johnson

Writers:

David Simon (created by), David Simon (teleplay by)

Stars:

Dominic West, Reg E. Cathey, John Doman

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Dominic West	...	Det. James 'Jimmy' McNulty
Reg E. Cathey	...	Norman Wilson
John Doman	...	Acting Commissioner William A. Rawls
Aidan Gillen	...	Mayor Thomas 'Tommy' Carcetti
Clark Johnson	...	City Editor Augustus 'Gus' Haynes
Deirdre Lovejoy	...	Asst. State's Atty. Rhonda Pearlman
Tom McCarthy	...	Scott Templeton
Clarke Peters	...	Det. Lester Freamon
Wendell Pierce	...	Det. William 'Bunk' Moreland
Lance Reddick	...	Dep. Comm. for Operations Cedric Daniels
Andre Royo	...	Reginald 'Bubbles' Cousins
Sonja Sohn	...	Det. Shakima 'Kima' Greggs
Seth Gilliam	...	Sgt. Ellis Carver
Domenick Lombardozzi	...	Thomas 'Herc' Hauk
Michael Kenneth Williams	...	Omar Little (credit only)

Storyline

After Marlo tells Levy the only people who knew their code were himself, Chris, Cheese and Monk Metcalf, all of whom are in jail, Levy begins to dig as to who exactly the police's CI is. Greggs tells Daniels that McNulty and Freamon made up the serial killer, and Daniels in turn tells Carcetti. However, fearing for his campaign for governor, Carcetti orders a cover-up, much to Daniels' disgust. As McNulty tries to talk the homicide department out of throwing more man-hours into the serial killer case, an unanticipated problem presents itself. Elsewhere, Freamon learns who the leak is at the courthouse, and Levy realizes the Marlo investigation used an illegal wire, forcing Pearlman to negotiate. At The Sun, when Templeton tries to sneak his biggest fabrication yet into the paper, Haynes decides to make a move against him. Meanwhile, Bubbles debates whether to let Fletcher publish his story, the hierarchies at the police department, City Hall and The Sun receive a shake-up, Michael ...

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Plot Keywords:

number in episode title | wiretapping | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 March 2008 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Blown Deadline Productions,Home Box Office (HBO)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

4:3

Did You Know?

Trivia

The episode's title is a snippet of text reporters use to signal the end of their story, particularly if it was moving over a wire service or being filed remotely.

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Quotes

Det. James 'Jimmy' McNulty: And you know why I can tell you all this? Because, you lyin' motherfucker, you're as full of shit as I am. And you gotta live with it and play it out for as long as it goes, right? Trapped in the same lie. Only difference is I know why I did it. But fuck if I can figure out what it gets you, in the end. But, hey, I ain't part of your tribe.
Scott Templeton: You're not serious. You...
Det. James 'Jimmy' McNulty: [interrupting] No. No, I'm a fucking joke. And so are you. Now get the fuck out of here.

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Connections

References The Absent Minded Professor (1961)

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Soundtracks

Way Down in the Hole
Performed by The Blind Boys of Alabama

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