Avon Barksdale wakes up at a girlfriend's house and tells Wee-Bey to remove the phone lines, then refuses to use a payphone they used yesterday.

Omar Little, Bailey, and Brandon discuss their next drug rip and plan to trap dealers in an alley.

Judge Phelan signs the wiretap affidavit for a clone of D'Angelo's pager.

The wiretap on D'Angelo's pager is activated, and the detail begins monitoring.

Young dealers Bodie and Poot discuss AIDS, then react to Omar's approach.

Freamon and McNulty discuss the coded pager messages and realize the numbers are not working exchanges.

McNulty and Greggs wait for Omar to show up, while discussing the pager code.

Stringer Bell warns D'Angelo about a potential snitch and advises him to withhold dealers' pay.

Stringer Bell chastises D'Angelo for letting Poot have a cell phone and continues discussing the snitch.

McNulty and Greggs discuss Omar and McNulty's ex-wife while waiting.

Detectives Carver and Herc play pool with Bodie after his arrest.

D'Angelo takes his girlfriend Donette out to an expensive restaurant and feels out of place.

D'Angelo and Donette continue their dinner conversation about belonging.

Carver, Herc, and Bodie continue playing pool and trash-talking.

Avon and Stringer discuss taking over the Edmondson Avenue corners and promoting Stinkum.

Bunk gets ballistics news linking the Kresson murder to the Barksdale association, and McNulty learns of John Bailey's death.

Bubbles visits Johnny in the clinic and learns he has AIDS.

Johnny tells Bubbles about his AIDS diagnosis and Bubbles talks about his mission.

D'Angelo withholds his dealers' pay as Stringer instructed, and they ask for advances.

Orlando discusses business with D'Angelo at the club and mentions Stinkum's promotion.

McNulty and Bunk discuss John Bailey's murder and wait for Omar to show up.

Avon visits his comatose brother in a county care facility and reflects on his life.