S01E06 · EP 6
season 1 · 2002-07-07
The Wire
written by David Simon · directed by Ed Bianchi · 2.98M viewers · image The Wire Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

24 scenes · 3 threads

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Drug Dealing and Violence
B · Police Investigation
C · Personal Struggles and Relationships
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Every scene

24 scenes · our breakdown
1 · home · setupWallace Wakes Up and Gets Ready

Wallace wakes up and helps his siblings get ready for school.

01:27–02:25
2 · street · escalationWallace and Poot Get Breakfast

Wallace and Poot get breakfast and discuss food.

02:25–03:07
3 · home · setupD'Angelo and Shardene Morning Exchange

D'Angelo and Shardene have a brief exchange about a book bag.

03:07–03:27
4 · street · complicationWallace's Reaction to Brandon's Death

Wallace expresses anguish over Brandon's corpse to D'Angelo.

03:27–05:33
5 · office_workplace · setupRawls and McNulty's Discussion

Rawls tells McNulty he expects him to return to homicide.

05:33–08:28
6 · office_workplace · escalationFreamon and Herc Discuss Pager Activity

Freamon notes high pager activity and discusses the new wire taps.

08:28–08:57
7 · street · complicationFreamon Notes Pager Activity

Freamon notes high pager activity and discusses cooking.

08:57–09:42
8 · low_rises · escalationAvon and Stringer Discuss Women

Avon and Stringer discuss women and cooking.

09:42–10:28
9 · street · setupFreamon and Herc Discuss Payphones

Freamon and Herc discuss payphone taps and monitoring.

10:28–11:32
10 · police · complicationMcNulty Gets a Call About a Body

McNulty gets a call about a body and discusses surveillance.

11:32–12:30
11 · low_rises · escalationDetectives Discuss Brandon's Murder

Detectives discuss Brandon's murder and crime lab delays.

12:30–15:55
12 · court · complicationWallace and D'Angelo Discuss Brandon's Corpse

Wallace and D'Angelo discuss Brandon's corpse, then D'Angelo gets a call about Bodie.

15:55–17:20
13 · street · complicationDetectives Discuss Body and Bodie's Hearing

Detectives discuss a young boy's body and Bodie's court hearing.

17:20–20:03
14 · office_workplace · escalationBodie's Home Monitoring and Bubbles' Con

Bodie is placed on home monitoring, and Bubbles and Johnny discuss a con.

20:03–21:33
15 · office_workplace · complicationBodie Calls Stinkum and Freamon Explains Logs

Bodie calls Stinkum, and Freamon explains why calls are logged as non-pertinent.

21:33–23:30
16 · office_workplace · escalationFreamon Explains Conspiracy Evidence

Freamon explains that using codes is evidence of conspiracy, and Bodie is released.

23:30–26:12
17 · police · revealD'Angelo Confronts Cassandra About Stealing

D'Angelo confronts Cassandra about stealing drugs.

26:12–26:18
18 · arcade · escalationRawls Wants Arrest Warrants

Rawls wants arrest warrants for D'Angelo Barksdale.

26:18–27:22
19 · police · revealD'Angelo Reassigns Wallace and Gets Pager Numbers

D'Angelo reassigns Wallace and gets pager numbers for Stringer and Stinkum.

27:22–27:45
20 · office_workplace · complicationPolk's Alcohol Abuse and Daniels' Response

Polk stumbles in drunk and Daniels berates him for his poor performance.

27:45–33:45
21 · police · complicationBubbles and Johnny Execute Their Plan

Bubbles and Johnny execute their plan to steal copper piping.

33:45–35:34
22 · police · revealAvon Pays Stick-Up Boys

Avon pays stick-up boys for their work.

35:34–37:32
23 · office_work职场 · escalationAvon Pays Stick-Up Boys and Bubbles Plans Copper Theft

Avon pays stick-up boys, and Bubbles and Johnny plan to steal copper piping.

37:32–41:28
24 · police · aftermathBubbles and Johnny's Plan and a Profiling Arrest

Bubbles and Johnny discuss their plan, and a white man is arrested for profiling.

41:28–57:20
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Episode facts

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Aired
2002-07-07
Overall
#6
Writers
David Simon
Director
Ed Bianchi
Viewers
2.98M (US)
Pace
101 words/min · 212 questions

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In this episode

W
Wallace14 episodes · drives 11 scenes
DB
D'Angelo BarksdaleLarry Gilliard, Jr.27 episodes · drives 18 scenes
SI
Shardene InnesWendy Grantham12 episodes · drives 5 scenes
JM
Jimmy McNulty38 episodes · drives 119 scenes
LF
Lester FreamonClarke Peters59 episodes · drives 80 scenes
AB
Avon Barksdale41 episodes · drives 44 scenes
ML
Maurice LevyMichael Kostroff28 episodes · drives 7 scenes
AA
Anton ArtisBrandon Price9 episodes