S02E02 · EP 15
season 2 · 2003-06-08
Collateral Damage
written by David Simon · directed by Ed Bianchi · 3.5M viewers · image The Wire Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

23 scenes · 4 threads
tense 15%investigation 13%scheme 12%angry 9%deadpan 9%cheerful 6%humiliation 5%sad 5%rivalry 4%negotiation 4%

Story threads over runtime

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A · Jane Doe Investigation
B · Sobotka Union Troubles
C · Barksdale Prison Politics
D · McNulty Personal Fallout
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Every scene

23 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Port Authority Cargo Container · act1Dead Girls in Container

Beadie Russell navigates jurisdictional disputes over 13 dead women found in a cargo container.

00:08–04:17investigation · misunderstanding
2 · The Greek's Cafe · act1Frank Confronts Spiros

Frank Sobotka angrily meets Spiros Vondas about the dead girls on his docks.

04:17–06:59investigation · threat
3 · Prison Visiting Room · act1Avon Prison Visit

Avon Barksdale discusses drug supply and family obligations with Brianna in prison.

06:59–08:57scheme · negotiation
4 · Marine Unit Boat · act1McNulty and Bunk Eat Crabs

McNulty and Bunk eat crabs while discussing McNulty's scheme to dump a case on Rawls.

08:57–10:55scheme · avoidance
5 · Union Hall Parking Lot · act1Union Hall Parking Tickets

Frank Sobotka confronts Sergeant Carver about frivolous parking tickets at the union hall.

10:55–14:07petty_grievance · escalation
6 · Prison Cell · act1Prison Cell Shakedown

A prison guard tears apart D'Angelo's cell and threatens him.

14:07–14:11humiliation · threat
7 · Union Hall · act1Valchek Confronts Frank

Major Valchek confronts Frank Sobotka over a church window donation and insults him.

14:11–16:11rivalry · humiliation
8 · Cargo Container at Port · act1McNulty Inspects Container

McNulty visits the cargo container and discusses the case with Beadie Russell.

16:11–19:39investigation · coincidence
9 · Police Office · act1Valchek Discusses Sobotka

Major Valchek tells a colleague he suspects Frank Sobotka is involved in dirty dealings.

19:39–21:13scheme · investigation
10 · Morgue · act1Coroner Confirms Murder

McNulty and Beadie meet the coroner who agrees the air pipe was deliberately crushed.

21:13–21:59investigation
11 · Police Office · act1Valchek Requests Detail

Major Valchek asks a colleague for a police detail to investigate Frank Sobotka.

21:59–23:23scheme · rivalry
12 · Street Outside Restaurant · act1Daniels Agrees to Resign

Cedric Daniels walks with his wife Marla and agrees to hand in his resignation papers.

23:23–24:54breakup · negotiation
13 · Diner · act1Ziggy Proposes Drug Deal

Ziggy Sobotka tries to convince his cousin Nick to invest in a drug package.

24:54–27:09scheme · negotiation
15 · Police Conference Room · act1Rawls Jurisdiction Battle

Rawls fights to avoid taking the 13 murders but is forced to accept them.

27:29–34:58investigation · negotiation
16 · Street · act1Ziggy Denied Drugs

Ziggy tries to buy drugs from Mikey but is rejected due to past failures.

34:58–35:56humiliation · negotiation
17 · Prison Visiting Room · act1Stringer Visits Avon

Stringer Bell meets with Avon Barksdale in prison to discuss a guard problem and D'Angelo.

35:56–37:09scheme · negotiation
18 · Bar · act1Detectives Drink Shots

Freamon, Bunk, and McNulty drink 14 shots at the bar celebrating the Jane Doe cases.

37:09–38:53humiliation
19 · Street Near Union Hall · act1Union Members Arrested

Frank Sobotka learns his men were arrested in a police beef with Valchek.

38:53–39:49rivalry · escalation
20 · Homicide Squad Room · act1Landsman Assigns Cases

Landsman assigns the Jane Doe cases to Freamon and Bunk, replacing Cole.

39:49–41:08investigation · humiliation
21 · Pearlman's Apartment · act1Pearlman Ends Relationship

Rhonda Pearlman confronts McNulty about their relationship and ends it.

41:08–44:05breakup · humiliation
22 · Port Authority Police Station · act1Freamon and Bunk Meet Beadie

Freamon and Bunk meet Beadie Russell at the Port Authority police station.

44:05–45:15investigation · scheme
23 · Port Dock · act1Stolen Vodka Cases

Union members steal cases of vodka from a container and load them onto a truck.

45:15–49:59scheme
24 · Atlantic Light Ship · act1Interrogation of Crew

Freamon and Bunk interrogate the ship's crew about the dead girls.

49:59–57:07interrogation · violence
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Episode facts

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Aired
2003-06-08
Overall
#15
Writers
David Simon
Director
Ed Bianchi
Viewers
3.5M (US)
Pace
97 words/min · 224 questions

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In this episode

RF
Randall FrazierErik Todd Dellums7 episodes
FS
Frank Sobotka14 episodes · drives 24 scenes
AB
Avon Barksdale41 episodes · drives 44 scenes
BB
Brianna BarksdaleMichael Hyatt15 episodes · drives 4 scenes
JM
Jimmy McNulty38 episodes · drives 119 scenes
TP
Thomas PakusaCharley Scalies11 episodes
EC
Ellis CarverSeth Gilliam59 episodes · drives 6 scenes
DB
D'Angelo BarksdaleLarry Gilliard, Jr.27 episodes · drives 18 scenes