S02E12 · EP 25
Episode DNA
44 scenes · 3 threadsStory threads over runtime
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44 scenes · our breakdown
1 ▸ 00:08A televised morning forecast sets up a bright Baltimore day.
00:08–00:31investigationDetectives learn the Greek's car and tracking device were dumped, and Lester takes a call about Sobotka.
05:57–06:36investigation · pursuitA list of John Doe bodies arrives by fax, and Lester sends them on to Southeast.
06:36–07:24investigationStringer visits the wounded Mouzone and promises to catch the attackers. Mouzone insists on handling it alone, and Stringer betrays knowledge by reacting to the word 'them.'
07:24–08:36interrogation · lieNick rages at the docks and dismisses the men who try to hold him back.
08:36–10:03violence · threatBubbles and Johnny watch an overdose, and Bubbles lifts medical supplies from an ambulance.
10:03–10:50scheme · lie
9 ▸ 10:50Bubbles and Johnny are caught and brought to South Eastern, where Kima and McNulty question them.
10:50–11:17interrogation · negotiation
10 ▸ 11:17Greggs and McNulty argue over how to handle Nick, while Greggs plans to return to narcotics.
11:17–11:58negotiation · investigationDaniels negotiates with Valchek, who agrees to a midnight-shift penance for Prez's punch.
12:40–14:54negotiation · humiliationValchek sets terms for Prez's apology, then Louis Sobotka arrives at South Eastern to ask about his son's warrant.
14:54–15:39negotiation · dealLouis Sobotka asks about his son's warrant at South Eastern, and the docks mourn Frank Sobotka's death.
15:39–16:01deal · confessionThe Greek and Spiros discuss Nick's threat and decide to abandon the docked shipment.
16:01–17:59scheme · avoidanceRawls and detectives discuss losing Sobotka and whether they can turn the union.
17:59–18:23investigation · threatFreamon calls Daniels with news that Sobotka's flip is a setback, and the conversation turns to Bubbles and the murders in West Baltimore.
18:23–20:20investigationBubbles tells Kima he has nothing, and Johnny reminds him of the Mouzone shooting.
20:20–21:06interrogation · lieBubbles describes Mouzone's rat round and the East Side crews sharing Stringer's towers.
21:06–21:40confession · interrogationNick gives a statement on the smuggling ring, including Spiros, the Israeli, and the dead Russian.
21:40–24:10confession · dealNick points out the Greek and his men, and the detectives discover a suit man above Spiros.
24:10–26:39investigation · confessionBubbles reports the East Side crew is back and the product quality has improved.
26:39–27:28confessionA lawyer's hotel records and a can on the Adriatica lead the detectives to a shipment.
27:28–28:27investigation · negotiationFitzhugh calls about WITSEC and then learns that Agent Koutris has left the San Diego field office.
28:27–29:30investigation · secret_exposedLouis threatens to shoot himself and then warns police to stop harassing his house.
29:30–31:53threat · violenceThe Greeks inspect a grim dump site and discuss the body. They recall photos from a seized shipment and set out for the next stop.
31:53–32:35avoidance · schemeOmar tells Butchie he suspects Stringer set him up and vows revenge. Butchie warns him that Brother Mouzone is not guilty and that Avon, Stringer, and Avon's father are evil.
32:35–35:00threat · petty_grievanceNarcotics officers complain about being pack mules and ask for a transfer to the Western flex squad.
35:00–35:34petty_grievanceDetectives ask a port security guard about unusual activity on the Atlantic Light night.
35:34–37:00investigationKima and Cheryl shop for baby gear, and Kima's discomfort prompts a rebuke.
37:00–38:23petty_grievanceNick faces an uncertain future, and the Greeks dismiss a shipment container.
38:23–39:02schemeLester learns that Proposition Joe's supplier doubled a drug order, and a surveillance team tracks a shipment.
39:02–39:30investigation · obsessionSpiros promises Joe new people will restart the business, but says the last shipment is lost.
39:30–39:47negotiationJoe grumbles about the wait for product and hints he is nearly out.
39:47–41:01negotiationStringer and Avon discuss the Mouzone failure and decide to work with Prop Joe.
41:35–43:47negotiation · betrayalDetectives review the tape, and Greggs and McNulty photograph Stringer meeting Proposition Joe.
43:47–44:24investigationStringer tells Joe the resupply is coming a week late, and asks how Avon's meeting went.
44:24–44:52negotiationThe FBI tells the union it must replace its leadership or lose certification.
44:52–46:41threat · investigationOfficers debate whether the floater is connected to the union case, and Lester dismisses the link.
46:41–46:51investigationFreamon studies security video and finds a Maryland tag on a suspect vehicle.
46:51–47:04investigationNick admits being present but says Vondas cut the victims' throats and killed the witnesses.
47:04–50:12confession · interrogationDetectives learn that the Greek is hiding in a harbor hotel and move in with a raid.
50:12–51:23investigation · dealPolice storm the hotel and a clerk jokes about business as Greeks are found.
51:23–52:02violence · investigationMcNulty and Kima admit the case hit a wall, and McNulty reveals a federal leak.
52:02–53:02investigation · secret_exposedDetectives reflect that the world keeps turning, and an officer heads to work.
53:02–55:35investigation
47 ▸ 55:35Dock workers talk about the day's work and complain about seniority.
55:35–58:17petty_grievance
48 ▸ 58:17A closing voiceover lands on a line praising Baltimore as the episode ends.
58:17–58:21investigationSame DNA
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Episode facts
Wikipedia · Wikidata- Aired
- 2003-08-24
- Overall
- #25
- Writers
- David Simon
- Director
- Robert F. Colesberry
- Viewers
- 4.48M (US)
- Pace
- 85 words/min · 166 questions