S03E12 · EP 37
season 3 · 2004-12-19
Mission Accomplished
written by David Simon · directed by Ernest Dickerson · 2.04M viewers · image The Wire Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

17 scenes · 4 threads
tense 41%investigation 17%misunderstanding 13%absurd 11%escalation 6%rivalry 5%sad 4%social rule violation 2%awkward 1%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Politics and Mayoral Race
B · Homicide Investigation
C · Barksdale Organization
D · Major Crimes Unit
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Every scene

17 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Homicide · setupHomicide Scene Setup

Detectives discuss the murder of Russell Bell and the challenges of a single witness.

00:08–01:12social_rule_violation · investigation
8 · Homicide · escalationBallistics Comparison Requested

Bunk requests a ballistics comparison to identify the shooter.

05:22–05:46investigation · misunderstanding
9 · Homicide · convergenceBallistics Request

Bunk requests a ballistics comparison to identify the shooter.

05:46–06:02investigation · misunderstanding
10 · Homicide · revealCell Phone Chips Found

Bunk finds cell phone chips among Stringer's effects.

06:02–06:17investigation · misunderstanding
11 · Homicide · escalationSearch Warrant for Stringer's Home

Bunk and McNulty prepare to search Stringer's home with a warrant.

06:17–06:38investigation · misunderstanding
12 · Barksdale Organization · complicationBarksdale Organization's Response

Avon Barksdale and his lieutenant discuss Stringer's death and the war with Marlo Stanfield.

06:38–08:02rivalry · misunderstanding
13 · Major Crimes Unit · revealBarksdale Organization's Response

Avon Barksdale and Slim Charles discuss Stringer's death and the war with Marlo Stanfield.

08:02–08:26investigation · misunderstanding
14 · Major Crimes Unit · escalationColvin's Tip and Safehouse Location

McNulty meets with Colvin to obtain the location of Avon's wartime safehouse.

08:26–09:09investigation · misunderstanding
15 · City Hall · setupPolitics and Mayoral Race Discussion

Mayor Royce and public health academics discuss the Hamsterdam project.

09:09–10:27misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
16 · Major Crimes Unit · escalationWiretap Room and Barksdale-Stanfield War

Freamon and Greggs discuss the wiretap evidence implicating Marlo Stanfield in Stringer's murder.

10:27–11:02rivalry · misunderstanding
17 · Major Crimes Unit · revealStringer's Safehouse

McNulty and Bunk discuss Stringer's safehouse and his cautious communication methods.

11:02–13:18investigation · misunderstanding
18 · Politics · escalationCarcetti's Political Strategy and Hamsterdam

Carcetti and D'Agostino discuss the political implications of the Hamsterdam project.

13:18–14:01misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
19 · Major Crimes Unit · escalationBarksdale's Safehouse and Colvin's Tip

Freamon discusses Stringer's safehouse and the tip from Colvin.

14:01–14:29investigation · misunderstanding
20 · Politics · escalationCarcetti's Political Ambitions and Hamsterdam

Carcetti and D'Agostino discuss the political implications of the Hamsterdam project and its potential impact on the mayoral race.

14:29–15:04misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
21 · Barksdale Organization · complicationBarksdale Organization's War with Stanfield

Avon Barksdale and his lieutenant discuss the war with Marlo Stanfield and the implications of Stringer's death.

15:04–20:02rivalry · misunderstanding
22 · Major Crimes Unit · escalationMajor Crimes Unit's Investigation and Wiretap Evidence

Freamon and Greggs discuss the wiretap evidence implicating Marlo Stanfield in Stringer's murder.

20:02–21:00rivalry · misunderstanding
23 · Barksdale Safehouse · resolutionSearch of Stringer's Safehouse and Barksdale's Capture

The search of Stringer's safehouse and the capture of Avon Barksdale and his crew.

21:00–61:38investigation · misunderstanding
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Episode facts

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Aired
2004-12-19
Overall
#37
Writers
David Simon
Director
Ernest Dickerson
Viewers
2.04M (US)
Pace
90 words/min · 137 questions

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In this episode

AB
Avon Barksdale41 episodes · drives 44 scenes
SC
Slim Charles27 episodes · drives 5 scenes
CP
Coleman ParkerCleo Reginald Pizana16 episodes
LF
Lester FreamonClarke Peters59 episodes · drives 80 scenes
TD
Theresa D'AgostinoBrandy Burre16 episodes · drives 1 scenes
LS
Leander SydnorCorey Parker Robinson45 episodes
AK
Andy KrawczykMichael Willis16 episodes · drives 1 scenes
AC
Anthony ColicchioBenjamin Busch20 episodes · drives 3 scenes