S04E04 · EP 41
season 4 · 2006-10-01
Refugees
written by Dennis Lehane · directed by Jim McKay · image The Wire Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

40 scenes · 3 threads
tense 35%scheme 14%social rule violation 13%investigation 8%sad 6%angry 5%misunderstanding 3%menacing 2%cheerful 2%tender 2%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Politics
C · School
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Every scene

40 scenes · our breakdown
1 · City Hall · cold_openRoyce's Poker Game

Royce plays poker with property developers Andy Krawczyk and Ed Bowers

00:10–01:38scheme
2 · Street · act1Street Life

Kids talk on street

01:38–01:51social_rule_violation
3 · Grocery Store · act1Marlo Steals Lollipop

Marlo Stanfield steals a lollipop and confronts the security guard

01:51–02:14misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
4 · Boxing Gym · act1Marlo's Threat

Marlo finishes his confrontation with the security guard

02:14–05:35social_rule_violation
5 · Street · act1Street Conversation

Kids talk about girl

05:35–06:30social_rule_violation
6 · School · act1Coach and Deacon

Coach talks to Deacon about a job opportunity

06:30–08:01social_rule_violation
8 · Homicide Unit · act1Teacher and Student

Teacher talks to a student about giving a talk

08:36–08:43investigation
9 · Homicide Unit · act1Greggs Arrives

Kima Greggs arrives early for her new post

08:43–09:35investigation
10 · Homicide Unit · act1Landsman's Tour

Landsman shows Greggs the homicide unit

09:35–09:44investigation
11 · Police Headquarters · act1Practical Joke

Greggs gets a prank phone call

09:44–12:00scheme
12 · Street · act1Prank and Marlo Talk

Greggs gets pranked and detectives discuss Marlo

12:00–15:22pursuit
14 · School · act1Social Promotion

Teacher explains social promotion policy

17:02–17:10social_rule_violation
15 · School · act1Administrators' Concern

Administrators discuss a controversial policy

17:10–17:40
16 · School · act2New Student Arrives

A new student is introduced to the class

17:40–18:08
17 · School · act2Teacher's Past Questioned

Students ask teacher about his police background

18:08–19:52
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18 · School · act3Street Confrontation

Drug dealers discuss a shooting

19:52–22:06
19 · School · act1Calling Foster Mom

Teacher calls Randy Wagstaff's foster mom

22:06–24:29scheme · social_rule_violation
20 · Police Department · act1Reassigning the Case

Foerster and Rawls discuss Burrell's order

24:29–25:06scheme · escalation
21 · School · act1Pilot Program Offer

Carcetti offers a pilot program grant

25:06–27:05scheme · social_rule_violation
22 · Bar · act2McNulty Meets Detectives

McNulty meets with Freamon and Bunk

27:05–28:29scheme · misunderstanding
23 · Lex's Home · act2Serving the Warrant

Bunk and Freamon search Lex's home

28:29–29:32scheme · investigation
24 · Unknown · act3Co-op Proposition

A character proposes a drug co-op

29:32–31:06scheme · deal
25 · Carcetti's office · act1Ministerial Meeting Plan

Carcetti plans to meet with ministers

31:06–32:29scheme
26 · Debate venue · act1Debate and Flyer

Marla Daniels debates Eunetta Perkins

32:29–33:19betrayal
27 · Royce's home · act1Complaints About Games

Players complain about Royce's poker games

33:19–34:23scheme
28 · Bar · act2Poker and Case Talk

Bunk and Freamon play poker and discuss the case

34:23–34:35investigation
29 · Crime scene · act2Body Discussion

Bunk and Freamon discuss missing bodies

34:35–38:53investigation
30 · School · tagCrime Scene Training

Greggs learns at her first crime scene

38:53–40:01social_rule_violation
31 · School · act2School Dynamics Talk

Carcetti discusses school behavior patterns

40:01–40:45investigation · social_rule_violation
32 · School · act2Class Discussion

Teacher and Carcetti discuss the class

40:45–41:17lie · scheme
33 · Street · act2Lesson and Roundup

Teacher gives a lesson while officers round up truants

41:17–41:46misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
34 ▸ 41:46
34 · Unknown · act2Truant Roundup

Officers round up truant students

41:46–43:15scheme · lie
35 · Unknown · act2Butch's Proposition

Butch proposes a card game to make amends

43:15–43:30scheme · betrayal
36 · Police Station · act2Proposition and New Lieutenant

Butch proposes a card game; Marimow meets Major Crimes

43:30–47:36scheme · escalation
37 · School · act2Case Assignment and Street Talk

Greggs gets the Braddock case; kids discuss snitching

47:36–48:29social_rule_violation · escalation
38 · Boxing Gym · act2Suspension and Boxing

Kids discuss a suspension; coach trains boxers

48:29–48:58
39 · School · act2Laetitia's Future

Teacher discusses Laetitia's fate

48:58–50:40
40 · Boxing Gym · act2Laetitia's Background and Boxing

Teacher discusses Laetitia's past; coach trains boxers

50:40–51:41
41 · Unknown · act3Fight Tickets and Card Game

Coach offers fight tickets; card players discuss

51:41–54:04
42 · Unknown · act3Card Game Winner

A player wins big and makes a threat

54:04–55:57
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Episode facts

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Aired
2006-10-01
Overall
#41
Writers
Dennis Lehane
Director
Jim McKay
Pace
115 words/min · 227 questions

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In this episode

CR
Clarence RoyceGlynn Turman26 episodes · drives 1 scenes
AK
Andy KrawczykMichael Willis16 episodes · drives 1 scenes
MS
Marlo StanfieldJamie Hector35 episodes · drives 36 scenes
LF
Lester FreamonClarke Peters59 episodes · drives 80 scenes
S
SherrodRashad Orange11 episodes
RF
Raymond FoersterRichard DeAngelis17 episodes
WR
William RawlsJohn Doman60 episodes · drives 15 scenes
JM
Jimmy McNulty38 episodes · drives 119 scenes