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S05E07 · EP 57

season 5 · 2008-02-17

Took

written by Richard Price · directed by Dominic West · 0.57M viewers · image The Wire Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

37 scenes · 6 threads

tense 30%scheme 19%investigation 14%menacing 6%violence 6%lie 5%awkward 4%threat 3%tender 3%deal 2%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00

A · McNulty's Plan

1 2 3 4 5 6 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 39 40 42 43

B · Omar's Revenge

C · Clay Davis's Trial

D · Newspaper Investigation

E · Bunk's Frustration

F · McNulty's Scheme

01

Every scene

37 scenes · our breakdown

1 · Police Office · act1McNulty's Call

McNulty calls Templeton

00:20–01:16scheme · lie

2 · Newspaper Office · act1Templeton's Reaction

Templeton reacts to the call

01:16–01:24scheme · investigation

3 · Pier Five on Pratt Street · act1Police Response

Police respond to the call

01:24–02:44investigation · pursuit

4 · Law Office · act1Clay Davis's Meeting

Clay Davis meets with Billy Murphy

02:44–04:12deal · scheme

5 · Street · act2Omar's Revenge

Omar kills Savino

04:12–06:24violence

6 · Law Office · act2Clay Davis's Negotiation

Clay Davis negotiates with Billy Murphy

06:24–08:19deal · scheme

10 · Cop bar · act1Newspaper Investigation

Gus investigates Templeton

09:15–09:41investigation

11 · Police station · act1McNulty's Team Discusses Plan

Team discusses plan

09:41–10:50scheme

12 · Police station · act1Bunk Refuses to Attend Meeting

Bunk refuses meeting

13 · Newspaper Office · act1Newspaper Meeting

Editor assigns tasks

15:21–16:14scheme · investigation

14 · Police Office · act1Police Meeting

Police discuss case

16:14–18:17investigation · scheme

15 · City Hall · act1Mayor's Statement

Mayor addresses public

18:17–18:35investigation · scheme

16 · Street Corner · act1Corner Conversation

Michael and friends talk

18:35–19:48social_rule_violation · scheme

17 · Street Corner · act2Omar's Confrontation

Omar confronts Michael

19:48–20:53violence · threat

18 · City Hall · act2Mayor's Press Conference

Mayor addresses press

20:53–22:37investigation · scheme

20 · Police Department · act1McNulty's Plan Unfolds

McNulty assigns manpower

23:58–25:13scheme

21 · Unknown Location · act1Omar's Revenge

Omar confronts Savino

25:13–26:42violence

22 · Newspaper Office · act1Newspaper Investigation

Gus advises Scott

26:42–28:22investigation

23 · Police Department · act2Media Attention

Media covers the story

28:22–29:38investigation

24 · Courtroom · act2Clay Davis's Trial

Clay Davis prepares

26 · police station · act2McNulty's Plan

McNulty discusses the case

32:56–33:06scheme · investigation

27 · police station · act2Norris's Request

Norris asks for resources

33:06–34:50scheme · investigation

28 · courthouse · act2Clay Davis's Trial

Testimony begins

34:50–35:40scheme · investigation

29 · soup kitchen · act2Newspaper Investigation

Fletcher meets Bubbles

35:40–37:27investigation · social_rule_violation

30 · street · act3Omar's Revenge

Omar confronts Michael's corner

37:27–39:39violence · pursuit

31 · Detail office · act2McNulty's Deal

McNulty negotiates with Garvey

39:39–40:26scheme · lie

32 · Detail office · act2McNulty's Frustration

McNulty is frustrated

40:26–41:22scheme

33 · Homeless kitchen · act2Fletcher's Investigation

Fletcher investigates

41:22–42:08investigation

34 · Abandoned area · act2Omar's Confrontation

Omar confronts Savino

42:08–42:39violence

35 · Cop bar · act2Gus's Investigation

Gus investigates

42:39–43:43investigation · scheme

36 · Stanfield corner · act2Omar's Warning

Omar warns Michael

43:43–47:35threat

38 · Street · act2Savino's Death

Savino is killed by Omar

47:41–48:24violence · threat

39 · Courtroom · act2Clay Davis's Trial

Clay Davis testifies

48:24–48:43lie · scheme

40 · Courtroom · act2Clay Davis's Defense

Clay Davis defends himself

48:43–52:07lie · scheme

41 · Courtroom · act2Courtroom Drama

The trial continues

52:07–53:45scheme · escalation

42 · Newsroom · act3Newspaper Discussion

Gus discusses the trial

53:45–55:30investigation

43 · Unknown · tagClosing Scene

Characters say good night

55:30–58:36social_rule_violation · humiliation

03

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Episode facts

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Aired: 2008-02-17
Overall: #57
Writers: Richard Price
Director: Dominic West
Viewers: 0.57M (US)
Pace: 122 words/min · 208 questions

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In this episode

ST

Scott TempletonTom McCarthy10 episodes · drives 5 scenes

OD

Omar Devon LittleMichael K. Williams4 episodes · drives 49 scenes

SB

Savino BrattonChris Clanton10 episodes

DM

Dennis MelloJay Landsman19 episodes

AG

Alma GutierrezMichelle Paress10 episodes

AH

Augustus HaynesClark Johnson10 episodes · drives 7 scenes

BB

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B

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