S1E6 · The Wire

"...and all the pieces matter." - Freamon Brandon's bloodied body is discovered in the pit. Wallace gets even more unsettled about the situation after Avon rewards him for his part in Brandon's murder. The detail gets a wiretap running. Daniels clashes with homicide Major William Rawls over their approach to the evidence they have gathered thus far.

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Complete story — includes the ending

Epigraph: "...and all the pieces matter." - Freamon Wallace is horrified to find Brandon's mutilated body the next day. D'Angelo pardons a pair of dealers that have been stealing due to their withheld pay and tells Stringer his crew is clean. Johnny is arrested while buying drugs. Levy gets Bodie released from custody. Rawls tries to force Bunk to investigate murders connected to Avon, so Daniels has Burrell override him to prevent Avon from being alerted of the detail. Wiretaps are installed in payphones on Avon's territory. After McNulty shows Omar Brandon's body, he agrees to testify about Gant's murder.

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