EPISODE

S3E4 · Hamsterdam

Greggs and McNulty recruit Bubbles to gather street intelligence on the Barksdale gang. Cutty seeks out the Barksdale gang after he loses his taste for the straight life. Bunk feels the pressure to find Dozerman's gun. Daniels worries that Avon Barksdale, having cut a prison deal, will be paroled. Stringer Bell tries to make amends with Donette.

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Epigraph: "Why you got to go and fuck with the program?" - Fruit Carcetti asks consultant Theresa D'Agostino to be his campaign manager, who dismisses his chances due to his whiteness. McNulty discovers Daniels and Pearlman's relationship, and after a drink with Daniels, he wishes them well. Bubbles gets Marlo's license plate for McNulty and Greggs, who pull his records and learn that he has a habit of killing witnesses. As Stringer tries to soothe Donette's worries about D'Angelo, he has a meeting with Davis and property developer Andy Krawczyk that McNulty spies on. McNulty gets Stringer's number from BCCC records, while Prez checks property records and finds that Stringer is building a legitimate developer business. Avon is granted parole. After learning that all his coworkers are felons, Cutty asks Barksdale enforcer "Slim" Charles for work.

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