S3E11 · Middle Ground

Complete story — includes the ending

Epigraph: "We ain't gotta dream no more, man." - Stringer Bell Mouzone tortures Dante for Omar's location and goes to confront him, where Omar explains that Stringer set them both up. Cutty secures funding from Avon and holds a match with another gym. His students are beaten, but he commends them, particularly Justin, for their effort and attitude. Royce leaves Hamsterdam untouched and Burrell suspects he is planning to blame it on the BPD. He asks Carcetti to pass the story to Gray, hoping he can use it to beat Royce. Carcetti talks to Colvin to get the full story, who has him observe Hamsterdam. D'Agostino pursues McNulty, who rebuffs her when he realizes she is looking for dirt on Colvin. McNulty uses a machine that records cell signals and uses it to get Stringer's number. Terrance Fitzhugh secures a quick wire by claiming to the FBI that Stringer is linked with terrorism. Levy tells Stringer that Davis is known for pocketing bribes, and the detail records him planning to kill Davis over the phone. Stringer gives Colvin Avon's address to end the war, while Mouzone threatens to cut off Avon's drug contacts unless he gives up Stringer. He relays Stringer's meeting with Krawczyk, where Mouzone and Omar reveal that Avon sold him out. A resigned Stringer allows them to kill him.