S3E12 · Mission Accomplished

Complete story — includes the ending

Epigraph: "We fight on that lie." - Slim Charles Colvin passes McNulty Avon's location, who he arrests and tells that Stringer gave him up. Marlo attends Avon's prosecution and they see each other for the first time. McNulty pursues a relationship with Russell and rejects Daniels's request that he stay in major crimes, finding peace as an officer. Royce blames Burrell when the press discovers Hamsterdam, who threatens to pin it on Royce to save his job. Royce placates Watkins, demanding Burrell's firing, by offering support to Marla. With her career safe, Pearlman and Daniels, the latter taking Colvin's job, are free to openly pursue a relationship. Rawls has Hamsterdam raided, where Johnny Weeks is found dead of an overdose. At the subsequent hearing, Carcetti sets up his campaign with a rousing speech about the administration's failure to protect the city. Awaiting his hearing, Prez admits to Freamon that he never wanted to be a cop. Greggs misses a call from Cheryl while cheating on her. Grace again rejects Cutty but expresses pride at the good he has done, and he intimidates Fruit to get Justin to come back to the gym. Colvin approaches Bubbles in the wreckage of Hamsterdam and asks if it was a good idea. Bubbles responds ambiguously and they part ways.