Summaries and Synopses

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Summary. Detective Jimmy McNulty finds the body of a woman floating in the water while carrying out his new assignment of Harbor Patrol. Major Valchek has his gift to a local parish trumped by Frank Sobotka, his rival in the local stevedores union. And on the waterfront, a shipping container destined for 'The Greek' bakes in the sun with perishable cargo.

Summary. Major Valchek gets back at Sobotka for the church gift fiasco, and a feud begins. Avon Barksdale continues to run his empire from a prison cell. On the waterfront, Port Police Officer Beatrice Russell gets stuck investigating the contraband in the The Greek's container. McNulty lends a hand with the investigation.

Summary. Lt Cedric Daniels lets it be known he is going to leave the department. McNulty pursues the identity of the Jane Doe found floating in the harbor. A pair of young longshoremen, Frank Sobotka's son Ziggy and nephew Nick, heist a container and sell its contents, digital cameras, to men working for The Greek.

Synopsis.http://www.hbo.com/the-wire#/the-wire/episodes/2/16-hot-shots/synopsis.html

Summary. McNulty goes on a self-assigned moral mission to identify his floater, but his old partner, Bunk, says they have more pressing matter at hand: finding Omar to testify against a Barksdale trigger man in one of last year's murders. To placate Valchek, Burrell asks Daniels to lead the detail investigating Sobotka, and Daniels agrees.

Synopsis. http://www.hbo.com/the-wire#/the-wire/episodes/2/17-hard-cases/synopsis.html

Summary. Weak product in the pit has Bodie getting heat. Homicide detectives hand out grand jury summonses to stevedores involved in the homicide case, and Port Police Officer Beadie Russell works the lingering affections of an old boyfriend to find out how cargo disappears from the docks.

Synopsis.http://www.hbo.com/the-wire#/the-wire/episodes/2/18-undertow/synopsis.html

Synopsis. lhttp://www.hbo.com/the-wire#/the-wire/episodes/2/19-all-prologue/synopsis.html

Summary. Greggs and Prez tap into the circuit of Russian prostitutes. With two sets of evidence, the detail goes to Pearlman who tells them neither crime merits a wiretap, but a drug connection could give the case legs. Rawls can't persuade Daniels to take the murders, but new evidence does. Though discord grows in Barksdale's empire, Bell tries to hold it together.

Synopsis.http://www.hbo.com/the-wire#/the-wire/episodes/2/20-backwash/synopsis.html

Synopsis. http://www.hbo.com/the-wire#/the-wire/episodes/2/21-duck-and-cover/synopsis.html

Synopsis. http://www.hbo.com/the-wire#/the-wire/episodes/2/22-stray-rounds/synopsis.html

Summary.The detail uses satellite technology to its advantage. Bodie is unhappy that Proposition Joe's people are selling on his turf. Valchek visits the FBI in an attempt to get real results on the docks. Ziggy's deal with Double-G goes bad in a big way. Greggs considers motherhood and Prez makes a major blunder.

Synopsis. http://www.hbo.com/the-wire#/the-wire/episodes/2/24-bad-dreams/synopsis.html

Summary.The detail has a setback. Russell and Bunk revisit Philly, looking for evidence. Brother Mouzone talks with Stringer Bell regarding their agreement, leaving Bell to contend with Avon Barksdale. McNulty and Greggs return to the Westside, where they discover new connections. Herc and Carver feel disrespected by fellow officers. Nick tries to come to terms with the Greeks, and himself.

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