Episode guide
The Wire: Season 1
13 episodes · premiered Jun 2, 2002
On the drug-infested streets of West Baltimore, there are good guys and there are bad guys. Sometimes you need more than a badge to tell them apart. Season 1 follows a single sprawling drug and murder investigation in Baltimore — one that culminates in a complex series of dangerous wiretaps and surveillance.
- Episode 1: The Target Jun 2, 2002 · 1h 3m · TMDB 7.4 "... when it's not your turn." - McNulty. Baltimore homicide detective Jimmy McNulty gets into hot water and winds up assigned to a detail of narcotics outcasts charged with investigating…
- Episode 2: The Detail Jun 9, 2002 · 58m · TMDB 8.0 "You cannot lose if you do not play." - Marla Daniels. McNulty feels the heat when a witness who testified against D'Angelo is found murdered. Meanwhile, Greggs is given the lay of the…
- Episode 3: The Buys Jun 16, 2002 · 56m · TMDB 7.8 "The king stay the king." - D'Angelo. The early-morning 'field interviews' by Herc, Carver and Prez result in a minor riot, a boy losing an eye and some bad publicity for the department…
- Episode 4: Old Cases Jun 23, 2002 · 1h · TMDB 7.8 "It's a thin line 'tween heaven and here." - Bubbles. Greggs and McNulty try to get Hardcase to turn informant as arraignment begins for those caught in the raid. Barksdale places a bounty…
- Episode 5: The Pager Jun 30, 2002 · 1h · TMDB 7.9 "..a little slow, a little late." - Avon Barksdale. McNulty's detail finally gets 'clone' pagers to track Barksdale and his gang, but nobody can crack the codes used by the callers…
- Episode 6: The Wire Jul 7, 2002 · 1h · TMDB 8.2 "..and all the pieces matter." - Freamon. When Rawls looks to make a premature arrest for three murders that are linked to D'Angelo and Avon Barksdale, McNulty and Greggs must argue for a…
- Episode 7: One Arrest Jul 21, 2002 · 1h · TMDB 8.3 "A man must have a code." - Bunk. Tipped off by the wire, Greggs, Herc, Carver and Freamon make a bust, but the incident makes Avon and Stringer suspicious, leading them to close shop in…
- Episode 8: Lessons Jul 28, 2002 · 57m · TMDB 8.1 "Come at the king, you best not miss." - Omar. An unlikely source gives McNulty the tag of a car driven by Stringer Bell. Meanwhile, Greggs and Carver bust a congressional aide carrying…
- Episode 9: Game Day Aug 4, 2002 · 57m · TMDB 8.4 "Maybe we won." - Herc. Barksdale plays an expensive game of one-upmanship with an east-side rival. Meanwhile, Herc and Carver take some cash off of Wee-Bey's hands, and Omar resurfaces…
- Episode 10: The Cost Aug 11, 2002 · 56m · TMDB 8.4 "And then he dropped the bracelets..." - Greggs. With Wallace in custody, McNulty and Daniels try to figure out what to do with him in the months before he testifies. Sydnor and Carver…
- Episode 11: The Hunt Aug 18, 2002 · 57m · TMDB 8.6 "Dope on the damn table." - Daniels. The police turn up the heat on tracking down Savino, Wee-Bey and Little Man. Burrell orders Daniels to hit drug dealers for results that will impress…
- Episode 12: Cleaning Up Sep 1, 2002 · 57m · TMDB 8.4 "This is me, yo, right here." - Wallace. The low-rise pay phones are out of service, so McNulty and Daniels try to keep pace by tapping Barksdale's office. Bodie gets new responsibilities…
- Episode 13: Sentencing Sep 8, 2002 · 1h 6m · TMDB 8.8 "all in the game..." - Traditional West Baltimore. Every crew has weak links--including Avon Barksdale's. With the heat turned up in the high-rises, Daniels and McNulty turn to a higher…