The Wire Season 1

The Wire: Season 1

13 EPISODES | TV-MA

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. In Season One of the raw, realistic HBO drama series, a joint homicide/narcotics police detail is created to investigate a drug-dealing operation.

The Target

1.The Target

In the pilot episode, Baltimore detective Jimmy McNulty gets assigned to a new task force.

The Detail

2.The Detail

McNulty feels the heat when a witness who testified against D'Angelo is killed.

The Buys

3.The Buys

The early-morning 'field interviews' by Herc, Carver and Prez result in a minor riot.

Old Cases

4.Old Cases

Greggs and McNulty try to get Hardcase to turn informant as arraignment begins for those caught in the raid.

The Pager

5.The Pager

McNulty's detail finally gets 'clone' pagers to track Barksdale and his gang, but nobody can crack the codes used by the callers.

The Wire

6.The Wire

McNulty and Greggs ask for a delay in a murder bust in order to preserve the wiretap.

One Arrest

7.One Arrest

Tipped off by the wire, Greggs, Herc, Carver and Freamon make a bust, but the incident makes Avon and Stringer suspicious.

Lessons

8.Lessons

An unlikely source gives McNulty the tag of Stringer Bell's car. Later, Omar earns his 'loose cannon' reputation.

Game Day

9.Game Day

Barksdale plays an expensive game of one-upmanship with an east-side rival.

The Cost

10.The Cost

With Wallace in custody, McNulty and Daniels must figure out what to do with him in the time before he testifies.

The Hunt

11.The Hunt

Burrell orders Daniels to hit dealers for results that will impress the media. Meanwhile, Greggs is in the ICU.

Cleaning Up

12.Cleaning Up

With the detail's future hanging in the balance, Daniels faces off against Burrell and his political allies.

Sentencing

13.Sentencing

In the Season One finale, Daniels and McNulty turn to a higher authority to crack the case.

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