One Arrest
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| The Wire episode | |
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| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 7 |
| Guest star(s) | see below |
| Writer(s) | Rafael Alvarez |
| Director | Joe Chapelle |
| Production no. | 107 |
| Original airdate | July 14, 2002 (HBO) |
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"One Arrest" is the seventh episode of the first season of the HBO original series, The Wire. The episode was written by Rafael Alvarez from a story by David Simon & Ed Burns and was directed by Joe Chapelle. It originally aired on July 14, 2002.
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[edit] Guest Starring roles
- Peter Gerety as Judge Daniel Phelan
- Seth Gilliam as Detective Ellis Carver
- Domenick Lombardozzi as Detective Thomas Herc Hauk
- Clarke Peters as Detective Lester Freamon
- Jim True-Frost as Detective Roland "Prez" Pryzbylewski
- Leo Fitzpatrick as Johnny Weeks
- J. D. Williams as Bodie
- Hassan Johnson as Wee-Bey
- Corey Parker-Robinson as Detective Leander Sydnor
- Steve Earle as Walon
- Michael B. Jordan as Wallace
- Michael K. Williams as Omar
- Maria Broom as Marla Daniels
- Michael Salconi as Detective Michael Santangelo
- Delaney Williams as Sergeant Jay Landsman
- Tracy Chaney as Poot Carr
- Clayton LeBouef as Wendell "Orlando" Blocker
- Brandon Price as Anton "Stinkum" Artis
- Donnel Rawlings as Damien "Day-Day" Price
- Jimmy Jelani Manners as Unknown
- Lizan Mitchell as Shooting Witness
- Robin Skye as Madame LaRue
- Fredro Starr as Marquis "Bird" Hilton
- Unknown as Kevin Johnston (uncredited)
[edit] Episode recap
The Barksdale detail discuss the information they have garnered from their cloned pagers and wiretap. Thomas "Herc" Hauk has trouble identifying the meaning of the slang used by the drug dealers, but Roland "Prez" Pryzbylewski and Lester Freamon have figured it out. They have identified a resupply with a time and the individual who will be responsible: (Stinkum). Prez continues to be effective in cracking the codes used by the Barksdale organization. Detectives Herc, Ellis Carver, Leander Sydnor and Kima Greggs make a laboured arrest of the package carrier, but let Stinkum get away to protect the wiretap. Stinkum pages Stringer Bell from outside the towers and Sydnor rushes over to photograph him as the call is returned. In interrogation, Prez recognises the carrier as Kevin Johnston, the boy he blinded in one eye. Lieutenant Daneils appeals to Johnston to contact him if he ever wants to change his life.
Detective McNulty and ASA Pearlman meet with Judge Phelan to discuss the case. They list Barksdale’s assets, including the strip club, towing company, a funeral home, and residential property. Phelan belittles McNulty and then flirts with Pearlman. After she leaves, Phelan insists McNulty stay and talk to him. They discuss the case so far and Phelan is surprised that Daniels stood up for the wiretaps. Phelan worries that McNulty no longer trusts him since he fed the murdered witness story to the papers. McNulty feels that he cannot trust anyone at the moment.
Daniels attends a fundraiser with his wife Marla. Also in attendance are Deputy Commissioner Burrell and State Senator Davis. Daniels finds himself in the kitchens with Davis’ driver Damien "Day-Day" Price, who is obviously involved in "the game" and discusses burglarizing the home that is hosting the fundraiser.
Major Rawls puts more pressure on Detective Santangelo to inform him of McNulty's actions. Santangelo tries to resist, but Rawls picks on his case clearance record and insists he clear an old case by day's end. Sergeant Landsman jokingly recommends a psychic, using a card from Ray Cole’s desk. Desperate, Santangelo visits the psychic, Madame LaRue, and follows her advice.
McNulty and Bunk Moreland work on the witness murder case based on Omar’s tip that Bird was involved. They canvas the buildings opposite the crime scene looking for witnesses. They find an older resident who is willing to testify. She describes the shooter as light-skinned and of medium height. McNulty believes they can make the case if they arrest Bird with his gun (Omar told them he always uses the same one). They report their progress to Daniels, who worries about them catching up with Bird. McNulty and Greggs go back to Omar and he tells them they might find Bird getting high in Carolton.
Freamon and Sydnor go undercover while the rest of the detail act as back-up. They safely take Bird into custody with his trademark weapon. Landsman interviews Bird while Bunk takes Omar’s statement. Omar recognises Bunk from highschool and remembers him as the only black lacrosse player. Bunk asks Omar if he has any other tips on old murders for them. Bunk and McNulty also manage to clear one of Santangelo’s cases on information from Omar. Bird refuses a deal and continues to insult the detectives until Daniels begins a brutal beating.
McNulty reports Omar’s information to Santangelo. They have solved one of his open cases. Santangelo thanks Landsman and he tells him that his coworkers, not the psychic, had saved him. Relieved, Santangelo tells McNulty that Rawls is after him. McNulty visits Pearlman to discuss his worries about Rawls.
Greggs gets Johnny out of his charge for possession on Bubbles's behalf by organising a deal that involved him pleading guilty and going into a treatment program. Bubbles and Johnny attend an NA meeting as part of the deal. Bubbles is impressed by the speaker, Walon, and declares that he has a strong desire to live at the end of the the meeting.
D'Angelo Barksdale visits Orlando's to see Avon Barksdale. Orlando tells D'Angelo he has a proposition for him. In the office, Stringer Bell berates Stinkum for talking on the phone while Wee-Bey Brice looks on. Stringer insists that something is wrong in D'Angelo's crew. Avon tells D'Angelo to change up and stop trade for now. Avon worries that the police are not onto Stinkum, as they should have connected him through the truck's plate number.
In the pit, Bodie Broadus quizzes fellow dealer Poot Carr about Wallace. Orlando arrives and asks D'Angelo to help him move some cocaine he has been shipped from Washington DC behind Avon’s back. D'Angelo tells Orlando he will have to think about it. Wallace is holed up in his squat and has started taking drugs. Wee-Bey and Stringer visit the low rise projects to check on their dealers' operating practices (pictured). Stringer orders them to rip out the payphones and vary which payphones they walk to.[1][2][3]
[edit] Title Reference
The title of this episode actually seems to be a mistake that was overlooked as there are two distinct arrests by the case squad; The first being Kevin Johnston, the one eyed drug runner who was blinded by Prez; the second being Bird for the murder of William Gant. Whether this is a mistake or philosophical remains to be seen.
[edit] Epigraph
| A man must have a code. - Bunk |
Bunk uses this phrase when Omar discusses his rules for life on the street. It also refers to the codes that the law and the street also follow, such as that there should be no talking on phones about business which Stinkum breaks resulting in being berated by Stringer.
[edit] References
- ^ Episode guide - episode 07 The Wire. HBO (2004). Retrieved on 2006-08-02.
- ^ "One Arrest." David Simon, Ed Burns. The Wire. HBO. 2002-21-07. No. 7, season 1.
- ^ Alvarez, Rafael (2004). The Wire: Truth Be Told. New York: Pocket Books.
