One Arrest
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| “One Arrest” | |
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| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 7 |
| Guest stars | see below |
| Written by | Rafael Alvarez |
| Directed by | 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 kitchen with Davis’ driver Damien "Day-Day" Price, who is viewing the house's valuables. He discusses how to burglarize the home that is hosting the fundraiser with Daniels, assuming since Daniels is Black he is also a driver (Day-Day does not discuss the theft with any White drivers also in the kitchen). He speculates about the profit that could be made until Daniels reveals that he is a police officer and not one of the fundraiser's drivers as Price had assumed.
Major Rawls puts more pressure on Detective Santangelo to inform him of McNulty's actions. Santangelo tries to resist saying it's not his job to inform on a fellow cop, but Rawls hearing this then demands he do his real job and solve a case. He looks at "Sanny's" case clearance record which is less than 40% for the year. Santangelo says it's due to a lack of "Dunkers" (easy cases) which Rawls says he has solved well unlike the "Whodunits" (difficult cases) that have piled up in his unsolved file. He then gives him an ultimatum- clear an old "whodunit" case by day's end or inform on McNulty if he wishes to remain in homicide. 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 Carollton.
Freamon and Sydnor go undercover while the rest of the detail acts as back-up. When Bird comes out, they hit him with a Malt Liquor bottle to neutralize him while other police arrive at the scene. They safely take Bird into custody with his trademark weapon that Omar claimed he would be carrying. Landsman takes a picture of Bird before the interview for purposes of showing the jurors that no brutality had occurred during the interrogation. As the crew awaits the results of the ballistics test, Bird refuses to cooperate in the interrogation and insults the detectives, calling Greggs a "Dyke Cunt," McNulty a "Downtown White Whore," and Landsman "Fat Man." The ballistics test comes back and matches Bird's gun to the murder, yet he still refuses to cooperate, spewing more insults. Lieutenant Daniels has heard enough out of Bird and presents him with his pre-interrogation picture which he nonchalantly tears up. Bird prepares himself and pleads to be uncuffed to make it a fair fight. Not falling for the ploy, Daniels, Landsman, and Greggs beat Bird as there is no longer any evidence of him being brought in unharmed. Bird is left with severe bruises and with the ballistics test and Omar Little's testimony, the unit now has enough evidence to get Bird either the Death Penalty or Life Imprisonment without Parole.
In the meantime, Bunk takes Omar’s statement. When asked why he would provide them with information regarding Bird, Omar replies that he didn't agree with Bird killing a civilian. While he admittedly has been involved with his share of misdeeds, Omar explains that he's never killed anyone who wasn't "in the game." Omar recognizes Bunk from Edmondson High School and remembers him as school's first Black lacrosse star (Bunk claims he made All-Metro attackman during his high school years). Bunk asks Omar if he has any other tips on old murders for them and he gives him information of Denise Redding, which happens to be one of Detective Santangelo's open cases. Bunk and McNulty manage to clear the case on information given from Omar. McNulty reports Omar’s information to Santangelo waking him up at home informing him they have solved one of his open cases. Santangelo thanks Landsman for the psychic but then wonders why the Denise Redding case was solved instead of the Martin Lindsay case which he asked for help on. Landsman then states "Fuck the gypsy shit, these are the guys that saved your ass right here" referring to Bunk and Jimmy. Relieved, Santangelo tells McNulty that Rawls is after him. McNulty visits Pearlman to discuss his worries about Rawls as he loves the job too much for Rawls to take it from him.
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 in the pit and to vary which payphones they use, not using the same one more than once per day.[1][2][3]
[edit] Title Reference
The title of this episode refers to the arrest of Bird for the murder of William Gant. As the wire taps are killed by the payphone removal and no other evidence to convict other Barksdale Organization members is yet available, Bird's single arrest for a homicide is the only redeeming progress the unit manages to make.
[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.
