Not for Attribution
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| "Not for Attribution" "They're dead where it doesn't count." - Fletcher |
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| Episode no. | 53 |
| Teleplay by | Chris Collins |
| Story by | David Simon and Chris Collins |
| Directed by | Scott Kecken and Joy Kecken |
| Guest stars | see below |
| Prod. code | 503 |
| Original airdate | 20 January 2008 |
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"Not for Attribution" is the third episode of the fifth season of the HBO original series, The Wire. The episode was written by Chris Collins from a story by David Simon & Chris Collins and was directed by Scott and Joy Kecken.[1] It aired on 20 January 2008.[2]
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[edit] Production
[edit] Epigraph
| “ | They're dead where it doesn't count. - Fletcher | ” |
[edit] Credits
[edit] Starring cast
Although credited, Andre Royo, Seth Gilliam, Domenick Lombardozzi, and Michael Kostroff do not appear in this episode.
[edit] Guest stars
- Frankie Faison as Ervin Burrell
- Paul Ben-Victor as Spiros "Vondas" Vondopoulos
- Robert F. Chew as Proposition Joe
- S. Robert Morgan as Butchie
- Delaney Williams as Jay Landsman
- David Costabile as Thomas Klebanow
- Sam Freed as James Whiting
- Bruce Kikpatrick as Roger Twigg
- Maria Broom as Marla Daniels
- Al Brown as Stanislaus Valchek
- Donnell Rawlings as Damien "Day Day" Price
- Anwan Glover as Slim Charles
- Method Man as Cheese
- Felicia Pearson as Snoop
- Michael Stone Forrest as Frank Barlow
- Todd Scofield as Jeff Price
- Brandon Young as Mike Fletcher
- Lenny Hamm as Homicide Detective
- Ramon Rodriquez as Renaldo
- Gregory L. Williams as Michael Crutchfield
- Donald Worden as Donald Worden
- Damon Henderson as Pastor
- Thuliso Dingwall as Kenard
- Kwame Patterson as Monk
- Edward Green as Spider
- Keenon Brice as Bug
- Dominick Cicco as Andreas
- Sarah Desage as Bank Teller
- Michael Rivera as Renaldo’s friend
- Baye C. Harrell as Hack driver
- Kristian King Lewman as Assistant Medical Examiner Diane Lerner
- Eric Messner as Alma's Boyfriend
- Joey Perillo as Medical Examiner
- Tracey Teague as McNulty's date
- Vincent M. Ward as Butchie's Bodyguard
- John Brennon as Banker #2
- Gary D’Addario as Gary DiPasquale
- Sarah Grace Hart as Six Flags girl #1
- Christine Lee as Store Clerk
- Jim Scopeletis as Banker #1
- Sophia Wang as Six flags girl #2
Two real BPD officers, former Homicide Detective Donald Worden and former BPD Commissioner Leonard Hamm, appear in the episode's opening as midnight shift homicide detectives.
[edit] Uncredited appearances
- Robert Poletick as Steven Luxenberg
- Derrick Purvey as Big Guy
- Kara Quick as Rebecca Corbett
- Steve Luxenberg as Sun staff member
[edit] Plot
[edit] Summary
Detective Jimmy McNulty continues to work on his plan to create the illusion of a serial killer to draw attention and funding for the police department. He falsifies connections to two old cases involving homeless victims to add to the decedent he strangled himself. Despite McNulty’s efforts the plan stalls when both the media and his superiors are disinterested. Bunk Moreland remains outraged at McNulty’s plan and after several attempts to talk McNulty out of it he enlists the help of Lester Freamon. Involving Freamon backfires on Bunk when Freamon makes suggestions to improve McNulty’s plan by sensationalizing the killer.
Deputy commissioner Stanislaus Valchek leaks department statistics to Mayor Tommy Carcetti that show a rising crime rate. When Commissioner Ervin Burrell delivers manipulated statistics to Carcetti the Mayor finally has the political ammunition he needs to fire Burrell. Carcetti plans to replace Burrell with Cedric Daniels but is worried that he will not be accepted by Burrell’s supporters and leaks news of the plan to the press via ex-reporter Norman Wilson to test the waters. Wilson passes the story to Sun editor Gus Haynes.
The Baltimore Sun faces major budgetary cuts from its out of town owners and copes by offering reporters "buy-outs" to leave their jobs and closing foreign bureaus. One reporter forced to accept a buy-out is crime beat veteran Roger Twigg. Twigg puts his institutional knowledge into play for a final time to deliver the commissioner story. Scott Templeton is disappointed when Twigg is given the story and responds with an incredibly worded react quote that implicates Daniels in deposing Burrell. Daniels is mortified by the quote and confides in his ex-wife about his fears that Burrell will use information about corruption in his past to end his career.
Grand jury depositions are held in preparation for the Clay Davis trial while Davis desperately tries to convince his former allies to protect him. Alma Gutierrez is disappointed when her story on the Junebug triple homicide doesn’t make the front page. Michael Lee is withdrawn following his involvement in the killings and Duquan "Dukie" Weems convinces him to take a day trip to Six Flags amusement park. Michael is reprimanded by Monk upon his return for leaving his drug dealing corner untended.
Marlo Stanfield approaches Spiros "Vondas" Vondopoulos with a monetary gift which is rejected because it is dirty. Stanfield seeks help from Proposition Joe both in acquiring unsoiled bills and in laundering his money. Stanfield also offers a bounty on anyone connected to Omar Little. Joe accommodates Stanfield's financial requests but avoids helping him find Omar. Stanfield visits the Antilles to pick up his laundered money and gives a second, clean gift to The Greeks. Joe tells his nephew, Cheese, that he fears provoking Omar into returning to Baltimore. Cheese ignores his wishes and gives Chris Partlow information on Omar’s advisor Butchie in secret.
Partlow and Snoop torture and kill Butchie, leaving a witness alive to ensure that word of their actions reaches Omar. The message finds Omar in idyllic retirement with Renaldo and shatters his peace.[3][4]
[edit] Deceased
Butchie - tortured and killed by Chris Partlow and Felicia "Snoop" Pearson.
[edit] References
- ^ Season 5 crew. HBO (2007). Retrieved on 2007-12-12.
- ^ HBO Schedule: THE WIRE 53: NOT FOR ATTRIBUTION. HBO (2008). Retrieved on 2007-12-01.
- ^ "Not for Attribution". Scott and Joy Kecken, Writ. Chris Collins (story and teleplay), David Simon (story). The Wire. HBO. 2008-01-20. No. 3, season 5.
- ^ The Wire episode guide - episode 53 Not for Attribution. HBO (2008). Retrieved on 2008-01-22.
