Stanfield Organization
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| Stanfield Organization | |
| Founded by | Marlo Stanfield |
|---|---|
| Years active | 2004-2008 |
| Territory | Baltimore, Maryland |
| Ethnicity | African American |
| Criminal activities | drug dealing, conspiracy, money laundering, and murder |
| Allies | New Day Co-Op |
| Rivals | Barksdale Organization |
On the fictional television drama The Wire, the Stanfield Organization is a criminal organization led by Marlo Stanfield. It is introduced in Season three of The Wire. In Season four, when the rival Barksdale Organization is destroyed, they become the most powerful drug dealers in West Baltimore.
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[edit] Leadership
[edit] Marlo Stanfield
Stanfield was a rising gang leader who got into a turf war with the Barksdale Organization, becoming the key West Baltimore drug kingpin following Avon Barksdale's arrest. Stanfield is played by Jamie Hector.
[edit] Chris Partlow
Partlow is Marlo Stanfield's adviser, and the primary enforcer in his drug dealing operation. He is played by Gbenga Akinnagbe.
[edit] "Monk" Metcalf
- Played by: Kwame Patterson
- Appears in:
- Season four: "Boys of Summer"; "Soft Eyes"; "Refugees"; "Alliances" (uncredited); "Margin of Error;" "Misgivings" (uncredited); "That's Got His Own" (uncredited) and "Final Grades."
- Season five: "Unconfirmed Reports", "Not for Attribution", "Transitions" (uncredited), "React Quotes", "The Dickensian Aspect", "Took", "Clarifications" (uncredited), "Late Editions", and "–30–."
Monk is a lieutenant in the Stanfield organization. Marlo tasked Monk with handing out money to school children to enhance his reputation. Monk is also responsible for all phone activity in the organization and often acts as an intermediary between Marlo and the rest of the organization. He also noticed the camera that the major crimes unit was using to spy on Marlo. When Dennis "Cutty" Wise attempts to talk to Michael Lee about his conduct at Cutty's gym, Monk shoots Cutty in the leg for refusing to back off, only refraining from killing him at Michael's insistence. Also, Monk was partly responsible for the death of Preston "Bodie" Broadus as he saw him with Jimmy McNulty and reported it to Marlo, who then ordered Bodie's death.[1] When Marlo assumes control of the New Day Co-Op following the murder of Proposition Joe, he gives Monk the responsibility of wholesaling drugs to the entire west side of Baltimore. Due to the wire tap investigation, Monk is arrested when pulled over and a whole re-up supply of drugs are found in the trunk of his SUV. He receives a sentence up to 20 years in prison.
[edit] Soldiers
[edit] Savino Bratton
- Played by: Chris Clanton
- Appears in:
- Season one: "The Target" (uncredited); "The Detail" (uncredited); "Lessons" (uncredited); "Game Day"; "The Cost" and "The Hunt".
- Season five: "More with Less" (uncredited), "The Dickensian Aspect" and "Took".
Savino Bratton was a soldier in the Barksdale Organization. He is involved in the shooting of Detective Greggs and Orlando. After the Barksdale crew realizes Orlando is cooperating with the police, Savino meets with Orlando and has him drive to a secluded location, with Greggs in the car posing as a dancer from his club. Savino leaves the car ostensibly to get a package of drugs, and enforcers Wee-Bey Brice and Little Man kill Orlando and injure Greggs, not knowing that she was a police officer. Savino tried to signal them about her presence but they were unable to see him because it was night time. Warrants are written up for Savino because he had been identified in the operation, and he turns himself in. Attorney Maurice Levy makes the argument that Savino was intending to provide Orlando with baking soda instead of cocaine, and that he was unconnected to the shooting, and Savino is expected to receive only a three year sentence. In the season five premiere "More with Less", it is shown that Savino, now out of prison is a soldier in Marlo Stanfield's drug organization. Savino was killed by Omar Little with a single gunshot to the head due to the feud between Marlo's crew and himself in the episode "Took."
[edit] Felicia "Snoop" Pearson
Was a young female soldier in the Stanfield crew.
[edit] O-Dog
- Played by: Darrell Britt-Gibson
- Appears in
- Season four: "Refugees" (uncredited); "Corner Boys;" "That's Got His Own" (uncredited) and "Final Grades."
- Season five: "More With Less" (uncredited), "Unconfirmed Reports", "React Quotes", "Late Editions"
O-Dog, real name Darius Hill[2], is a teenage soldier who was being trained how to kill by Chris Partlow and Snoop Pearson in Season 4 of "The Wire". He was first seen delivering the forced package to Bodie telling him "Don't mess with Marlo's money." He was hanging out with Michael Lee when Monk Metcalf shot Dennis "Cutty" Wise. In the season 4 finale, he ambushed and murdered Preston "Bodie" Broadus with two gunshots to the head.[3][4] When Marlo orders hits on a rival dealer's corner, O-Dog participates in it with Snoop. When Chris, Snoop, and Michael try to ambush Omar at Monk's apartment O-Dog participates as well but is shot in the leg by Omar. By the end of the series O-Dog is taking responsibility for the gun charges of Chris and Snoop. He is last seen at Michael's house where he mutters to Snoop if he still has to take the gun charge.
[edit] Dealers
[edit] Bodie Broadus
Bodie was a dealer who came of age working for Avon Barksdale. After the Barksdale organization dissolves, he is briefly independent (supplied by the New Day Co-Op) until Marlo forces him to join his crew.
[edit] Fruit
- Played by: Brandon Fobbs
- Appears in:
- Season three: "Time after Time"; "All Due Respect"; "Dead Soldiers"; "Amsterdam"; "Homecoming"; "Reformation" and "Mission Accomplished".
- Season four: "Boys of Summer".
In season three Fruit is the head of one of Marlo Stanfield's drug dealing crews, and works with Jamal and Justin. He is identifiable by his ever-present Kangol hat. He is first seen negotiating with Dennis "Cutty" Wise over how to distribute a package of dope; he seems to be fair, but he later rips Cutty off, saying the package was taken by the police. Cutty protests, Fruit pulls a gun on him and forces Cutty to withdraw. Later in the season, his crew's territory is encroached upon by Bodie Broadus and his crew, which sparks the turf war with the Barksdale organization. Cutty, now working for the Barksdale organization, takes part in a strike against Fruit's corner. Fruit escapes because Cutty is unable to bring himself to shoot Fruit.
In "Boys of Summer", the season four premiere, Fruit is seen leaving an afterhours nightspot with a woman, Patrice. He is then shot to death by a young dealer from Bodie's crew named Lex, the jealous father of Patrice's baby.[5]
[edit] Michael Lee
Michael Lee is a soft-spoken middle school pupil who gets taken under the wing of Stanfield and Partlow in season four and trained as a hitman. Michael is played by Tristan Wilds.
[edit] Jamal
- Played by: Melvin T. Russell
- Appears in
- Season three: "Time after Time"; "All Due Respect"; "Dead Soldiers"; "Reformation" and "Mission Accomplished".
- Season four: "Unto Others" (uncredited)
Jamal is a young drug dealer in Fruit's crew. He is often seen with Justin. Jamal took part in the beating of Puddin as part of a turf war between Stanfield and the Barksdale organization. His role in the beating earned him the respect of Fruit. Justin and Jamal later discovered the body of Stanfield drug dealer LaTroy and the two fled the streets in fear of their own safety.[5]
[edit] Justin
- Played by: Justin Burley
- Appears in:
- Season three: "Time after Time" (uncredited); "Amsterdam" (uncredited); "Reformation" (uncredited); "Middle Ground" and "Mission Accomplished".
- Season four: "Soft Eyes"; "Refugees"; "Unto Others" (uncredited).
Justin is a young drug dealer in Fruit's crew. He is identifiable by his baseball cap, which he wears sideways (which was the subject of a brief conversation with Thomas "Herc" Hauk and Ellis Carver). He discovered the body of Stanfield drug dealer LaTroy with his colleague Jamal and the two fled the streets in fear of their own safety. Toward the end of season three, he gets involved with Dennis "Cutty" Wise and his boxing gym. At first, he resists Cutty's attempts to teach and instill discipline, but he eventually settles down and is seen sparring with (and losing to) a smaller boxer from another gym. In season 4 Justin continues to attend Cutty's gym and train as a boxer. As the gym grows Justin develops a superior attitude to more casual users of the equipment. He provokes a fight with Michael Lee over use of the heavy bag when he is preparing for a fight but Cutty calmly breaks the pair up. Justin became more accepting of Michael over time and the two attended a professional boxing match along with Cutty.[5]
[edit] Kenard
- Played by: Thuliso Dingwall
- Appears in
- Season three: "Dead Soldiers" (uncredited)
- Season four: "Boys of Summer;" "Alliances;" "Margin of Error;" "Unto Others;" "Misgivings;" "A New Day;" "That's Got His Own" and "Final Grades."
- Season five: "More with Less" (uncredited); "Not for Attribution;" "Transitions;" "React Quotes;" "Took;" "Clarifications;" and "–30–."
Kenard is a younger member of Namond Brice's circle of friends from Edward Tilghman middle school (also known as the Fayette Street Mafia). He is first seen is season three, where, following a prolonged gunfight at a Barksdale stashhouse, Kenard argues with his friends over which one gets to pretend to be Omar Little while re-enacting the gunfight. In season four, he is frequently seen hanging out with the Fayette Street Mafia, usually making fun of Duquan "Dukie" Weems. He works with Donut and Randy Wagstaff delivering flyers on election day. He also works with Namond, Donut and Byron selling drugs. Despite being the youngest of his friends he is consistently the most profane. Namond makes him his lieutenant and allows him to store their package of narcotics. After attempting to steal from Namond, Kenard is savagely beaten by Michael. However, in the Season 4 finale, Kenard is seen working on Michael's new corner with Dukie.[6] Kenard approached Roland "Prez" Pryzbylewski, who was watching Dukie from afar, for a drug purchase. While working on Michael's corner in season 5, Kenard and company are held at gunpoint by Omar who is in on a mission to terrorize Marlo Stanfield's corners in an attempt to lure him into the streets. Kenard is underwhelmed at the sight of Omar due to him being on a crutch because of an injury from a shootout with some of Stanfield's enforcers, including Michael. While in an alley with some friends, dousing a cat with lighter fluid, and apparently planning to light the cat, Kenard sees Omar approaching. The rest of his friends run while Kenard remains and then proceeds to trail Omar as he robs a Stanfield corner. He follows Omar into a Korean owned grocery store and shoots him in the head, instantly killing him. In fear, he drops the gun and flees. In the series finale, Kenard is shown during the closing montage, being led away by Detective Crutchfield, the officer in charge of investigating Omar's murder.
[edit] Little Kevin
- Played by: Tyrell Baker
- Appears in:
- Season three: "Time after Time" (uncredited); "Amsterdam" (uncredited); "Reformation" (uncredited); "Middle Ground" and "Mission Accomplished".
- Season four: "Soft Eyes"; "Refugees"; "Unto Others" (uncredited).
Little Kevin is a teenage drug dealer working for Bodie Broadus in season four. Kevin's nickname is a play on his weight; he is in fact the most obese drug dealer in their crew. He first appears telling Randy Wagstaff to send fellow drug dealer Lex where Chris Partlow and Snoop crew then murder Lex. After Randy tells Detective Thomas "Herc" Hauk this, Herc and Dozerman brought everyone in Bodie's crew under 5'6" and 150 lbs, not realizing the nickname was ironic. When Kevin's identity is confirmed, he is sent to Central Booking after refusing to cooperate in Herc's interrogation. Marlo Stanfield then believe Kevin is working with the police; when questioning him, Marlo finds out that he involved Randy instead of acting on his own, and he is murdered by Stanfield's crew. Kevin's murder contributes to Bodie deciding to give up Stanfield's crew to police officer Jimmy McNulty. While Bodie is unaware that Little Kevin betrayed Lex in an earlier episode, he is still livid because he strongly feels that Marlo killed Little Kevin "just because he could".
[edit] Spider
- Played by: Edward Green
- Appears in:
- Season three: "Hamsterdam" (uncredited); "Homecoming" (uncredited); "Middle Ground;" and "Mission Accomplished."
- Season four: "Margin of Error" (uncredited).
- Season five: "More with Less", "Not for Attribution", "Transitions", "React Quotes" (uncredited), "Took", "Late Editions", and "–30–."
Spider is a teenage drug dealer working for Bodie Broadus in season three. He also boxes at Dennis "Cutty" Wise's community gym. He is first seen at Howard "Bunny" Colvin's disastrous meeting with young drug dealers to convince them to move to his tolerant zones. Bodie later puts him to work in "Hamsterdam". He is one of the dealers robbed in the house jewellery set-up. Along with Justin he is singled out for fighting by Ellis Carver who introduces him to Cutty. Spider befriends Justin and becomes a regular user of the gym by season four. Cutty alienates Spider when he sleeps with his mother and shortly he returns to the corner. He is then seen in the same crew as Sherrod and later with Bodie's crew. After Bodie is murdered by one of Stanfield's crew members at the end of season 4, Spider is seen working under Michael Lee at the beginning of season 5. He beats up Duquan "Dukie" Weems in "React Quotes" after Dukie knocks down Kenard.[7][8]
[edit] Fronts
[edit] Vinson
- Played by: Norris Davis
- Appears in
- Season three: "All Due Respect"; "Homecoming"; "Slapstick"; "Reformation" and "Mission Accomplished".
- Season five: "React Quotes"; and "–30–".
Vinson was an advisor to Marlo Stanfield, and also runs a rim shop where Marlo often operates. During season three, he gives Stanfield advice on how to deal with his rival Avon Barksdale when Avon is released from prison. He continues to counsel Stanfield once he becomes embroiled in a turf war with Barksdale. He also acts as a liaison between Stanfield and Proposition Joe as Joe attempts to negotiate an end to the turf war. It is Vinson who identifies Omar Little to Brother Mouzone on Mouzone's return to Baltimore seeking revenge. In season four, Marlo continues to use Vinson's rim shop as an occasional meeting place, though Vinson does not appear.[5] Vinson appears in season 5 in the episode "React Quotes" at a meeting at the rim shop berating Monk for wearing a bulletproof vest.[7][8] At the end of the series finale, Vinson is robbed and shot in the knee by Michael Lee.
[edit] Old Face Andre
- Played by: Alfonso Christian Lover
- Appears in season four: "Soft Eyes"; "Home Rooms"; "Refugees"; "Alliances"; "Corner Boys"; "Know Your Place".
Andre is a West side convenience store owner whose store serves as a stash house for Marlo Stanfield. He gets into Marlo's debt when the stash is robbed by Omar Little. Marlo is unforgiving and takes Andre's prized ring as a punishment. When Marlo is robbed by Omar himself (losing Andre's ring in the process), he includes Andre in his plan to get revenge on Omar. Chris Partlow murders a delivery woman in the store, telling Andre to call the police and say Omar did it. At an interrogation with Detectives Crutchfield and Holley give him a photo array of suspects where Andre quickly identifies Omar as responsible. Detective Bunk Moreland believes Omar is innocent, and visits Andre's store. After seeing the crime scene, Bunk disproves Andre's identification of Omar. Holley and Bunk bring Andre in on a subpoena to court. Bunk asks the grand jury prosecutor what a perjury charge carries (10 year minimum) causing Andre to retract his original story. Andre looks to Proposition Joe for protection from Marlo, not realizing Marlo has recently joined Proposition Joe's New Day Co-Op. Andre grudgingly gives Proposition Joe ownership of his store in exchange for $2,000 dollars and a safe ride out of Baltimore. Instead of taking Andre out town, Slim Charles escorts him to a back alley where he is greeted by Marlo's enforcers Chris and Snoop. Chris rebukes Andre's plea to not hide his body in a vacant building but promises to keep it quick as they walk off into the night.[9]
[edit] References
- ^ Character profile - Monk. HBO (2008). Retrieved on 2008-02-24.
- ^ "The Dickensian Aspect". Seith Mann, Writ. Ed Burns (story and teleplay), David Simon (story). The Wire. HBO. 2008-02-10. No. 6, season 5.
- ^ "Final Grades". Ernest Dickerson, Writ. David Simon (story and teleplay), Ed Burns (story). The Wire. HBO. 2004-12-10. No. 13, season 4.
- ^ The Wire episode guide - episode 50 Final Grades. HBO (2006). Retrieved on 2007-10-17.
- ^ a b c d Org Chart - The Street. HBO (2004). Retrieved on 2006-07-27.
- ^ Character profile – Kenard. HBO (2004). Retrieved on 2006-10-29.
- ^ a b "React Quotes". Agnieszka Holland, Writ. David Mills (story and teleplay), David Simon (story). The Wire. HBO. 2008-02-03. No. 5, season 5.
- ^ a b The Wire episode guide - episode 55 React Quotes. HBO (2008). Retrieved on 2008-02-05.
- ^ Character profile – Old Face Andre. HBO (2006). Retrieved on 2006-10-29.
