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Season 5  "Clarifications"  5x8

Aired 16 years ago - Feb 24, 2008

Bunk returns a McNulty favor; Carcetti is forced to make deals; Hayes asks Templeton about his sources.

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Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 1
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Look, here's the deal. Command are throwing more resources at me
 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 5
Just make sure you send me people who work.
 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 6
Speak of the devil.
 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 7
Major crimes has a drug investigation that may also need surveillance work.
 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 8
The kind that worked on the story about that homeless vet.
 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 9
Look, I'm just sayin', if Marlo was all that over June Bug callin' him a name,
 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 10
New car, O.T. This fuckin' detail, man.
 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 11
Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 12
Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 13
Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 14
to get round the Capital Beltway this time of day.
 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 15
Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 16
If you're not going to let me tell my side of the story...
 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 17
You told me something else. I wrote what Mr. Hanning told me.
 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 18
Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 19
Boy up on the corner say he try to rob them Koreans and got killed.
 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 20
Be my guest.
 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 21
Marcus, Angela. You're the backup unit when we need one.
 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 22
Shit, I thought y'all was gonna tell me.
 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 23
Greta van Susteren, Nancy Grace, Chris Matthews,
 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 24
Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 25
- and a homicide from the city. - Ettlin, what do we got room for?
 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 26
with alcohol being utilized as a trigger in the commission of these crimes.
 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 27
and worse rush-hour traffic than Atlanta.
 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 28
Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 29
Yeah.
 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 30
looking for the federal jury of mostly white faces to remedy the problem?
 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 31
Hey, can you wait to serve it?
 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 32
Taking the detail money and doling it around like a priest passing wafers.
 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 33
Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 34
but I'll be going down to the scales in a hour or two.
 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 35
Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 36
Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 37
Sheet metal!
 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 38
- And Omar Little? Stick up boy? - What about him?
 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 39
sitting on the female subject. Maybe that's the other end of your meet.
 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 40
Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 41
not tonight can you prey on them.
 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 42
I'm OK, senator, thank you very much.
 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 43
You can keep that copy. Ma'am.
 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 44
But her story is great. Look at that quote.
 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 45
- I am. - But I thought...
 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 46
Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 47
Yeah, but if I don't win, Jen, I bring back exactly nothing.
 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 48
and for the latitude, they go by five-minute intervals.
 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 49
- He's got the whole goddamn city. - How do we know it's Cheese?
 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 50
Family. That's it. Family, and if you're lucky,

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Look, here's the deal. Command are throwing more resources at me
#4 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 5
Just make sure you send me people who work.
#5 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 6
Speak of the devil.
#6 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 7
Major crimes has a drug investigation that may also need surveillance work.
#7 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 8
The kind that worked on the story about that homeless vet.
#8 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 9
Look, I'm just sayin', if Marlo was all that over June Bug callin' him a name,
#9 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 10
New car, O.T. This fuckin' detail, man.
#10 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 11 #11 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 12 #12 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 13 #13 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 14
to get round the Capital Beltway this time of day.
#14 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 15 #15 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 16
If you're not going to let me tell my side of the story...
#16 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 17
You told me something else. I wrote what Mr. Hanning told me.
#17 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 18 #18 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 19
Boy up on the corner say he try to rob them Koreans and got killed.
#19 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 20
Be my guest.
#20 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 21
Marcus, Angela. You're the backup unit when we need one.
#21 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 22
Shit, I thought y'all was gonna tell me.
#22 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 23
Greta van Susteren, Nancy Grace, Chris Matthews,
#23 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 24 #24 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 25
- and a homicide from the city. - Ettlin, what do we got room for?
#25 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 26
with alcohol being utilized as a trigger in the commission of these crimes.
#26 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 27
and worse rush-hour traffic than Atlanta.
#27 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 28 #28 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 29
Yeah.
#29 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 30
looking for the federal jury of mostly white faces to remedy the problem?
#30 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 31
Hey, can you wait to serve it?
#31 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 32
Taking the detail money and doling it around like a priest passing wafers.
#32 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 33 #33 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 34
but I'll be going down to the scales in a hour or two.
#34 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 35 #35 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 36 #36 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 37
Sheet metal!
#37 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 38
- And Omar Little? Stick up boy? - What about him?
#38 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 39
sitting on the female subject. Maybe that's the other end of your meet.
#39 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 40 #40 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 41
not tonight can you prey on them.
#41 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 42
I'm OK, senator, thank you very much.
#42 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 43
You can keep that copy. Ma'am.
#43 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 44
But her story is great. Look at that quote.
#44 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 45
- I am. - But I thought...
#45 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 46 #46 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 47
Yeah, but if I don't win, Jen, I bring back exactly nothing.
#47 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 48
and for the latitude, they go by five-minute intervals.
#48 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 49
- He's got the whole goddamn city. - How do we know it's Cheese?
#49 Recap of The Wire Season 5 Episode 8 (S05E08) - 50
Family. That's it. Family, and if you're lucky,
#50