Season three puts Jimmy and Lester back on the hunt for Stringer Bell (albeit in a roundabout way, since the Major Crimes Unit is trying to get to him via Prop Joe’s crew), but “Time After Time” makes clear early and often that this isn’t a retreat back to safer territory but part of the series’ continued expansion. ("Moral Midgetry"), Believing that the bloody turf war with Marlo is poised to destroy everything the Barksdale crew had worked for, Stringer gives Major Colvin information on Avon's weapons stash But Stringer is himself being betrayed by Avon: Brother Mouzone had returned to Baltimore and tracked down Omar to join forces. After the notorious Franklin Terrace public housing towers are razed, the Barksdale drug crew searches for a new home on the streets of West Baltimore. Rate. Feel me? Colvin's free drug dealing zone, now known in the streets as Hamsterdam, scores a small victory. Proposition Joe summons Stringer Bell to a meeting and tells him that the cops have screwed up. Sydnor was the only season one character of note not to pop up at least briefly in season two (heck, even Augie Polk was part of the first iteration of the Sobotka detail), but he makes a quick return here, turning up in the first scene after the opening credits and again proving to be a good undercover operative. After the notorious Franklin Terrace public housing towers are razed, the Barksdale drug crew searches for a new home on the streets of West Baltimore. It’s a philosophy.” -Mayor Clarence Royce. Schedule. Barksdale's criminal empire lies in ruins, and Marlo's young crew simply moves into their territory. 7. 5. [36][37] Bodie had been seen gradually rising in the Barksdale organization since the first episode; he was born to their trade and showed a fierce aptitude for it. ("Time after Time") His struggles to adapt to life as a free man show an attempt at personal reform. Daniels reassigns his detail after the wire on Stringer Bell goes dead. Bubbles is wired up and sent into Hamsterdam. Season 3. Rate. A single cell phone allows Freamon to begin mapping out a communications network for the Barksdale organization. Proposition Joe (Robert F. Chew), the East Side's cautious drug kingpin, became more cooperative with the Barksdale Organization. 3. And in Cutty we get to see what the contemporary drug game looks like from the perspective of a man who hasn’t been in it for 14 years, making him a dinosaur to the young hoppers who rip him off. Specials. [70] Glynn Turman played Mayor Clarence Royce, the incumbent whom Carcetti planned to unseat. ("All Due Respect") Seeing the spread of drug dealing into previously unscathed areas following the destruction of the towers, he assumes the task of containing the problem. Carcetti's political plans become obvious to his friend and fellow councilman Tony Gray. Lots of new faces to learn (though fewer than at the start of season two) and lots of stories set in motion. ("All Due Respect") In a heist gone wrong, one of Omar's crew, Tosha, is shot and a Barksdale enforcer is killed. [94][95] Joilet F. Harris had a small role as Caroline Massey, a new officer in the Major Crimes Unit. Sign In. McNulty and the detail look to make a case against Stringer Bell with a wiretap on a drug ring run by his ally, Proposition Joe. Rate. Rate. [96][97] The focus on Colvin's command of the Western District introduced several new characters both in Carver's Drug Enforcement Unit and in the Patrol Division. The MCU also gets a new addition in Detective Caroline Massey, who often seems more interested in clipping coupons than anything else, but who has an even better ear than Prez for translating talk heard on the wire. Get HBO. About. So we get Royce delivering empty platitudes about his campaign’s commitment to reform and fighting drugs, even as Stringer Bell will later tell his soldiers that the business will do just fine without the towers. About. S3, Ep1. But it also says something about Cedric that he’s willing to pretend they’re still together to help Marla’s foray into politics, to repay her for all the years she stood by him as he was climbing the ladder with the department. New starring cast members include new actor Aidan Gillen and returning guest actors Seth Gilliam, Domenick Lombardozzi, Jim True-Frost, Corey Parker Robinson, Michael K. Williams, JD Williams, and Robert Wisdom. Stream Season 3 episodes of The Wire online and access extras such as interviews, previews and episode guides.