Late Editions
"Late Editions" | |
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The Wire episode | |
Episode no. | Season 5 Episode 9 |
Directed by | Joe Chappelle |
Story by | David Simon George Pelecanos |
Teleplay by | George Pelecanos |
Original air date | March 2, 2008 |
Running time | 60 minutes |
"Late Editions" is the ninth episode of the fifth season of the HBO original series The Wire, the penultimate episode of the series. The episode was written by George Pelecanos from a story by David Simon and George Pelecanos and was directed by Joe Chappelle.[1] It aired on March 2, 2008.[2]
Plot
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Snoop tells Michael that with everyone locked up, she needs him for some "serious business" and tells him that there is no need for him to bring his gun because she has a "clean one" for him on location. Realizing he's the target, Michael follows Partlow's advice and catches Snoop at the hit's location beforehand. He takes the clean gun stashed there and kills Snoop with it on the way to the supposed hit. Michael goes home to find Duquan watching a TV show about a serial killer who only kills serial killers and asks him to pack up. He, Dukie and Bug pack and drive to his aunt's house in Howard County. Michael walks Bug to the door with a shoebox full of cash. Back in Baltimore, Michael tells Dukie that it would be too dangerous for them to stay together. At Dukie's request, he drives him to the squalid area where the junk man lives among homeless people and junkies. Dukie recalls the day when they "threw the piss-balloons at the terrace boys", but Michael responds that he does not remember. Dukie hesitates when he sees a man injecting heroin and turns back to Michael but he has already left.
Production
Epigraph
Deserve got nuthin' to do with it.
— Snoop, in Late Editions
As the series winds down, many of its principal players will be fired, honored, arrested, acquitted, or killed. A central tenet of the series is that the ethics of the characters dictate these fates much less than the uncontrollable machinations of the 21st-century city. This is also a direct quote from 1992's Unforgiven.
Non-fiction elements
Lester mentions to Leander that they will "need a Title 3" before being able to use the evidence found on Marlo's crew phones. This refers to the Title III of The Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (Wiretap Act),[3] whereby for example, agents need to indicate on the Title 3 affidavit probable cause ("PC").[4] PC has been mentioned throughout the series.
Lester also mentions to Daniels he needs an "S.-and-s. warrant", that is, a search and seizure warrant, requested by the "S.A.O." (State Attorney Office).[5]
When Gus tells Steve he needs to get into Walter Reed, Steve reminds him that as a journalist, after the "Post" unveiled a scandal there in 2007, he may not be welcome.
Credits
Starring cast
Although credited, Michael Kenneth Williams, who plays Omar Little, does not appear in this episode.
Guest stars
- Robert Wisdom as Howard "Bunny" Colvin
- Julito McCullum as Namond Brice
- Felicia Pearson as Felicia "Snoop" Pearson
- Steve Earle as Walon
- Melvin "Cheese" Wagstaff
- Delaney Williams as Jay Landsman
- Marlyne Afflack as Nerese Campbell
- David Costabile as Thomas Klebanow
- Sam Freed as James Whiting
- Darrell Britt-Gibson as Darius "O-Dog" Hill
- Edward Green as Spider
- Kwame Patterson as Monk Metcalf
- Tom McCarthy as Tim Phelps
- Robert Poletick as Steven Luxenberg
- William F. Zorzi as Bill Zorzi
- Michael Mosley as Raymond Wiley
- Donald Neal as Jay Spry
- Stephen Schnetzer as Robert Ruby
- Brandon Young as Mike Fletcher
- Keenon Brice as Aaron "Bug" Manigault
- Eisa Davis as Rae - Bubbles' sister
- Dawn Ursula as Lolita Colvin
- Melvin Williams as The Deacon
- Nat Benchley as Augustus Polk
- Bobby Brown as Bobby Brown
- Rick Otto as Kenneth Dozerman
- Ryan Sands as Officer Lloyd "Truck" Garrick
- Bryan Anderson as Marino
- Reggie A. Green as Arabber
- Kathy Lally as Kathy Lally
- Pam Spilliadis as Pam Spiliadis
- Dennis Hill as Detective Christeson
- Jason Moffett as Tony
- Mary Beth Wise as Karen
- Jon Jolles as Sun librarian
- D.L. Hopkins as hack driver
- Dimitros "Jimmy" Stakias as Greek deliveryman
- Ayanna Fleming as unknown
- Kim Bogues as unknown
- Charlie Limber as unknown
Uncredited appearances
- Todd Scofield as Jeff Price
- Brian E. McLarney as Brian McLarney
- Marcus Hamm as Marcus
References
- ^ "Season 5 crew". HBO. 2007. Retrieved December 12, 2007.
- ^ "HBO Schedule: THE WIRE 59: LATE EDITIONS". HBO. 2008. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Title III of The Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968". Justice Information Sharing. U.S. Department of Justice. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- ^ "Electronic Surveillance—Title III Affidavits". Justice.gov. U.S. Department of Justice. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- ^ "2010 Maryland Code- Search warrants". law.justia.com. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
External links
- "Late Editions" at HBO.com
- "Late Editions" at IMDb