Not for Attribution
| "Not for Attribution" | |
|---|---|
Joy Kecken | |
| Story by | David Simon Chris Collins |
| Teleplay by | Chris Collins |
| Original air date | January 20, 2008 |
| Running time | 58 minutes |
"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 Joy Kecken and Scott Kecken.[1] It aired on January 20, 2008.[2]
Plot
They're dead where it doesn't count.
— Fletcher, Not for Attribution
A withdrawn
Dukie and Bug. The three boys have a fun day at the park, although Michael is later reprimanded by Monk for leaving his corner. Continuing his efforts to create a fake serial killer and draw funding for the police, McNulty falsifies a connection between two old cases involving homeless victims and the corpse which he had earlier staged. The plan fails when both the media and his superiors are uninterested. Bunk remains outraged at McNulty's plan and, after several attempts to talk him out of it, enlists the help of Freamon. However, this tactic backfires when Freamon makes suggestions to improve McNulty's plan by sensationalizing
the killer.
Elsewhere, Deputy Commissioner
Senator Davis on corruption charges. Davis' former driver, Damien Price, testifies under subpoena about the $20,000 in drug money
he was arrested with by Daniels' detail. Davis tries desperately to convince Burrell and Carcetti to protect him.
At the Sun,
The Greeks
.
In spite of being told by Joe that he fears Omar's return to Baltimore, Cheese gives Partlow information on the location of Omar's mentor Butchie in return for Marlo's $50,000 bounty. Partlow and Snoop torture and execute Butchie after shooting Big Guy in the leg, thus ensuring that their actions will reach Omar.[3][4]
Production
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 Kirkpatrick 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
- Melvin "Cheese" Wagstaff
- Felicia Pearson as Felicia "Snoop" Pearson
- Michael Stone Forrest as Frank Barlow
- Todd Scofield as Jeff Price
- Brandon Young as Mike Fletcher
- Lenny Hamm as Homicide Detective
- Ramon Rodriguez 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 Metcalf
- 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
Uncredited appearances
- Robert Poletick as Steven Luxenberg
- Derrick Purvey as Big Guy
- Kara Quick as Rebecca Corbett
- Steve Luxenberg as Sun staff member
References
- ^ "Season 5 crew". HBO. 2007. Retrieved December 12, 2007.
- ^ "HBO Schedule: THE WIRE 53: NOT FOR ATTRIBUTION". HBO. 2008. Retrieved December 1, 2007.
- The Wire. Season 5. Episode 3. HBO.
- ^ "The Wire episode guide - episode 53 Not for Attribution". HBO. 2008. Retrieved January 22, 2008.
External links
- "Not for Attribution" at HBO.com
- "Not for Attribution" at IMDb
