Took (The Wire)
| "Took" | |
|---|---|
| The Wire episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 5 Episode 7 |
| Directed by | Dominic West |
| Story by | David Simon Richard Price |
| Teleplay by | Richard Price |
| Original air date | February 17, 2008 |
| Running time | 58 minutes |
"Took" is the seventh episode of the fifth season of the HBO original series The Wire. The episode was written by Richard Price from a story by David Simon & Richard Price and was directed by cast member Dominic West.[1] It aired on February 17, 2008.[2]
Plot
They don't teach it in law school.
— Pearlman
Knowing the truth about McNulty's hoax,
Production
Guest stars
- Peter Gerety as Judge Daniel Phelan
- David Costabile as Thomas Klebanow
- Sam Freed as James Whiting
- Delaney Williams as Jay Landsman
- Ed Norris as Ed Norris
- Gregory L. Williams as Michael Crutchfield
- Brian Anthony Wilson as Vernon Holley
- Kara Quick as Rebecca Corbett
- Brandon Young as Mike Fletcher
- William F. Zorzi as Bill Zorzi
- Dion Graham as Rupert Bond
- Billy Murphy Jr. as himself
- Donnell Rawlings as Damien "Day-Day" Price
- Richard Belzer as John Munch
- Thomas J. McCarthy as Tim Phelps
- Crissandra Spencer as Reporter
- Stanley Boyd as Cherry
- Christopher J. Clanton as Savino Bratton
- Edward Green as Spider
- Kwame Patterson as Monk Metcalf
- Thuliso Dingwall as Kenard
- James Jorsling as Vincent
- Jay Landsman as Dennis Mello
- Michael Salconi as Michael Santangelo
- Curt Boushell as Andy
- David Goodman as Budget Advisor
- Dennis Hill as Detective Christeson
- Elijah Grant Johnson as Elijah
- Kim Tuvin as Judge Emily Johnson
- Stu Evered as Detective
- Seymour Horowitz as Father
- Rosemary Knower as Mother
- Ken Ulman as Reporter Ken Ullman
- Vickie Warehime as Patrol Sergeant
Stanley Boyd's name is misspelled in the credits as Stanely Boyd.
Uncredited appearances
- Michael Stone Forrest as Frank Barlow
- Derek Horton as Brian Baker
- Todd Scofield as Jeff Price
Special appearance
Richard Belzer makes a cameo appearance as former Baltimore police detective John Munch, the character he portrayed on the Baltimore-based police drama Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–1999), and subsequently on the New York-based Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999–2014). Clark Johnson's character, Augustus Haynes, walks into a bar to speak with Major Dennis Mello, played by Jay Landsman (the John Munch character was based upon Landsman from David Simon's non-fiction book Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets). On Homicide, Johnson's character Meldrick Lewis owned a Baltimore bar with Munch. As Haynes walks past him, Munch can be heard telling the bartender that he cannot ask a regular to pay his entire outstanding tab as "it just isn't done" and adds that he once owned a bar. As the audio of their conversation fades, the bartender can be faintly heard saying "Whatever, John."
References
- ^ "Season 5 crew". HBO. 2007. Retrieved December 12, 2007.
- ^ "HBO Schedule: THE WIRE 57: TOOK". HBO. 2008. Retrieved January 1, 2008.
