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The Wire S1E10 — The Cost
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The Wire•Season 1•Episode 10

The Cost

9.2/10 · 8,960 votesAug 11, 200256 min

Ranked #1 of 13 in Season 1•+0.7 vs season avg

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"And then he dropped the bracelets..." - Greggs. With Wallace in custody, McNulty and Daniels try to figure out what to do with him in the months before he testifies. Sydnor and Carver track down one of Barksdale's stash houses, and Prez shows off

Directed byBrad Anderson
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Cast11

Dominic West

Dominic West

Jimmy McNulty

Lance Reddick

Lance Reddick

Cedric Daniels

Sonja Sohn

Sonja Sohn

Kima Greggs

Wood Harris

Wood Harris

Avon Barksdale

Wendell Pierce

Wendell Pierce

Bunk Moreland

Deirdre Lovejoy

Deirdre Lovejoy

Rhonda Pearlman

Idris Elba

Idris Elba

Stringer Bell

Andre Royo

Andre Royo

Bubbles

John Doman

John Doman

William Rawls

Frankie Faison

Frankie Faison

Ervin Burrell

Lawrence Gilliard Jr.

Lawrence Gilliard Jr.

D'Angelo Barksdale

Crew12

Brad Anderson

Brad Anderson

Director

N

Nina K. Noble

Producer

Robert F. Colesberry

Robert F. Colesberry

Executive Producer

David Simon

David Simon

Executive Producer

K

Karen L. Thorson

Co-Producer

A

Alonzo Wilson

Costume Design

W

William A. Cimino

Set Decoration

Uta Briesewitz

Uta Briesewitz

Director of Photography

K

Kate Sanford

Editor

H

Halina Gebarowicz

Art Direction

David Simon

David Simon

Story

Ed Burns

Ed Burns

Story

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Episode Summary

"The Cost" is episode 10 of The Wire season 1. It scored 9.2/10 from 8,960 votes, ranking #1 of 13 episodes this season (season average 8.5). Directed by Brad Anderson, it aired on August 11, 2002.

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