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The Wire S2E1 — Ebb Tide
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The Wire•Season 2•Episode 1

Ebb Tide

7.6/10 · 7,075 votesJun 1, 200359 min

Ranked #12 of 12 in Season 2•−0.8 vs season avg

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'Ain't never gonna be what it was.' -- Little Big Roy Det. Jimmy McNulty--exiled to police-boat duty--makes a shocking discovery in the Baltimore harbor. Bodie drives to Philly to make a connection for the Barksdale crew and Stringer Bell takes the train to New York to

Directed byEd Bianchi, Steve Shill
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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

John Doman

John Doman

William Rawls

Clarke Peters

Clarke Peters

Lester Freamon

Paul Ben-Victor

Paul Ben-Victor

Spiros 'Vondas' Vondopoulos

Amy Ryan

Amy Ryan

Beadie Russell

Chris Bauer

Chris Bauer

Frank Sobotka

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Ed Bianchi

Ed Bianchi

Director

Steve Shill

Steve Shill

Director

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William A. Cimino

Set Decoration

Uta Briesewitz

Uta Briesewitz

Director of Photography

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Kate Sanford

Editor

David Simon

David Simon

Story

Ed Burns

Ed Burns

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David Simon

David Simon

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Episode Summary

"Ebb Tide" is episode 1 of The Wire season 2. It scored 7.6/10 from 7,075 votes, ranking #12 of 12 episodes this season (season average 8.4). Directed by Ed Bianchi, Steve Shill, it aired on June 1, 2003.

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