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The Wire S2E5 — Undertow
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The Wire•Season 2•Episode 5

Undertow

8.1/10 · 6,133 votesJun 29, 200358 min

Ranked #8 of 12 in Season 2•−0.3 vs season avg

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'They used to make steel there, no?' -- Spiros Vondas Ziggy loses his prized Camaro to drug dealers. Unable to dump the homicide investigation on other agencies, Rawls measures Bunk for the blame, if the cases go unsolved. Homicide detectives hand out grand jury summonses to

Directed bySteve Shill
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Dominic West

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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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Steve Shill

Steve Shill

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Uta Briesewitz

Uta Briesewitz

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David Simon

David Simon

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Ed Burns

Ed Burns

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Ed Burns

Ed Burns

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Allyson C. Johnson

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Episode Summary

"Undertow" is episode 5 of The Wire season 2. It scored 8.1/10 from 6,133 votes, ranking #8 of 12 episodes this season (season average 8.4). Directed by Steve Shill, it aired on June 29, 2003.

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