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The Wire S3E3 — Dead Soldiers
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The Wire•Season 3•Episode 3

Dead Soldiers

8.3/10 · 5,809 votesOct 3, 200459 min

Ranked #9 of 12 in Season 3•−0.3 vs season avg

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"The gods will not save you." -- Burrell Colvin feels the sting of Burrell and Rawls during a Comstat assessment of his district's felony numbers; a blown wiretap forces Daniels's detail to turn to a new target; Proposition Joe cautions Stringer Bell that the police have

Directed byRob Baieu, Rob Bailey
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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

Michael Kenneth Williams

Michael Kenneth Williams

Omar Little

Deirdre Lovejoy

Deirdre Lovejoy

Rhonda Pearlman

Idris Elba

Idris Elba

Stringer Bell

Andre Royo

Andre Royo

Bubbles

J.D. Williams

J.D. Williams

Bodie Broadus

John Doman

John Doman

William Rawls

Clarke Peters

Clarke Peters

Lester Freamon

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Rob Baieu

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Rob Bailey

Director

Uta Briesewitz

Uta Briesewitz

Director of Photography

David Simon

David Simon

Story

Dennis Lehane

Dennis Lehane

Story

Dennis Lehane

Dennis Lehane

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Episode Summary

"Dead Soldiers" is episode 3 of The Wire season 3. It scored 8.3/10 from 5,809 votes, ranking #9 of 12 episodes this season (season average 8.6). Directed by Rob Baieu, Rob Bailey, it aired on October 3, 2004.

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