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The Wire S3E5 — Straight and True
8.5
The Wire•Season 3•Episode 5

Straight and True

8.5/10 · 5,745 votesOct 17, 200459 min

Ranked #7 of 12 in Season 3•−0.1 vs season avg

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"I had such fuckin' hopes for us." -- McNulty Frustrated in his grass-roots reform efforts, Colvin arms himself with intelligence from Daniels's detail and personally delivers a message to the next level of corner management. McNulty sees Stringer Bell's legitimate business dealings as a sign that

Directed byDan Attias
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Dominic West

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Jimmy McNulty

Lance Reddick

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Cedric Daniels

Sonja Sohn

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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

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Stringer Bell

Andre Royo

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Bubbles

J.D. Williams

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Bodie Broadus

John Doman

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William Rawls

Clarke Peters

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Lester Freamon

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Dan Attias

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Kate Sanford

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David Simon

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Ed Burns

Ed Burns

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Ed Burns

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David Insley

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Episode Summary

"Straight and True" is episode 5 of The Wire season 3. It scored 8.5/10 from 5,745 votes, ranking #7 of 12 episodes this season (season average 8.6). Directed by Dan Attias, it aired on October 17, 2004.

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