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The Wire S3E7 — Back Burners

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The Wire•Season 3•Episode 7

Back Burners

8.5/10 · 5,624 votesNov 7, 200456 min

Ranked #8 of 12 in Season 3•−0.1 vs season avg

"Conscience do cost." -- Butchie Herc discovers a blast from the past, which he belatedly reveals to his ex-colleagues. Daniels blows a gasket over the real reason the detail was reassigned from an investigation in Pimlico to the Western District. Stringer Bell learns from Donette that

Directed byTim Van Patten

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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

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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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Tim Van Patten

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David Simon

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Joy Kecken

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Michael Berenbaum

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Episode Summary

"Back Burners" is episode 7 of The Wire season 3. It scored 8.5/10 from 5,624 votes, ranking #8 of 12 episodes this season (season average 8.6). Directed by Tim Van Patten, it aired on November 7, 2004.

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