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The Wire S5E10 — -30-
9.6
The Wire•Season 5•Episode 10

-30-

9.6/10 · 9,521 votesMar 9, 200894 min

Ranked #1 of 10 in Season 5•+0.9 vs season avg

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"...the life of kings." - H.L. Mencken A damaging report by Pearlman and Daniels gets a reaction from Carcetti, while Haynes finds little support for his concerns about a reporters work from the bosses. Meanwhile, McNulty wants to put a homeless case to an end, Dukie

Directed byClark Johnson
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Cast18

Dominic West

Dominic West

Jimmy McNulty

Lance Reddick

Lance Reddick

Cedric Daniels

Sonja Sohn

Sonja Sohn

Kima Greggs

Wendell Pierce

Wendell Pierce

Bunk Moreland

Michael Kenneth Williams

Michael Kenneth Williams

Omar Little

Deirdre Lovejoy

Deirdre Lovejoy

Rhonda Pearlman

Andre Royo

Andre Royo

Bubbles

John Doman

John Doman

William Rawls

Clarke Peters

Clarke Peters

Lester Freamon

Jamie Hector

Jamie Hector

Marlo Stanfield

Aidan Gillen

Aidan Gillen

Tommy Carcetti

Seth Gilliam

Seth Gilliam

Ellis Carver

Crew7

Clark Johnson

Clark Johnson

Director

K

Kate Sanford

Editor

David Simon

David Simon

Story

Ed Burns

Ed Burns

Story

Chad Tyler

Chad Tyler

Stand In

David Simon

David Simon

Teleplay

D

David Insley

Director of Photography

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Episode Summary

"-30-" is episode 10 of The Wire season 5. It scored 9.6/10 from 9,521 votes, ranking #1 of 10 episodes this season (season average 8.7). Directed by Clark Johnson, it aired on March 9, 2008.

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