8.4/1030 votes#1 - Moral Midgetry
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/14/2004
"Crawl, walk, and then run." -- Clay Davis With Amsterdam running full-tilt, Carver and Truck discover there really is no honor among thieves. Prez impresses the detail with what he's found out from Bodie's cell phone, information that sends McNulty and Greggs on a road trip. Colvin sees the benefits of his plan working but has overlooked the human toll, until the Deacon points out the deficiencies.
Director: Agnieszka Holland
Writer: Richard Price
8.3/1040 votes#2 - Fish in a Barrel
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/12/2020
When the body of an 11-year-old boy is found in the Georgia woods, detective Ralph Anderson launches an investigation into the gruesome murder.
Director: Jason Bateman
Writer: Richard Price
8.2/1026 votes#3 - Home Rooms
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 9/24/2006
"I love the first day, man. Everybody all friendly an' shit." - Namond Brice Prez is shocked by his students; Royce strikes back against Carcetti; Rawls begins to gut the major case unit from the inside; Colvin embarks on a new career.
Director: Seith Mann
Writer: Richard Price
8.2/1017 votes#4 - Show and Prove
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/17/2017
Vincent moves into a seedy hotel and contemplates an offer from mob capo Rudy Pipilo. Bobby hopes to take advantage of Vincent's new connections. Filmmaking intrigues Candy. C.C. shows Lori the benefits of having a pimp. Larry feels unsettled.
Director: Ernest R. Dickerson
Writer: Richard Price
8.1/1030 votes#5 - All Due Respect
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 9/26/2004
"There's never been a paper bag." -- Colvin Omar continues his bold strikes on Barksdale stash houses, now heavily guarded. Under orders from Stringer Bell, Bodie faces a critical test against Marlo, a fierce young dealer with lucrative corners. As the wire on Proposition Joe continues to yield little, McNulty launches his own reinvestigation of last year's prison suicide of D'Angelo Barksdale.
Director: Steve Shill
Writer: Richard Price
8.1/1035 votes#6 - Roanoke
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/12/2020
During a surreptitious late-night visit with Terry, Ralph admits to being baffled by conflicting physical evidence. The next day, an unexpected tragedy throws the investigation into a tailspin. Meanwhile, Glory tries to soothe her daughter Jessa, who says she’s been visited by a strange man in her room at night.
Director: Jason Bateman
Writer: Richard Price
8.0/1027 votes#7 - Corner Boys
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 11/5/2006
"We got our thing, but it's just part of the big thing." - Zenobia Prez wants to teach off curriculum. Carcetti visits the Homicide Department and goes on ride-a-longs for drug busts. Colvin and Dr. Parneti's class discuss the Corner Boy rules. Bunk convinces Holley to take another look at the Old Face Andre/Omar Little case. Herc and Dozerman begin shaking down Marlo and his crew as they try to have their surveillance camera returned. Chris Partlow and Snoop look to send the New York crew a message. Marlo asks Proposition Joe to look into Herc. Michael's father comes home, while Namond recruits a lieutenant.
Director: Agnieszka Holland
Writer: Richard Price
8.0/1025 votes#8 - Took
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 2/17/2008
"They don't teach it in law school." - Pearlman After cooking up another scheme for the homeless case, McNulty and Lester become popular figures. Davis is set for his day in court by collecting the best legal assistance money can buy. Plus, Michael has brushes with the wrong side of the law, while Gus seeks help for an old story by going outside the Sun.
Director: Dominic West
Writer: Richard Price
8.0/1015 votes#9 - The Principle Is All
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/24/2017
The appearance of an unexpected partner surprises Vincent. Rudy buys into a rival's plan to reconfigure the Deuce. Candy considers entering the filmmaking business. Abby languishes in her new job. Darlene works overtime to compensate Larry.
Director: James Franco
Writer: Richard Price
8.0/1013 votes#10 - Why Me?
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/15/2017
An end-of-the-year crackdown by police in and around The Deuce sparks Vincent and Bobby. Candy tries to persuade Harvey, her adult-film director, that she can do more than act. Rudy witnesses a pivotal lower-court ruling on obscenity, and enlists Frankie and Big Mike to protect his interests in the peeps. Alston tries to convince Sandra that he's not just a “source.”
Director: Roxann Dawson
Writer: Richard Price
7.8/1013 votes#11 - What Kind of Bad?
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/8/2017
Looking for a way out of his construction gig, Bobby tries to change Vincent's mind about Rudy's offer. Darlene returns from a trip home with a new girl, disappointing Abby. Roughed up by a john, Candy contemplates a change of careers. After getting busted, Paul explores the underbelly, and the exhilaration, of gay life in the city. With an assist from Alston, Sandra scores a key interview with a pimp.
Director: Uta Briesewitz
Writer: Richard Price
7.6/1014 votes#12 - All You'll Be Eating is Cannibals
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/7/2018
Temporarily flush with cash, Frankie is tapped by Candy to be a co-producer on Red Hot. Lori eyes a plum role in the film, but still feels the burden of being under C.C.'s yoke. With Rudy's blessing, Big Mike and Black Frankie hit a gambling house in the Bronx. Bobby finds himself stigmatized at home and at the Hi-Hat after a surprise raid overseen by Alston.
Director: Zetna Fuentes
Writer: Richard Price
7.3/1014 votes#13 - There's an Art to This
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/16/2018
Confronted with the changing realities of prostitution and porn, C.C. doubles down on his assets while fellow pimp Larry Brown eyes a new opportunity. Candy turns to Genevieve Furie, a onetime porn director who's graduated to slasher films, for filmmaking advice. Paul is approached by Matty the Horse, a rival of Rudy's, who promises Paul the mob protection he deserves.
Director: Alex Hall
Writer: Richard Price
7.1/1032 votes#14 - Dark Uncle
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/19/2020
Despite being on mandatory leave, Ralph continues to scrutinize the confounding circumstances surrounding the night of the murder. Jack has a hair-raising experience at a remote barn where key evidence and a mysterious substance have been found. Glory deals with fallout at her daughters’ school and with Jessa’s increasingly concerning nightmares.
Director: Andrew Bernstein
Writer: Richard Price
6.8/1028 votes#15 - Tear-Drinker
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/2/2020
After returning from an eye-opening trip to New York, Holly searches for clues at several locations connected to the Dayton case. Jeannie finds herself shaken by an unnerving incident at work and delivers an ominous warning to Ralph. Jack is put on the defensive at Tamika’s baby shower.
Director: Igor Martinović
Writer: Richard Price
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"Moral Midgetry" is the best rated episode written by Richard Price. It scored 8.4/10 based on 30 votes. It was directed by Agnieszka Holland. It aired on 11/14/2004 and is rated 0.1 points higher than their second-best episode, "Fish in a Barrel".