reWIREd. Re-watching THE WIRE: The Detail & The Buys
The Detail begins with street punks Poot and Wallace discussing the genius of the man who invented Chicken McNuggets. Poot thinks the guy who invented McNuggets must be rich, D’Angelo then sets them straight;
After the credits roll we watch as McNulty and Bunk try to get D’Angelo to admit he was involved in the murder of the security guard who testified against him in episode one. No luck, D’Anglelo ain’t saying shit! In a great piece of dark comedy though, McNulty and Bunk do manage to get D’Angelo to write a letter to the dead man’s fictional children… It is moments like these that make The Wire so much fun to watch.
The episode ends in violence when Carver, Prez and Herc raise havoc in the projects, and a boy loses his eye.
Classic Quote:
McNulty: This is just us talking right? Just you, me, my partner and… what did you say your name was?
Bodie: I didn’t say shit.
McNulty: Just you, me, my partner and Mr. Shit here.
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The Buys:
After early morning “field interviews” conducted by Herc, Carver and Prez lead to a minor riot and bad publicity for the police, Daniels gets called in by the Deputy Commissioner. McNulty sends Mahone and Polk to the terrace to get a photo of Avon Barksdale. They come up short but soft- spoken Freamon comes through with an old photo from Barksdale’s boxing days.
McNulty and Greggs visit FBI agent Fitzhugh to try and obtain some surveillance equipment.
D’Angelo delivers the daily count to Stringer Bell who in turn, gives D’Angelo a bonus. Later, while Bodie and D’Angelo wait for the new supply to arrive, D’Angelo offers to get food. While he’s gone Bodie, Stinkum and the crew go to retrieve the new supply only renegade dealer Omar and his crew get there and steal the drugs for themselves. The next day D’Angelo gets chewed out by Wee Bey — a Barksdale enforcer — for not being around when the incident happened.
After getting chided by his superiors, Lieutenant Daniels mobilizes the team to raid “The Pit”. Bodie hits one of the detectives while getting arrested and the rest of the officers proceed to beat Bodie.
McNulty secretly meets with agent Fitzhugh who tells him to watch out for Lieutenant Daniels — who might be on the take.
This is the episode that contains another classic scene that sets The Wire apart from other shows. Street punk D’Angelo teaching a couple of his homeys how to play chess.
Classic quote:
“The king stay the king.” – D’Angelo
