"...we fight on the lie." -- Slim Charles In the Season Three finale, a reticent Avon readies his troops for a war against Marlo. Meanwhile, as the detail works towards the top rungs of the Barksdale organization, McNulty reassesses his pursuit of Stringer Bell and the path he's chosen for himself. While Royce continues to grapple with Amsterdam, Burrell offers a deal to minimize the fallout.
- Directed by
- Ernest R. Dickerson
- Written by
- David Simon
Guest stars
Jamie Hector
Marlo Stanfield
Amy Ryan
Beadie Russell
Michael Kostroff
Maury Levy
Gbenga Akinnagbe
Chris Partlow
Glynn Turman
Clarence Royce
Chad L. Coleman
Dennis 'Cutty' Wise
Ernest Waddell
Dante
Felicia Pearson
Felicia 'Snoop' Pearson
Brandon Fobbs
Fruit
Leo Fitzpatrick
Johnny Weeks
- K
Kahil Dotay
Undercover Street Cop (uncredited)
Brandy Burre
Theresa D'Agostino
All episodes — Season 3
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S3 E1Time After Time
Sep 19, 20047.959 min
"Don't matter how many times you get burnt, you just keep doin' the same." -- Bodie A wave of urban reform brings down the notorious Franklin Terrace public housing towers, forcing the Barksdale drug crew to find a new home. Stringer Bell
S3 E2All Due Respect
Sep 26, 20048.159 min
"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 co
S3 E3Dead Soldiers
Oct 3, 20047.859 min
"The gods will not save you." -- Burrell Colvin feels the sting of Burrell and Rawls during a Comstat assessment of his district's felony numbers; a blown wiretap forces Daniels's detail to turn to a new target; Proposition Joe cautions St
S3 E4Amsterdam
Oct 10, 2004859 min
"Why you got to go and fuck with the program?" -- Fruit West Baltimore residents get surprising straight talk at a community meeting from Major Colvin. Bubbles finds gainful employment; Stringer lunches uptown; and Bunk dangles the promise
S3 E5Straight and True
Oct 17, 2004859 min
"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
S3 E6Homecoming
Oct 31, 20048.358 min
"Just a gangster, I suppose." -- Avon Barksdale Stringer Bell gets an education in construction management; Bunk uses shoe-leather to catch up with Omar and deliver a searing message; a frustrated Colvin unleashes the troops on the corner