The Wire, The Buys

S1 E1 • 59m • HD18

A Baltimore cop attends the trial of a drug dealer, a case that has far-reaching implications for both sides of the law.

S1 E2 • 55m • HD18

The unit steps up surveillance of Barksdale's crew, while an early-hours visit to the towers goes badly wrong for Prez.

S1 E3 • 53m • HD18

The detail finally puts a face to the name Avon, whose gang takes a humiliating hit at the hands of an infamous stick-up guy.

S1 E4 • 57m • HD18

Bunk and McNulty investigate the scene of an old murder in their own inimitable fashion. Stringer and Avon vow to make Omar pay.

S1 E5 • 57m • HD18

As McNulty closes in on D'Angelo, the Barksdale crew gets closer to Omar. The detail gets a boost from a code-cracking Prez.

S1 E6 • 57m • HD18

Barksdale's brutal revenge on Omar is laid out for all to see, while McNulty worries a reactionary Rawls will blow the case.

S1 E7 • 57m • HD18

The squad busts Barksdale's crew but Stringer smells a rat and orders changes that could put the surveillance back to square one.

S1 E8 • 54m • HD18

As the war between Omar and the Barksdale crew escalates and casualties pile up, the detail is forced to look for a new informant.

S1 E9 • 54m • HD18

Omar and Joe cut a deal that sparks a firefight. A graphic image shows a horrified Shardene just what Avon's crew is capable of.

S1 E10 • 53m • HD18

Wallace helps the unit in a bid to put his gang days behind him. Greggs is left exposed when an undercover sting goes wrong.

S1 E11 • 54m • HD18

The commissioner orders a series of raids that threaten to compromise the operation. Barksdale's gang is forced to lay low.

S1 E12 • 54m • HD18

The case yields results when the squad bugs Avon's office. Daniels tussles with his superiors to keep the wire running.

S1 E13 • 63m • HD18

As the unit mounts a large-scale round-up of Barksdale gang members, Avon and Stringer plot to stop their world falling apart.