The Wire

In the Season Three premiere, a wave of urban reform brings down the notorious Franklin Terrace public housing towers.

Omar continues his bold strikes on Barksdale stash houses, which are now heavily guarded.

Colvin feels the sting of Burrell and Rawls during a Comstat assessment of his district's felony numbers.

West Baltimore residents get some surprising straight talk at a community meeting from Major Colvin.

Frustrated in his reform efforts, Colvin delivers a message to the next level of corner management.

Stringer Bell gets an education in construction management; Bunk uses shoe-leather to catch up with Omar.

Herc discovers a blast from the past, which he belatedly reveals to his ex-colleagues.

With Amsterdam running full-tilt, Carver and Truck discover there really is no honour among thieves.

Responding to an officer's call for help, McNulty and Prez turn down the wrong alley, with unanticipated results.

Brother Mouzone returns to Baltimore on a mission of revenge and casts a wide net in his search for Omar.

The wire begins to yield information about the Barksdale organisation, though links to the top are elusive.

A reticent Avon readies his troops for a seemingly endless war against Marlo.