The Wire · SEASON 1

The Target

Episode 1 · 2002-06-02

★ 7.4
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Season 1Episode 1★ 7.4/10
  • Crime
  • Drama

Episode overview

"... when it's not your turn." - McNulty. Baltimore homicide detective Jimmy McNulty gets into hot water and winds up assigned to a detail of narcotics outcasts charged with investigating drug lord Avon Barksdale and his powerful operation in Franklin Terrace. Meanwhile, Avon's nephew D'Angelo is fresh off beating a murder rap, but he finds himself demoted upon his return to the gang.

63 minutes

Season 1 episodes