The Wire · SEASON 3
Slapstick
Episode 9 · 2004-11-21

- Crime
- Drama
Episode overview
"...while you're waiting for moments that never come." -- Freamon Responding to an officer's call for help, McNulty and Prez turn down the wrong alley, with unanticipated results. A Barksdale crew violates the unspoken Sunday truce with gunplay, increasing discontent among the New Day Co-op members. Stymied in his effort to open a gym, Cutty is surprised to find help from within Baltimore's power structure.
59 minutes
Season 3 episodes
1. Time After Time2004-09-19
2. All Due Respect2004-09-26
3. Dead Soldiers2004-10-03
4. Amsterdam2004-10-10
5. Straight and True2004-10-17
6. Homecoming2004-10-31
7. Back Burners2004-11-07
8. Moral Midgetry2004-11-14
9. Slapstick2004-11-21
10. Reformation2004-11-28
11. Middle Ground2004-12-12
12. Mission Accomplished2004-12-19