S2·E5 Undertow
- Episode
- Season 2, Episode 5
- Air Date
- June 29, 2003
- Runtime
- 58 minutes
- Director
- Steve Shill
- Writer
- Ed Burns
- Score
- 7.9/10 (45 TMDB votes)
- Story Type
- Core Character Arc
Narrative Classification: Standard continuity chapter maintaining character development and season progression.
Synopsis
'They used to make steel there, no?' -- Spiros Vondas
Ziggy loses his prized Camaro to drug dealers. Unable to dump the homicide investigation on other agencies, Rawls measures Bunk for the blame, if the cases go unsolved. Homicide detectives hand out grand jury summonses to stevedores involved in the homicide case, and port cop Beadie Russell talks to an old boyfriend to find out how cargo disappears from the docks.
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When did Season 2 Episode 5 of The Wire air?
Season 2, Episode 5 ('Undertow') originally aired on June 29, 2003.
How long is Season 2 Episode 5 ('Undertow')?
The runtime for this episode is approximately 58 minutes.
What happens in The Wire Season 2 Episode 5?
'They used to make steel there, no?' -- Spiros Vondas Ziggy loses his prized Camaro to drug dealers. Unable to dump the homicide investigation on other agencies, Rawls measures Bunk for the blame, if the cases go unsolved. Homicide detectives hand out grand jury summonses to stevedores involved in ...
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