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Jan 6, 2008 Season 5 Episode 1 59 min TV-MA

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The Wire Season 5

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Season 5 Episode 1 — Aired on Jan 6, 2008 • runs about 59 minutes.

Directed by Joe Chappelle.

Written by David Simon.

Notable cast/guest names in this episode include Dominic West, Lance Reddick, Sonja Sohn, Wendell Pierce.

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Auch nach einem Jahr haben die Ermittlungen gegen die Stanflied-Bande zu keinem greifbaren Ergebnis geführt. Als Budgetkürzungen schließlich zur Auflösung der ermittelnden Sonderkommission führen, greift Detective Jimmy McNulty frustriert wieder zur Flasche. Auch bei der Zeitung Baltimore Sun wird gespart: Redakteur Guy Haynes gelingt trotz der Budgetkürzungen eine sensationelle Enthüllungsstory, in der er einer Stadträtin Verbindungen zu einem berüchtigten Drogendealer nachweist…