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With a bounty on him, Omar calls in a favor to Bunk. The election over, Royce and Carcetti make peace and contemplate their futures. At school, Prez tricks h...
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"Unto Others" is the seventh episode of the fourth season of The Wire. It is the forty-fourth episode of the series overall. It premiered on October 29, 2006. The episode was written by William F. Zorzi and directed by Anthony Hemingway.
Omar
Omar Little reads in his cell. The two men that Butchie assigned to protect him arrive and strap thick books around his torso. In the cafeteria line an inmate attempts to stab Omar. Omar disarms him and stabs him with his own blade as a warning to the others who might try to kill him. Omar leaves the scene of the incident before the guards arrive. Butchie’s men tell Omar that the bounty on his head was placed by Marlo Stanfield. Omar gets a cell phone when he asks if they can help him make a call. He tells his bodyguards that he is phoning the police because he is owed a favor. Detective Bunk Moreland visits Omar at the city jail. Omar gives him the card he got from Assistant State’s Attorney Ilene Nathan for his assistance as a witness in the trial of Marquis "Bird" Hilton. Bunk claims that the get out of jail free card was good for a small felony at best unlike Omar's current charge of "a taxpayer murder with an eyeball witness", the most serious of felonies as seen through the eyes of the BPD Homicide Unit. Omar reminds Bunk that he helped him by finding a police service weapon for him yet Bunk remains skeptical of Omar’s claims of innocence. Omar tells him that the witness Old Face Andre is lying and that he has ties to drug dealers running a drug package out of his corner store. Bunk tells Omar that even if he is not guilty of this murder he is guilty of many others reminding him of the shotgun shells found at the stash house shooting and Stringer Bell's murder scene. Omar finally convinces Bunk by telling him that if he lets him go down for a crime he did not commit a guilty man will walk free. He reminds Bunk of his mantra that a man must have a code.
Homicide
Detectives Ed Norris and Kima Greggs bring in a jailhouse informant who has offered them information on the Braddock murder case. Sergeant Jay Landsman observes the informant's arrival, and when he remarks on their progress Greggs angrily reminds him that their investigation has been slowed by political interference. Lester Freamon makes miniature furniture at his desk and Landsman is impressed with the money he makes from his hobby. Later Freamon discusses the case with Greggs and convinces her to interview their main suspect Wardell – the man that Braddock was set to witness against. Back at headquarters Bunk tries to convince Detectives Crutchfield and Vernon Holley to reopen Omar’s case based on his claims of innocence. Crutchfield refuses to entertain the possibility that Omar is innocent and is angry that Bunk is interfering. Maurice Levy is Anthony Wardell’s attorney. He allows his client to undergo the polygraph knowing that it is a sign of desperation from the investigators. When the polygraph technician tells Greggs outside the room that he could make it go either way she is disgusted. On returning to the room Levy explains his rationale behind subjecting his client to the polygraph – Wardell is innocent. Wardell tells Greggs that he would not have killed Braddock because he is a relation. After the polygraph test Bunk approaches Ilene Nathan with Omar’s card. She is uninterested, saying that she offered help on a light felony at most. Bunk asks her to move him to a safer facility and convinces her she owes Omar a debt. She agrees and tells Bunk she now considers the debt paid. Greggs reviews the Braddock case and picks out a detail – no one in the canvas noticed the gunshot. This prompts her to revisit the scene of the shooting leaving a bemused Norris in the office. At the scene she identifies a ricochet that she traces back down the alley to other signs of gunfire, eventually finding broken bottles outside of a backyard. She finds a bullet lodged in a discarded chest of drawers and finally some potatoes that have been shot through in the backyard. Greggs draws her weapon and enters the house. Greggs later tells Norris she has solved the case and shows him the murder weapon pulled out of the house. Greggs tells Norris she has developed the "soft eyes" needed to appreciate a crime scene.
Politics
Tommy Carcetti meets with a former mayor named Tony for advice on beginning his term. Tony complains of having been forced to eat shit from the various branches of the city bureaucracy, a pattern that continued throughout his term and eventually led him out of politics and into private practice as an attorney. Carcetti and Norman Wilson have an amicable meeting with their recently defeated opponent, incumbent Mayor Clarence Royce and his Chief of Staff Coleman Parker. They discuss the ins and outs of their campaigns. Carcetti mentions that Theresa D'Agostino has a new role with the DCCC. In their meeting, Carcetti claims the last second move with the slumlord pamphlets were ingenious, however it is revealed that they were not endorsed by anyone on Royce's campaign team. When Carcetti mentions that he still has to win the general election, Royce says that it would be disgraceful for him to think about losing in a city where Democrats outnumber Republicans 9 to 1. Rhonda Pearlman meets with the new state’s attorney, Rupert Bond. Thinking she is going to be replaced by an African American attorney to head Narcotics cases and transferred to head Misdeamoner cases, she is surprised when he offers her the Violent Crimes Unit post. Bond states that he is impressed with her record and courage and wants the right prosecutors such as her to help run the States' Attorney for Baltimore office. The post has opened as he is promoting Ilene Nathan to second deputy state’s attorney. From the looks of it, Bond appears more interested in criminal prosecutions than his predecessor Steven Demper who was most interested in his elected position often dismissing cases to maintain a favorable conviction rate. Western District commander Cedric Daniels attends a COMSTAT meeting chaired by commissioner Ervin Burrell and his deputy William Rawls. He tells his commanders that the homicide rate has dropped while other felony rates have risen. When Rawls asks him if he is taking credit for this decrease, Daniels claims that he refuses to take credit for the crime decrease as he does not want to take the blame for the increase when it occurs. Carcetti arrives to observe the meeting. Daniels tells them of his strategy of putting two-man cars on the worst drug corners while devoting his resources as much as possible to pursuing good felony cases instead of making street level arrests. Burrell becomes angered when Daniels claims that he refuses to force street level arrests and is "just pushing" the traffic away. He is further affronted when Daniels tells them that many of his officers are insufficiently trained to pursue quality cases. Carcetti meets with Wilson, State Delegate Odell Watkins and Gerry to discuss their first move in office. Carcetti believes that a replacement to Ervin Burrell as Commissioner should occur. Watkins agrees stating that he told Royce to fire Burrell more than a year ago but that due to the support of the ministers, Royce will not fire Burrell as he is now running for the 7th district Council seat after losing the Mayoral election. Carcetti then proposes to fire Burrell himself and Watkins then claims it is OK for Royce to fire an African American Police Commissioner but not for Carcetti to do so. Norman Wilson agrees with Watkins claiming he would face voter backlash from the Blacks who voted for him. Carcetti decides he will replace Burrell with an African American but it is pointed out that replacing Burrell is even harder for Carcetti within the Baltimore Police Department. It is pointed out that there are few ranking African American officers in the department besides Burrell, a Deputy Commissioner named Hawthorne who was 70 years old no African American officers over the rank of colonel. The next highest ranked African American officers in the department were Majors and Shift Lieutenants. Carcetti then claims he will do a nationwide search pointing out that "If you are talented and black, why stay in Baltimore", to which Wilson agrees stating "I often ask myself that very question." Carcetti takes a ride along with a Southern District Officers. Major Cantrell is surprised when he declines to travel with shift lieutenant Grayson, but is impressed that Carcetti is interested in understanding the day to day of the district. Grayson assigns him to officer Macfarlane and Ginter. They are called to a shooting where they view Cedric Daniels as the duty officer who is proficient in controlling the crime scene. Carcetti is impressed and learns from his accompanying officers that Daniels is not as bad as some other commanding officers.
First
•Rupert Bond: Newly elected Maryland State's Attorney for Baltimore City who promotes Ilene Nathan to 2nd Deputy SA and Rhonda Pearlman to lead VCU prosecutions.
•This is the first episode in which Bubbles is referred to by a name (Marcia Donnelly calls him "Mr. Cousins"). However, it's not clear if this is his real name, or a fake name tied in with the lie that he is Sherrod's guardian.
•This is the second time the Italian film ''L'ultimo bacio'' is referenced, when a bootleg DVD is taken by officer Walker it appears to be a copy of this film. The first was in All Due Respect.
1.Episode guide - episode 44 Unto Others. HBO (2006). Retrieved on 2006-11-01.
2."Unto Others". Ed Burns, William F. Zorzi. The Wire. HBO. 2004-10-29. No. 07, season 4.
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"Unto Others" is the seventh episode of the fourth season of the HBO original series The Wire. Written by William F. Zorzi from a story by Ed Burns & William F. Zorzi, and directed by Anthony Hemingway, it originally aired on October 29, 2006.
Oct 29, 2006 · Unto Others: Directed by Anthony Hemingway. With Dominic West, John Doman, Frankie Faison, Aidan Gillen. With a bounty on him, Omar calls in a favor to Bunk. The election over, Royce and Carcetti make peace and contemplate their futures. At school, Prez tricks his students into learning math.
