The Wire: Margin of Error Rewatch
March 21, 2025 4:58 PM - Season 4, Episode 6 - Subscribe
"Don't try this shit at home." -Norman Wilson
IMDB Summary:
With Election Day approaching, the three mayoral candidates make last-minute appeals. Carcetti wrangles for votes as he responds to a potentially devastating smear. Norris and Greggs get a lead on the Braddock case, but end up being detoured.
Wikipedia Summary:
Davis offers his support to Carcetti, only to upsell his support to Royce after being paid. Prez gives Dukie clothes to keep at school and a way to wash up before class. Randy tells assistant principal Marcia Donnelly about Lex to get out of trouble when Tiff accuses the boys of rape. Prez asks Daniels for help, who gives the case to Carver. Omar is arrested. Marlo sets up a fake drug deal to confirm police presence, where Herc detains an innocent woman. Brianna Barksdale cuts the Brices off as her money starts to run out and De'Londa forces Namond to sell for Bodie. Bodie's dealer Spider quits the gym after Cutty sleeps with his mother. Royce concedes, leaving Carcetti to become mayor due to the city's heavy democratic lean. He rejects Theresa D'Agostino when she accosts him.
IMDB Summary:
With Election Day approaching, the three mayoral candidates make last-minute appeals. Carcetti wrangles for votes as he responds to a potentially devastating smear. Norris and Greggs get a lead on the Braddock case, but end up being detoured.
Wikipedia Summary:
Davis offers his support to Carcetti, only to upsell his support to Royce after being paid. Prez gives Dukie clothes to keep at school and a way to wash up before class. Randy tells assistant principal Marcia Donnelly about Lex to get out of trouble when Tiff accuses the boys of rape. Prez asks Daniels for help, who gives the case to Carver. Omar is arrested. Marlo sets up a fake drug deal to confirm police presence, where Herc detains an innocent woman. Brianna Barksdale cuts the Brices off as her money starts to run out and De'Londa forces Namond to sell for Bodie. Bodie's dealer Spider quits the gym after Cutty sleeps with his mother. Royce concedes, leaving Carcetti to become mayor due to the city's heavy democratic lean. He rejects Theresa D'Agostino when she accosts him.
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Carcetti again shows a surprising amount of good taste in not fucking around on his wife.
Cutty, on the other hand, is starting to see the fallout from taking advantage of his popularity with the ladies. Obviously the perceived betrayal sent Spider back to the corners, but I think it also factors in to Michael's mistrust and eventual rejection of Dennis's overtures towards mentorship.
De'Londa continues her campaign for Worst Mother Ever this episode. The convo with Brianna makes it pretty clear that she was spending the lion's share of whatever money the Barksdales were giving her on herself, not on Namond.
So, in case it isn't entirely clear, the two guys who Butchie sends to protect Omar both got themselves arrested to get to him. One says he is in because he "talked back" to a cop; the other says "22-55" which could be two things: less likely, reference an actual Federal code referring to a prisoner in federal detention being sent back to state level for some additional or other case; more likely, imo, street slang for talking shit to a cop.
posted by Saxon Kane at 6:31 PM on March 21