Plot summary
Epigraph: "There's never been a paper bag" - Colvin A medical examiner informs McNulty that D'Angelo's death could have been murder, which he tells a disbelieving Donette. Cutty takes a job as a landscaper. Marlo refuses to meet with Bodie when he is sent to talk business. Cheese is forced to put his dog down after it is wounded in a rigged fight, sparking several murders when he has the opponent's trainer killed. The detail mistakes him mourning the dog over the phone as admitting to murder, and the wiretaps go silent after his arrest and release.
Pearlman sleeps with Daniels despite McNulty's attempts to be with her. Burrell admits to Carcetti that he is understaffed under Royce. Colvin's officer is shot while undercover and his gun is stolen. Colvin expresses desire for the option to look the other way on safe drug sales, which his men do not understand.
Credits
Adapted from Wikipedia contributors, The Wire season 3. HTML formatting and reference markers removed.