Plot summary
Epigraph: "I love the first day, man. Everybody all friendly an' shit." - Namond Brice Greggs observes Andre receiving drugs and leaves just before Omar robs his store. To appease Davis, Rawls appoints lieutenant Charles Marimow as head of major crimes, who shuts down the wiretaps while Freamon and Greggs are transferred to homicide. Royce orders Braddock's role downplayed in the press instead of funding witness protection due to Carcetti's support for funding, upsetting Odell Watkins. He has Burrell promote Herc to sergeant for his silence. The deacon informs Colvin that a UMD sociology professor is studying repeat violent offenders, so Colvin takes him to Tilghman Middle and convinces him to study there. Prez struggles to teach his students and two girls fight in his class, where one slashes the other with a box cutter and is forcibly restrained by Grace Sampson.
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Adapted from Wikipedia contributors, The Wire season 4. HTML formatting and reference markers removed.