Megan Anderson

As Selina's approval rating hits an all-time low, her team engineers an interview designed to make her cry in a desperate bid to gain public sympathy. Last in series.

When a witness who testified against D'Angelo Barksdale is discovered murdered, McNulty and the detail take the opportunity to link the killing to Avon Barksdale's drugs crew.

While Avon and Stringer disagree on how to handle Marlo, Cutty considers his future after facing the realities of gangster life.

Brother Mouzone returns to Baltimore on a mission of revenge and casts a wide net in his search for Omar, who has his own plan for vengeance, and Colvin manages, for now, to put off a newspaper reporter inquiring about Amsterdam.

Herc discovers a blast from his past, which he later reveals to his colleagues. Daniels becomes enraged when he finds out that his detail was reassigned. Stringer Bell finds out from old girlfriend Donette that Brianna might contact McNulty with details of her son D'Angelo's death.

Avon readies his troops for a war against Marlo. Meanwhile, as the crew works towards the upper levels of the Barksdale organisation, McNulty has doubts about the path he's chosen for himself.