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Colonel [[Cedric Daniels]] is outraged that [[Baltimore City Hall|City Hall]] is prioritizing Davis over 22 murders. Detective [[Jimmy McNulty]], having already fallen back into his old habits of [[alcoholism]] and infidelity while working in the MCU, is despondent upon his return to Homicide. In the [[Baltimore#West Baltimore|Western District]], Sergeant [[Ellis Carver]] struggles to keep up morale following pay cuts. [[Thomas "Herc" Hauk|Herc]] is now working as an investigator for defense attorney [[Maurice Levy (The Wire)|Maurice Levy]]. [[Marlo Stanfield]] intimidates other drug dealers into buying his product and causes unrest in the [[New Day Co-Op]]. He gets [[Chris Partlow]] to find [[Sergei Malatov]] as a connection to the Co-Ops' suppliers. Partlow visits the courthouse, where he unwittingly approaches Daniels, Bond, and [[Rhonda Pearlman]] to ask for directions. [[Michael Lee (The Wire)|Michael Lee]] is acting as an enforcer under Partlow, while his friend and cohabitant [[Duquan "Dukie" Weems]] runs their drug dealing crew. Dukie has not gained the respect of the crew, and Michael suggests paying him for looking after his younger brother [[School system of The Wire#Aaron "Bug" Manigault|Bug]] instead.
Colonel [[Cedric Daniels]] is outraged that [[Baltimore City Hall|City Hall]] is prioritizing Davis over 22 murders. Detective [[Jimmy McNulty]], having already fallen back into his old habits of [[alcoholism]] and infidelity while working in the MCU, is despondent upon his return to Homicide. In the [[Baltimore#West Baltimore|Western District]], Sergeant [[Ellis Carver]] struggles to keep up morale following pay cuts. [[Thomas "Herc" Hauk|Herc]] is now working as an investigator for defense attorney [[Maurice Levy (The Wire)|Maurice Levy]]. [[Marlo Stanfield]] intimidates other drug dealers into buying his product and causes unrest in the [[New Day Co-Op]]. He gets [[Chris Partlow]] to find [[Sergei Malatov]] as a connection to the Co-Ops' suppliers. Partlow visits the courthouse, where he unwittingly approaches Daniels, Bond, and [[Rhonda Pearlman]] to ask for directions. [[Michael Lee (The Wire)|Michael Lee]] is acting as an enforcer under Partlow, while his friend and cohabitant [[Duquan "Dukie" Weems]] runs their drug dealing crew. Dukie has not gained the respect of the crew, and Michael suggests paying him for looking after his younger brother [[School system of The Wire#Aaron "Bug" Manigault|Bug]] instead.


''[[The Baltimore Sun]]'' also faces budget cuts, but editor [[Augustus Haynes|Augustus "Gus" Haynes]] remains principled and efficient. The ''Sun'' breaks a story about Campbell's relocation of drug dealer [[Street-level characters of The Wire#Fat Face Rick|Ricardo "Fat-Face Rick" Hendrix]]'s [[strip club]] out of a redeveloping neighborhood at a considerable cost to the city budget, linking the plan to campaign contributions from Hendrix and Campbell's associates. Ambitious reporter [[Scott Templeton]] remains dissatisfied while his colleague [[Alma Gutierrez]], who got a choice quote from Hendrix for the story, is happy with her work. [[Bubbles (The Wire)|Bubbles]] lives in his sister's basement and no longer uses drugs, but leaves each evening as his sister does not trust him enough to leave him alone in her house. He works as a [[rush hour]] distributor for the ''Sun'' to commuters. He sells a copy to Campbell, who is outraged by the Hendrix story.<ref name = "The Wire E51">{{cite episode|title = More with Less|series = The Wire|series-link = The Wire (TV series)|credits = Joe Chappelle (director); David Simon (story and teleplay), Ed Burns (story)|network = HBO|airdate = 2008-01-06|season = 5|number = 1}}</ref><ref name="The Wire EG51">{{Cite web|url=http://www.hbo.com/thewire/episode/season5/episode51.shtml|title=''The Wire'' episode guide - episode 51 More with Less|access-date=2008-01-22|publisher=HBO|year=2008}}</ref>
''[[The Baltimore Sun]]'' also faces budget cuts, but editor [[Augustus Haynes|Augustus "Gus" Haynes]] remains principled and efficient. The ''Sun'' breaks a story about Campbell's relocation of drug dealer [[Street-level characters of The Wire#Fat Face Rick|Ricardo "Fat-Face Rick" Hendrix]]'s [[strip club]] out of a redeveloping neighborhood at a considerable cost to the city budget, linking the plan to campaign contributions from Hendrix and Campbell's associates. Ambitious reporter [[Scott Templeton]] remains dissatisfied while his colleague [[Alma Gutierrez]], who got a choice quote from Hendrix for the story, is happy with her work. [[Bubbles (The Wire)|Bubbles]] lives in his sister's basement and no longer uses drugs, but leaves each evening that his sister is assigned to night shift, as she does not trust him enough to leave him alone in her house. He works as a [[rush hour]] distributor for the ''Sun'' to commuters. He sells a copy to Campbell, who is outraged by the Hendrix story.<ref name = "The Wire E51">{{cite episode|title = More with Less|series = The Wire|series-link = The Wire (TV series)|credits = Joe Chappelle (director); David Simon (story and teleplay), Ed Burns (story)|network = HBO|airdate = 2008-01-06|season = 5|number = 1}}</ref><ref name="The Wire EG51">{{Cite web|url=http://www.hbo.com/thewire/episode/season5/episode51.shtml|title=''The Wire'' episode guide - episode 51 More with Less|access-date=2008-01-22|publisher=HBO|year=2008}}</ref>


==Production==
==Production==

Revision as of 19:55, 14 April 2022

"More with Less"
The Wire episode
File:More with Less.jpg
Newly promoted Sergeant Ellis Carver struggles to deal with officer discontent stemming from unpaid overtime.
Episode no.Season 5
Episode 1
Directed byJoe Chappelle
Story byDavid Simon
Ed Burns
Teleplay byDavid Simon
Original air dateJanuary 6, 2008 (2008-01-06)
Running time58 minutes
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"More with Less" is the first episode of the fifth season of the HBO original series, The Wire. The episode was written by David Simon from a story by David Simon & Ed Burns and was directed by Joe Chappelle. It originally aired on January 6, 2008.

Plot Summary

The bigger the lie, the more they believe.

— Bunk

Mayor Tommy Carcetti's plan to rejuvenate the Baltimore Police Department has been halted by funding cuts necessitated by the city's education deficit. Carcetti and Council President Nerese Campbell meet with a Republican U.S. Attorney who promises to lend a dozen FBI agents to the BPD in exchange for the city allowing the investigation into the corrupt State Senator Clay Davis to be made a federal case. Carcetti fears that the U.S. Attorney will use the case to discredit the Democrats, while Campbell sees State's Attorney Rupert Bond's case against Davis as a means of eventually running for mayor. Carcetti's cuts cause the Major Crimes Unit (MCU) to shut down, effectively ending the investigation into the vacant murders. Detectives Lester Freamon and Leander Sydnor take over the Davis investigation.

Colonel Cedric Daniels is outraged that City Hall is prioritizing Davis over 22 murders. Detective Jimmy McNulty, having already fallen back into his old habits of alcoholism and infidelity while working in the MCU, is despondent upon his return to Homicide. In the Western District, Sergeant Ellis Carver struggles to keep up morale following pay cuts. Herc is now working as an investigator for defense attorney Maurice Levy. Marlo Stanfield intimidates other drug dealers into buying his product and causes unrest in the New Day Co-Op. He gets Chris Partlow to find Sergei Malatov as a connection to the Co-Ops' suppliers. Partlow visits the courthouse, where he unwittingly approaches Daniels, Bond, and Rhonda Pearlman to ask for directions. Michael Lee is acting as an enforcer under Partlow, while his friend and cohabitant Duquan "Dukie" Weems runs their drug dealing crew. Dukie has not gained the respect of the crew, and Michael suggests paying him for looking after his younger brother Bug instead.

The Baltimore Sun also faces budget cuts, but editor Augustus "Gus" Haynes remains principled and efficient. The Sun breaks a story about Campbell's relocation of drug dealer Ricardo "Fat-Face Rick" Hendrix's strip club out of a redeveloping neighborhood at a considerable cost to the city budget, linking the plan to campaign contributions from Hendrix and Campbell's associates. Ambitious reporter Scott Templeton remains dissatisfied while his colleague Alma Gutierrez, who got a choice quote from Hendrix for the story, is happy with her work. Bubbles lives in his sister's basement and no longer uses drugs, but leaves each evening that his sister is assigned to night shift, as she does not trust him enough to leave him alone in her house. He works as a rush hour distributor for the Sun to commuters. He sells a copy to Campbell, who is outraged by the Hendrix story.[1][2]

Production

Guest stars

Lee Everett Cox and David Costabile's names are misspelled in the credits as Lee Evertt Cox and David Costible, respectively.

Uncredited appearances

First appearances

References

  1. ^ Joe Chappelle (director); David Simon (story and teleplay), Ed Burns (story) (January 6, 2008). "More with Less". The Wire. Season 5. Episode 1. HBO.
  2. ^ "The Wire episode guide - episode 51 More with Less". HBO. 2008. Retrieved January 22, 2008.
  3. ^ "Character profile - City Editor Augustus "Gus" Haynes". HBO. 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2008.
  4. ^ "Character profile - Scott Templeton". HBO. 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2008.
  5. ^ "Character profile - Alma Gutierrez". HBO. 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2008.
  6. ^ "Character profile - Executive Editor James Whiting". HBO. 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2008.
  7. ^ "Character profile - Managing Editor Thomas Klebanow". HBO. 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2008.
  8. ^ "Character profile - Steven Luxenberg". HBO. 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2008.
  9. ^ "Character profile - State Editor Tim Phelps". HBO. 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2008.
  10. ^ "Character profile - Rebecca Corbett". HBO. 2008. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  11. ^ "Character profile - Rewrite man Jay Spry". HBO. 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2008.
  12. ^ "Character profile - Roger Twigg". HBO. 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2008.
  13. ^ "Character profile - Mike Fletcher". HBO. 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2008.
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