In The Wire it's the money that matters and sometimes it takes a scavenging hunt to find it.

Things can move slowly for an overworked, under-resourced police department in one of the most crime ridden, drug soaked cities in America.

After his failed attempt to kill drug lord, Avon Barksdale (Wood Harris), Omar (Michael K Williams) lies low while Proposition Joe (Robert Chew) arranges a truce between the warring parties.

Judge Phelan (Peter Gerety) is losing friends and political support because of his assistance in the Barksdale investigation, nevertheless, the Judge is willing to sign another 30-day extension to the Barksdale phone taps.

Meanwhile, Bubbles is making a valiant effort to go straight and summons Det. Shakima Greggs (Sonja Sohn), requesting a couple of hundred dollars for clean sheets and new clothes. An irritable but sympathetic Greggs promises to help.