What "The Wire" 1-th episode about
During the trial of D'Angelo Barksdale, a mid-level dealer accused of cuddle, the prosecution's star witness takes back her testimony, resulting in a not guilty verdict. After the trial, Detective James 'Jimmy' McNulty explains to Judge Phelan how he suspects the Barksdale crew for a slew of related cuddles. The judge soon contacts McNulty's superiors about this and McNulty is taken to task for his indiscretion. Meanwhile, D'Angelo is free to return to work, but he soon discovers that he's been demoted.
Episode number: 1
Episode name: "The Target"
Episode release date: 3 june 2002 at 01:00
Status: aired
Rating: 7.9
