The Wire | Season 4 | Episode 1

Boys of Summer

TV-MA | 58 MIN

Four boys from West Baltimore play out their summer vacation; Royce and Carcetti hit the campaign trail.

Four boys from West Baltimore play out their summer vacation; Royce and Carcetti hit the campaign trail.

Pearlman treads on thin ice; Marlo plays Robin Hood; Prez preps for school; Carcetti drops a bombshell on Royce.

Royce resorts to extreme measures; the detail gets a new boss and agenda; Prez survives his first day at school.

A high-profile homicide case gets a new detective; Marlo gets burned in poker; Colvin and Cutty get new jobs in the school system.

Burrell feels the heat from Royce; Marlo tries to enlist Michael; Dukie debunks Randy's "special dead" theory.

Carcetti responds to a campaign smear; Randy makes a startling revelation; Marlo proves elusive.

Royce and Carcetti make their peace; Prez has a good day; Greggs uses 'soft eyes' at a crime scene.

Carcetti makes the rounds; Colvin uses corner logic in class; Daniels sees his stock rising; Michael is unsettled by an unwanted guest.

Bubbles fingers a witness for Herc; Colvin offers an incentive; Andre turns to Proposition Joe for protection.

Burrell sends out a mandate; Kevin comes clean to Marlo; Bubbles gets payback; Chris takes care of a problem.

Carcetti faces a dilemma; Randy gets the cold shoulder; Omar makes a power play; Freamon has a revelation.

Freamon seeks help in City Hall; Bubbles turns desperate; Michael rejects his past; and Omar strikes again.

Namond, Randy and Dukie adjust to new realities; Michael is promoted; Omar makes Prop Joe a new offer; McNulty looks to pay back a debt.