After early morning "field interviews" conducted by Herc, Carver and Prez lead to a minor riot and bad publicity for the police, Daniels gets called in by the Deputy Commissioner. McNulty sends Mahone and Polk to the terrace to get a photo of Avon Barksdale. D'Angelo delivers the daily count to Stringer Bell who in turn, gives D'Angelo a bonus.

original airdate--June 16,2002

music--Theme song--"Way Down In the Hole" by Domaje

1. 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten by Lucinda Williams
2. Down Ass Bitch by ja rule
3. Tell Me Something Good by Stevie Wonder
4. It Takes Two by Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock
5. Dirty Old Town by The Pogues

Epigraph--"The King stay the King". - D'Angelo

D'Angelo uses this phrase when describing the rules of chess using the analogy of the drug trade when explaining to Bodie that pawns can only become queens, never kings. In the analogy Avon Barksdale is the king.