The Best Episodes Directed By Clark Johnson

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.9/10(45 votes)

   #1 - -30-

   S5:E103/9/2008

   "...the life of kings." - H.L. Mencken A damaging report by Pearlman and Daniels gets a reaction from Carcetti, while Haynes finds little support for his concerns about a reporters work from the bosses. Meanwhile, McNulty wants to put a homeless case to an end, Dukie searches for an old mentor and a fallen officer is given a wake.

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   8.5/10(165 votes)

   #2 - Nebraska

   S2:E82/12/2012

   Rick and the others try to restore order in the aftermath of a terrible discovery. Hershel takes up an old habit and disappears, Rick and Glenn must follow him into town.

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   7.9/10(69 votes)

   #3 - The Detail

   S1:E26/9/2002

   "You cannot lose if you do not play." - Marla Daniels. McNulty feels the heat when a witness who testified against D'Angelo is found murdered. Meanwhile, Greggs is given the lay of the land regarding Avon Barksdale's key players, and Herc, Carver and Prez find big-time trouble at the towers.

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   7.9/10(63 votes)

   #4 - The Pager

   S1:E56/30/2002

   "..a little slow, a little late." - Avon Barksdale. McNulty's detail finally gets 'clone' pagers to track Barksdale and his gang, but nobody can crack the codes used by the callers. Meanwhile, Bell instructs D'Angelo on how to school his lookouts while simultaneously flushing out a possible snitch. Later, Carver and Herc find Bodie, but their interrogation doesn't turn up results.

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   7.8/10(18 votes)

   #5 - Double Trouble

   S6:E127/27/2018

   Carol and Barb prepare for war. Linda auditions inmates for a prison PR video. Alex makes a deal with Badison to keep Piper out of trouble.

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   7.4/10(92 votes)

   #6 - The Target

   S1:E16/2/2002

   "... when it's not your turn." - McNulty. Baltimore homicide detective Jimmy McNulty gets into hot water and winds up assigned to a detail of narcotics outcasts charged with investigating drug lord Avon Barksdale and his powerful operation in Franklin Terrace. Meanwhile, Avon's nephew D'Angelo is fresh off beating a murder rap, but he finds himself demoted upon his return to the gang.

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7. 

   6.5/10(24 votes)

   #7 - Sophomore Jinx

   S1:E610/25/1999

   A female student at an upper-class university is raped and murdered, and two of the college's basketball stars are suspected. However, the college blocks their investigation at every turn because they are not willing to risk the negative publicity that the investigation could bring to the school and the upcoming championship.

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   6.0/10(13 votes)

   #8 - Release the Beast

   S1:E49/25/2018

   Jane must leave the office while Lila consoles Jenna. Penelope is thrust into the Carnival of Flesh.

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