All Due Respect (The Wire)
| "All Due Respect" | |
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| Episode no. | Season 3 Episode 2 |
| Directed by | Steve Shill |
| Teleplay by | Richard Price |
| Story by |
David Simon Richard Price |
| Original air date | September 26, 2004 |
| Running time | 58 minutes |
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"All Due Respect" is the second episode of the third season of the HBO original series, The Wire. The episode was written by Richard Price from a story by David Simon & Richard Price and was directed by Steve Shill. It originally aired on September 26, 2004.
The title is spoken to Omar by a low level Barksdale dealer as Omar robs his stash, by Shamrock to Stringer at their meeting and by Burrell to Carcetti. It continues to be spoken by several characters throughout the season.
Colvin makes this statement in his speech comparing the drug and alcohol prohibitions.
The speech is taken almost verbatim from the book The Corner; on a commentary track, David Simon gives credit for the metaphor and speech to Ed Burns.
Although credited, Andre Royo does not appear in this episode.
Rashad Orange makes a brief uncredited appearance as one of Dazz's hoppers in this episode; after one further appearance in this season, he becomes a significant recurring character (Sherrod) in season four.
Detective Jimmy McNulty visits Randall Frazier, the medical examiner, at the morgue. McNulty has learned that D'Angelo Barksdale died behind bars, and he is skeptical of the official determination that the death was a suicide. He asks the medical examiner to investigate the medical records. Over drinks with Bunk Moreland, McNulty complains that the state police spoiled the investigation. Bunk agrees with McNulty, simply because he believes it is unlikely that a black male would commit suicide by hanging. McNulty concurs, jokingly telling Bunk that he is a good example of a black male who has all the reason he needs to commit suicide but does not. Bunk then assists McNulty in picking up a woman in the bar through the use of a short con. McNulty later returns to the morgue, where Frazier reports that D'Angelo's death could have been a homicide; there are two sets of ligature marks on his neck and a mysterious bruise on his mid-back. McNulty visits D'Angelo's ex-girlfriend Donette to ask her about his death. She is dismissive and doesn't tell him anything. McNulty departs, leaving his card.
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