"Clarifications" is the eighth episode of the fifth season of the HBO original series, The Wire. The episode was written by Dennis Lehane from a story by David Simon and Dennis Lehane and was directed by Anthony Hemingway. It aired on February 24, 2008.

Michael Lee meets with Chris Partlow and Snoop Pearson to report his confrontation with Omar Little, Omar’s pronounced limp and use of a crutch.

Officers Truck and Dozerman are approached by a limping Omar, who tells the police that two drug dealers nearby are carrying weapons. Truck and Dozerman arrest the offending dealers as Omar approaches the corner through a back alley. He passes Kenard and a group of other children torturing a stray cat and all except Kenard flee. Omar forces the drug dealers to move from the corner and throws their drugs down a drain while shouting about Marlo Stanfield’s fear of facing him.

Omar goes to a corner store to buy cigarettes and is shot and killed by Kenard, who then runs away.

Chris and Snoop, who are hunting Omar, receive a coded message from Marlo to organize a meeting. Marlo is surprised they had not heard of Omar's death. Marlo reports that Omar's killer is a young boy but knows nothing else. Chris looks displeased by the fact that he, Snoop and Michael failed at their task and an uncredited boy shot the Stanfield crew's nemesis.

At the close of the episode, Omar’s corpse is at the morgue. One of the staff notices a tag, which lists Omar Little as an African American Male (AAM) on the bag for an adjacent Caucasian corpse. The assistant medical examiner realizes the tags have been mixed up, corrects the mistake and seals the body bags.

McNulty addresses police commanders, Mayor Carcetti and Norman Wilson at a Comstat meeting. Carcetti asks McNulty for leads on a missing homeless man, Larry Butler, and McNulty reports no new information despite thorough checking. McNulty requests Carver for his investigation. Carcetti authorizes car rentals if necessary and leaves the meeting. Rawls jokes that they now must catch the killer, but at least the mayor is finally willing to pay for the police department.

McNulty meets with Carver to discuss his joining the homeless murder investigation. Carver asks why McNulty chose Carver over a sergeant from the district where the murders occurred. Carver guesses that Freamon is running a wiretap but McNulty denies any knowledge.

Carver chairs a meeting with his newly assembled surveillance teams. Carver explains that the Major Crimes Unit is running a drug investigation that might need surveillance work. The officers are very pleased when Carver gives them the keys to their rented vehicles.

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