Stray Rounds
| "Stray Rounds" | |
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| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 9 |
| Directed by | Tim Van Patten |
| Story by | David Simon Ed Burns |
| Teleplay by | David Simon |
| Original air date | July 27, 2003 |
| Running time | 58 minutes |
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"Stray Rounds" is the ninth episode of the second season of the HBO original series, The Wire. The episode was written by David Simon from a story by David Simon & Ed Burns and was directed by Tim Van Patten. It originally aired on July 27, 2003.
The title refers to the stray bullets from the gunfight one of which killed a nearby child, as well as the 'rounds' of alcohol which poisoned Ziggy's duck. It may also refer to the Greek's straying from their normal business activity by having rounds of clean cans sent, and by Stringer straying from Avon's wishes by using Proposition Joe's raw connect sold in his towers. Finally, Lieutenant Daniels and his team 'stray' from the target appointed them by Major Valchek, embarking on a case much wider than was originally conceived.
The Greek makes this statement referring to telecommunication. It also refers to the fact that many of the show's characters are connected to each other, even while being unaware of it.
Although credited, Wood Harris and Andre Royo do not appear in this episode.
Members of the detail are dismayed at the lack of activity from their subjects and realize that they must have changed their operating procedures. The team decides they need to track a new phone number for the target they just identified before the smuggling ring changed up. Lieutenant Cedric Daniels assigns Thomas "Herc" Hauk and Ellis Carver to watch the warehouse while Lester Freamon, Roland "Prez" Pryzbylewski, Bunk Moreland and Beadie Russell man their remaining wiretaps.
Jimmy McNulty continues to try to infiltrate the Greek's brothel and has more success when taking Freamon's advice to pose as a British john. McNulty uses a badly faked English accent and the cover name James Cromwell (the surname coming from Oliver Cromwell), to book a visit. McNulty visits his pal from the FBI, Terrence "Fitz" Fitzhugh and apologizes for his actions last time they met. Fitz agrees to help him look up George "Double G" Glekas. Fitz finds that Glekas’s file has been sealed by an agent named Koutris. Koutris tells Fitz there is little to the file they are holding. Once the call is finished, Koutris phones Spiros "Vondas" Vondopoulos to let him know other agents are looking into Glekas.
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