"That's Got His Own" | |
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The Wire episode | |
Episode no. | Season 4 Episode 12 |
Directed by | Joe Chappelle |
Story by |
Ed Burns George Pelecanos |
Teleplay by | George Pelecanos |
Original air date | December 3, 2006 |
Running time | 58 minutes |
Guest appearance(s) | |
"That's Got His Own" is the 12th episode of the fourth season of the HBO original series The Wire. Written by George Pelecanos from a story by Ed Burns & George Pelecanos, and directed by Joe Chappelle, it originally aired on December 3, 2006.
The title is a lyric from a song co-written and made famous by Billie Holiday, "God Bless The Child".
Bubbles remarking on the apparent simplicity of murdering his tormentor. This also ties in with Michael's successful course training with Chris and Snoop, the firebombing of Randy's home (which subsequently causes him to go back into foster care), as well as the difficulty in Mayor Carcetti's handling of the city wide budget and later reaching out to Annapolis for assistance with the school budget deficit.
Although credited, Frankie Faison, Glynn Turman, and J. D. Williams do not appear in this episode.
The security guard who tells Carcetti and Wilson that the Governor is ready to see them is played by Robert Ehrlich, the real-life Governor of Maryland at the time the episode was filmed. The storyline of fictional mayor Tommy Carcetti seeking the governor's assistance with the school deficit has been noted as similar to real life Mayor Martin O'Malley's appeal for support in 2004. The show's creator, David Simon, has commented that the appearance was not meant to imply any favor in the O'Malley vs. Ehrlich electoral campaign. Simon stated that a similar cameo was offered to O'Malley but he declined. The episode aired shortly after O'Malley defeated Ehrlich in the general election.
Michael Lee flees from Stanfield enforcers Chris Partlow and Snoop, who are chasing him with guns drawn. He hides in an abandoned warehouse and surprises them. He tags both of them with what turns out to be paintballs and they are impressed at his progress. Chris asks him to explain the rationale behind his targeting and Michael explains that at a distance you aim low because of the possibility of a vest and at close range you aim for the head. Snoop is impressed, commenting that Michael is 'learning'.