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"The Detail" is the second episode of the first season of the HBO original television series, ''The Wire'' (2002-2008). The episode was written by David Simon from a story by David Simon & Ed Burns and was directed by Clark Johnson. It originally aired on June 9, 2002. ==Plot summary== Detectives Moreland and McNulty discuss murdered witness William Gant with the coroner. McNulty believes the Barksdale organization had Gant killed to send a message to people in the projects not to testify against them; Moreland, who is the primary investigator on the murder, is skeptical that anybody would kill a witness after they had already testified. McNulty visits Judge Phelan to inform about Gant. Based on Phelan's pressure, Deputy Commissioner Burrell orders Lieutenant Daniels to let McNulty work the case, hoping to keep the murder of a witness quiet. Mollified, Phelan agrees not to call the media about the murder. Daniels and his detail arrive at their new office - a damp basement with little furniture. The rest of the detail is introduced, but Daniels soon dismisses them all as useless "humps", especially after officer Roland "Prez" Pryzbylewski accidentally discharges his weapon indoors. When Daniels visits ASA Pearlman to complain, she tells him that Prez was nearly indicted for shooting his own patrol car. Daniels confides that he feels that Burrell sent him a message by not allowing him to pick his detail. Daniels meets with Lieutenant Cantrell and convinces him to assign Detective Leander Sydnor (Cantrell's best man) to the detail to counterbalance Prez (his worst). Detectives Carver, Greggs, and Herc surreptitiously photograph Bubbles as he marks Barksdale dealers by pretending to sell them red hats. When Greggs brings Bubbles in to identify the photographed drug dealers, McNulty is impressed with the technique and surprised by the scale of the Barksdale organization. Moreland and McNulty visit D'Angelo Barksdale in the low-rise projects to press him regarding the Gant murder. D'Angelo will say nothing and when he attempts to leave, they arrest him. Under interrogation, they play upon D'Angelo's conscience and he is moved to begin writing a letter of condolence to Gant's family. Barksdale attorney Maurice Levy arrives and stops D'Angelo from further self-incrimination. Greggs and McNulty show the letter to Daniels who is skeptical about its usefulness in building a case. Now free, D'Angelo takes his girlfriend, Donette, and their infant son to a family party, where his uncle Avon rebukes him for the letter. While drinking late at night, Herc, Carver, and Prez decide to intimidate the tower operation. Prez pistol-whips a young man, Kevin Johnston, in the face for leaning on his car and mouthing off. This prompts a hail of missiles (beer and liquor bottles, TVs, etc) thrown from the towers building, and ultimately gunshots. Herc is hit by flying glass as Carver calls for back-up, but is not seriously hurt. The next day, Daniels berates Herc, Carver, and Prez for their foolishness and asks who hit Johnston. Prez confesses and Daniels instructs him to lie about his actions and suggests a plausible story. He warns Prez that he must be convincing or he cannot protect him. Moreland awakens McNulty by phone and tells him to look at the newspaper: the Gant murder is on the front page and Judge Phelan appears to be the source. Homicide Major Rawls becomes enraged yet again. McNulty again visits Phelan, who denies alerting the media, but quickly leaves. Alone, McNulty drinks heavily and is too inebriated to effectively intervene in a nearby car break-in. Daniels dines with wife Marla who admonishes him for covering up police brutality. She counsels him to withdraw from the politically charged case. Daniels is awakened later with news that Johnston has permanently lost use of one eye. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Detail」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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