The episode was written by David Simon, Ed Burns, Joy Kecken, and Rafael Alvarez and was directed by Steve Shill.
When Omar is called into court (without proper attire besides a flamboyant tie), he identifies Bird and the weapon used to kill William Gant.
After the jury returns a guilty verdict, Judge Daniel Phelan refuses Levy's request for an appeal bond and states that he will almost certainly sentence Bird to life in prison.
Freamon and Prez have found a paper trail through campaign finance records linking the union to $70,000 in contributions.
Herc reports that they have had success making street-level hand-to-hands, but have found no ties between portside drug dealers and the union.
Daniels reassigns Prez and Greggs to focus on the vice trade, and Freamon works with Russell and Bunk to look at container movements.
She discusses her strip club assignment with Cheryl, who is angry that Greggs has returned to detective work and insists on accompanying her.
Tempted by the additional payoff and Ziggy's pleas, Nick opts to take half the payment in cash and the rest in drugs.
After being grilled by the defense for his less than moral activities, Omar responds with an amazing, funny and cheer inducing monologue about the legal system.
[7] The episode drew an average of 4.11 million viewers and was the second most watched program on cable television (after lead-in Sex and the City) for the week ending July 7, 2003.