Robert F. Chew

Ends 12/31/12. 'Transitions.' Campbell tries to smooth out the transitions in the police department. The newspaper scrambles to confirm surprising news from City Hall, but lose out to the TV media in scooping a high-profile Grand Jury appearance. As Marlo tries to win favor with the Greeks, Proposition Joe pays his last respects to a fallen colleague, and prepares to make himself scarce. Also available on Amazon Instant Video, iTunes and VUDU

Ends 12/31/12. 'Not for Attribution.' Carcetti's master plan for the police department is leaked to the press, sending the brass into a panic. Marlo turns to Proposition Joe to help with an enviable problem. Whiting and Klebanow drop a bombshell on the newspaper staff. Michael finds temporary respite from his life on the corner by taking Dukie and Bug on a trip. Also available on Amazon Instant Video and VUDU

Ends 12/31/12. 'More With Less.' Season Five premiere. As McNulty and the detail continue staking out Marlo's crew, recently promoted Sergeant Carver is welcomed by a cauldron of discontent from officers coping with unpaid overtime. Though he wants to keep his campaign promise to lower crime, Mayor Carcetti is strapped by his commitment to schools, and faces some tough choices. Also available on Amazon Instant Video, iTunes and VUDU

Ends 12/31/12. 'Final Grades.' (Season Four finale) As the bodies from the vacants pile up, Burrell offers his support to Daniels and admonishes Rawls for crossing him. Bubbles is at his wit's end after his plan backfires. Proposition Joe looks to defray shipment losses. Attempting to get Namond off the corners, Colvin visits Cutty in the hospital to arrange a prison sit-down with Wee-Bey. Also available on Amazon Instant Video, iTunes and VUDU

Ends 12/31/12. 'That's Got His Own.' On the trail of missing bodies, Freamon turns to a higher authority after being rebuked by Landsman. Carcetti finds his erstwhile promises of prosperity undermined by the school debt. Colvin approaches Deacon and Watkins to keep his class funded. Bubbles considers extreme measures to deal with his nemesis. Prez is rankled by Dukie's academic promotion. Also available on iTunes

Ends 12/31/12. 'A New Day.' After flexing his muscles around the city, Carcetti faces his first dilemma when a group of ministers protests Herc's mistreatment of one of their own. Later, the mayor reverses Burrell's mass-arrest mandate, but Burrell still has some cards left to play. Michael and the boys enact an elaborate revenge plot on a mean cop, Officer Walker. Also available on VUDU

Ends 12/31/12. 'Know Your Place.' Poot returns to the corner after a stint in prison--and is welcomed back by Herc and Dozerman. Carcetti engages in a testy budget battle with City Council President Campbell, rewards Daniels with a promotion, and hits a snag in his efforts to relieve Burrell of his duties. Bubbles fingers a witness for Herc, but the detective is slow to return the favor. Also available on Amazon Instant Video, iTunes and VUDU

Ends 12/31/12. 'Corner Boys.' To monitor the pulse on the street, Carcetti makes the rounds with members of the force. With Marimow on his case, Herc resorts to strong-arm tactics to retrieve his pinched camera, but Marlo isn't impressed. While Proposition Joe shows off his vocal range, Chris shows Snoop how to expose, and dispose of, New York infiltrators. Also available on Amazon Instant Video and VUDU

Ends 12/31/12. 'Unto Others.' With a bounty on his head, Omar calls in a favor to Bunk. The election finally over, Royce and Carcetti make their peace, and contemplate their respective futures. At school, Prez 'tricks' his students into learning math; Namond finds that the old rules no longer apply; a disillusioned Cutty ponders his job future; and Randy is cleared to return to class. Also available on Amazon Instant Video, iTunes and VUDU

Ends 12/31/12. 'Alliances.' Valchek leaks details of the Braddock case to Carcetti, who contemplates how to leak it to the press. The ensuing negative attention turns Royce against Burrell, who takes the heat while Rawls comes to the rescue. At school, Prez's reward/punishment program meets with mixed results, and Colvin looks to restore order by separating 'corner' kids from 'stoop' ones. Also available on Amazon Instant Video, iTunes and VUDU

With Freamon and Greggs moved to Homicide, Herc and Dozerman join Marimow in the stripped-down Major Crimes Unit. Cutty gets a 'custodial' job at Tilghman School mopping up truants, but can't make headway in his efforts to mentor Michael. Also available on iTunes and VUDU

Ends 12/31/12. 'Home Rooms.' With his lead dwindling in the polls, Royce resorts to extreme measures. At Bodie's corner, Michael proves adept as a runner, with both Bodie and Marlo taking notice. A re-up bodega is put under surveillance by Omar and Greggs. Rawls replaces Asher with a 'company man,' Charles Marimow, who pushes a new agenda on the detail, to Freamon and Greggs's dismay. Also available on VUDU