As the groundbreaking and critically acclaimed HBO series The Wire comes to an end, we reminisce about the addictive series' greatest moments.

Bunk and McNulty's "F--k" Investigation: In a Season 1 investigation, Bunk (Wendell Pierce) and McNulty (Dominic West) did their best silent-film impressions when they puzzled through a murder scene using only one very powerful word.

Det. Greggs Is Shot: In Season 1, Kima (Sonja Sohn) was shot while working undercover in a buy-and-bust operation. Later, a distraught McNulty blamed himself.

Death of Frank Sobotka: Season 2's focus on the plight of Baltimore's dock laborers was made all the more tragic when the endearing union leader Frank Sobotka (Chris Bauer) was murdered by Russian kingpins.

Death of D'Angelo:The Season 3 murder of young D'Angelo Barksdale (Larry Gilliard Jr.) only highlighted the heartlessness of kingpin Stringer Bell (Idris Elba).

Death of Stringer Bell: Even Stringer's big-business buddies couldn't save him from the crafty Omar (Michael K. Williams), who caught up with Bell in one of his own real-estate developments in Season 3.

Hamsterdam: Major Bunny Colvin's (Robert Wisdom) desperate plan to control the drug scene in his district resulted in what the corner kids called Hamsterdam, a free zone where dealing was tolerated.

Carcetti Wins Mayor: In a dirty, underdog race, idealistic councilman Tommy Carcetti (Aidan Gillen) came from behind to steal the mayor's seat from incumbent Royce (Glynn Turman).

Bubbles Hits Bottom: In a tragic drug-related accident, the goodhearted Bubbles (Andre Royo) caused the death of his surrogate son Sherrod in Season 4.

McNulty's Fake Serial-killer: In a controversial plan to garner funding from the city government, McNulty staged a string of phony serial killings in Season 5.

Death of Prop Joe: In a ruthless bid for power, Marlo Stanfield (Jamie Hector) killed his mentor Prop Joe (Robert Chew).

Death of Omar: Back for revenge after the death of his friend Butchie(S. Robert Morgan), a roughed-up, renegade Omar was shot in an anonymous and random corner-store stickup. - Michelle Heller