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1871:Unto Others
1795:Reformation
1608:Cleaning Up
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1415:October 11,
1146:(DVD). HBO.
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539:Wood Harris
482:Fells Point
330:Kima Greggs
174:David Simon
82:David Simon
78:Teleplay by
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1892:Misgivings
1843:Home Rooms
1767:Homecoming
1753:Hamsterdam
1705:Bad Dreams
1656:Hard Cases
1615:Sentencing
1573:One Arrest
1538:The Detail
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888:The Corner
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579:Sonja Sohn
571:Andre Royo
515:Idris Elba
507:John Doman
419:Commentary
396:Production
316:and young
242:about the
220:and a few
218:Grape Nehi
156:The Target
135:The Detail
106:62 minutes
95:2002-06-02
26:The Target
1899:A New Day
1857:Alliances
1836:Soft Eyes
1788:Slapstick
1649:Hot Shots
1559:The Pager
1552:Old Cases
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1248:March 24,
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476:Locations
314:Poot Carr
230:acquittal
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1924:Season 5
1850:Refugees
1820:Season 4
1723:Season 3
1677:Backwash
1663:Undertow
1635:Ebb Tide
1626:Season 2
1601:The Hunt
1594:The Cost
1587:Game Day
1566:The Wire
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