Refugees (The Wire)
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| Episode no. | Season 4 Episode 4 |
| Directed by | Jim McKay |
| Story by |
Ed Burns Dennis Lehane |
| Teleplay by | Dennis Lehane |
| Original air date | October 1, 2006 |
| Running time | 58 minutes |
| Guest appearance(s) | |
"Refugees" is the fourth episode of the fourth season of the HBO original series The Wire. Written by Dennis Lehane from a story by Ed Burns & Dennis Lehane, and directed by Jim McKay, it originally aired on October 1, 2006.
The episode marks the first (speaking) appearance of Prez's wife, Joan (Major Valchek's daughter). She previously appeared in the background at a family dinner scene early in the second season, (though played by a different actress). It is also significant because Richard De Angelis makes his final appearance as CID Colonel Raymond Foerster.
The dialogue between Marlo and the security guard (specifically the "You want it to be one way" section) was sampled in Little Brother's 2007 album Getback on the song "Sirens".
The episode title refers to the detectives fleeing the major crimes unit. It also refers to Bodie being on his own in the streets after the fall of the Barksdale organization.
Prez says this referring to a game of football he is watching, but alludes to the failure of the schools to teach the children and the police to tackle crime. This quote is almost certainly a reference to the 1975 film Night Moves, in which the protagonist says virtually exactly the same thing to his wife when she asks him who is winning in a televised football game: "Nobody. One side is just losing slower than the other."
Although credited, Lance Reddick, Deirdre Lovejoy, and Seth Gilliam do not appear in this episode. This is the first episode of the series not to feature Reddick. Since Reddick was the only actor in every episode prior to this, from this point on, nobody has appeared in every episode.
Mayor Clarence Royce meets with his Chief of Staff Coleman Parker, who thinks that with Pan-African flag colors on his campaign posters Royce can win the city's African American vote. Royce sarcastically asks if he should go one further by wearing Dashikis like former Washington D.C. mayor Marion Barry. Parker also presses him for more money and Royce suggests organizing a card game.
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