Clarifications

"Clarifications" is the eighth episode of the fifth season of the HBO original series, The Wire. The episode was written by Dennis Lehane from a story by David Simon and Dennis Lehane and was directed by Anthony Hemingway. It aired on February 24, 2008.

Plot

Omar

Michael Lee meets with Chris Partlow and Snoop Pearson to report his confrontation with Omar Little, Omar’s pronounced limp and use of a crutch.

Officers Truck and Dozerman are approached by a limping Omar, who tells the police that two drug dealers nearby are carrying weapons. Truck and Dozerman arrest the offending dealers as Omar approaches the corner through a back alley. He passes Kenard and a group of other children torturing a stray cat and all except Kenard flee. Omar forces the drug dealers to move from the corner and throws their drugs down a drain while shouting about Marlo Stanfield’s fear of facing him.

Omar goes to a corner store to buy cigarettes and is shot and killed by Kenard, who then runs away.

Chris and Snoop, who are hunting Omar, receive a coded message from Marlo to organize a meeting. Marlo is surprised they had not heard of Omar's death. Marlo reports that Omar's killer is a young boy but knows nothing else. Chris looks displeased by the fact that he, Snoop and Michael failed at their task and an uncredited boy shot the Stanfield crew's nemesis.