All Prologue

"All Prologue" is the sixth episode of the second season of the American police drama The Wire. It originally aired on July 6, 2003, on HBO in the U.S. The episode was written by David Simon, Ed Burns, Joy Kecken, and Rafael Alvarez and was directed by Steve Shill. In the episode, the Baltimore Police investigate suspicious financial activities by the stevedore labor union, and Omar Little testifies in a murder trial.

Watched by nearly four million viewers, "All Prologue" was the second most popular program on U.S. premium cable television of its debut week. The episode was critically praised, especially for the scenes of Omar Little testifying in court. Michael K. Williams spoke positively of portraying Little in this episode. The Futon Critic named "All Prologue" one of the top ten television episodes of 2003.