Straight and True

"Straight and True"
The Wire episode
Episode no.Season 3
Episode 5
Directed byDan Attias
Story by
Teleplay byEd Burns
Original air dateOctober 17, 2004 (2004-10-17)
Running time58 minutes

"Straight and True" is the 30th episode of the American crime drama The Wire, also the fifth episode of the show's third season. The episode was written by Ed Burns from a story by David Simon and Ed Burns, and was directed by Dan Attias. It originally aired on October 17, 2004, on HBO in the U.S. In the episode, the Baltimore Police continues its mission to restrict drug dealing to specific zones, while the Barksdale Organization celebrates Avon Barksdale being paroled from prison.

The episode had nearly 1.34 million viewers on its premiere.