The Wire has long been heralded as a smarter cop show, but is it even really about the police or is it about systems, power, and money?

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Introduction: 0:00
Part 1 - All The Pieces Matter: 3:21
Part 2 - Corner Boys: 9:47
Part 3 - Good Police: 18:10
Part 4 - Money Ain't Got No Owners: 22:45
Part 5 - The Dickensian Aspect: 30:34