"the Wire" Took(2008) (2025)

is the seventh episode of the fifth season of the HBO original series The Wire , first aired on February 17, 2008 . Directed by Dominic West (who plays Jimmy McNulty), the episode is a pivotal moment in the final season's controversial "homeless serial killer" storyline. Plot Overview

At The Baltimore Sun , editor Gus Haynes grows increasingly suspicious of Templeton’s integrity after discovering a fabrication in a story Templeton wrote the previous year. "The Wire" Took(2008)

The literal "taking" (abduction) of a homeless man to further his lie. Critical Reception is the seventh episode of the fifth season

Scott Templeton being "taken" (deceived) by a source—or rather, the paper being taken in by his lies. first aired on February 17