Questions from the Wire through episode 49.** SPOILERS THROUGH EP 49**

[shaniac]

1) Im still confused by one aspect of the heist, although it was discussed in another thread WITH FULL SEASON SPOILERS****.

When Omar first muscles in on Joe's shop an episode or two back, Joe agrees to help Omar set up Marlo at some point in the future, and says it will work by sending a message to the burner to indicate when the drop will take place.

Then, when Cheese is getting ready to go for the delivery of the shipment, with Omar and co. tailing them, Omar gets the call from Prop Joe and says "that's that message from Joe, but we already know what it says." Since Joe wasn't setting himself up for the robbery of his own shipment, I still don't understand why the call took place at this time.

2) I might be a little slow on the uptake, but is the viewer meant to assume that Michael was in fact molested or something by Bug's father at some point in their past? I'm pretty sure that's the case, but it's not spelled out, more revealed through Chris' savagery during the hit and a subtle comment Michael made a few episodes back "Everyone's just too f'ing friendly."

3) Minor curio, but remember that guy who was like Marlo's "cosigliere"--the old, sharp-looking dude who hung around the rim shop dispensing advise and acting as a liason? What happened to him?

4) Was Avon in any of the episodes this year? I don't think so.