"Transitions" is the fourth episode of the fifth season of the HBO original series, "The Wire". The episode was written by Ed Burns from a story by David Simon & Ed Burns and was directed by Dan Attias, who won the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Drama Series for the episode. It first aired on January 27, 2008.
Transitions was such a popular episode that ratings for the show increased to a new high.
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