"1"^^ . "Ebb Tide"@en . "\"Ebb Tide\" is the first episode of the second season of the HBO original series, The Wire. The episode was written by David Simon, from a story by Simon and Ed Burns, and was directed by Ed Bianchi. It originally aired on June 1, 2003."@en . . "2"^^ . . "2003-06-01Z"^^ .