S01E07 · SCENE 19/23 · 34:49
One Arrest · Police station
McNulty and Bunk plan the case

Bunk advises McNulty to give Rawls clearances as a gift to save his career.

34:49→36:25
in the episode · 1m 36s · S01E07

What happens

34:49–36:25

Bunk tells McNulty to charge Bird with the Gant murder and another case, then give the clearances to Rawls as a gift. McNulty reflects on Bunk's mentorship and how gentle he was when he 'fucked' him.

WherePolice station
DriverBunk Moreland
Positionact2 · complication
ThreadBarksdale detail investigation

Key lines

from this scene
35:27

Three or four months?

35:39

You know why l respect you so much, Bunk?

36:12

See, 'cause you could've hauled me out of the garage and just bent me over the hood of a radio car.

36:20

But no, you were very gentle.

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Beats

35:27Bunk says McNulty will have to kiss ass for months.

Scene in the episode

34:49–36:25
A · Barksdale detail investigation
B · McNulty and Santangelo pressure
C · Street crew and recovery

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HBO’s The Wire - Bird’s Arrest (Season 1, Episode 7) · 214tputs
Stinkum Loses the Package | The Wire: S01E07 - "One Arrest" · Merchants of Misery

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