S02E01 · SCENE 18/26 · 36:15
Ebb Tide · Shore near where body was found
McNulty meets Ray Cole at the crime scene

McNulty meets homicide detective Ray Cole at the shore to discuss the corpse he found.

36:15→37:02
in the episode · 0m 47s · S02E01

What happens

36:15–37:02

McNulty meets Ray Cole, the homicide detective who gets the case, on the shore. Cole jokes about McNulty being Barnacle Bill. Cole assumes the corpse is a jumper from the bridge. McNulty notes she is pretty. Cole mentions Bunk Moreland was puking in the men's room.

WhereShore near where body was found
DriverRay Cole
Positionact2 · setup
ThreadDock union politics

Key lines

from this scene
36:27

-Fish your wish, huh? -Jumper, probably.

36:43

-How'd you know? -Useless fuck can't hold his liquor.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
deadpan0.7
investigation0.6
cheerful0.5

Beats

36:20Cole jokes about McNulty being Barnacle Bill
36:31Cole assumes the corpse is a jumper

Scene in the episode

36:15–37:02
A · McNulty's investigation
C · Police department dynamics
D · Drug trade aftermath

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