S05E03 · SCENE 2/22 · 01:09
Bunk Warns McNulty

Bunk warns McNulty about the risks of his plan, including prison and losing his job.

01:09→05:08
in the episode · 3m 59s · S05E03

What happens

01:09–05:08

Bunk warns McNulty he could go to jail, mentions their kids and house payments, and says he just bought new lawn furniture. McNulty argues he has enough evidence from homeless murders.

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DriverBunk Moreland
Positionact1 · escalation
ThreadMcNulty's Scheme

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02:42

I'm gonna teII Landsman.

02:45

Yeah. You keep on with it, I'm gonna rat you out.

02:49

WeII, you do what you got to do.

02:57

I don't want fuck to do with this.

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01:10McNulty explains his plan

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01:09–05:08
B · Homicide Unit Dynamics
C · Media and Budget Cuts

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