S05E06 · SCENE 6/24 · 07:21
The Dickensian Aspect · Homicide office
McNulty and Bunk Discuss Case

McNulty reads the front-page story about his fake serial killer. Bunk questions him, and McNulty explains the money will flow for his case. Bunk says he is reviewing vacant murder files from the beginning.

07:21→08:28
in the episode · 1m 07s · S05E06

What happens

07:21–08:28

McNulty reads The Baltimore Sun front page. Bunk asks if he is happy. McNulty says he will have funds to restart the Stanfield investigation. Bunk guesses McNulty called the reporter; McNulty says the reporter is making up his own material. Bunk says he is reviewing vacant murder case files from the beginning because he is a real murder police.

WhereHomicide office
DriverMcNulty
Positionsetup
ThreadHomicide Unit Investigation

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07:29

That asshoIe's making up his own shit.

08:18

Whatever you need, I'm probabIy gonna have more of it than even Lester couId use.

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07:22McNulty's plan

Scene in the episode

07:21–08:28
A · Stanfield Organization Activities
B · Omar Little's Survival and Revenge
C · Homicide Unit Investigation

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