S05E08 · SCENE 1/23 · 00:08
Clarifications · Store entrance
ComStat Meeting on Homeless Murders

McNulty reports on the homeless murder case to police commanders and the mayor.

00:08→04:59
in the episode · 4m 51s · S05E08

What happens

00:08–04:59

McNulty addresses the police commanders, Mayor Carcetti and Norman Wilson at a ComStat meeting. McNulty reports that the killer is working in Southern Baltimore because of the concentration of homeless people in those areas and relates the varied timing of the killings. Carcetti asks McNulty for leads on the missing homeless man, Larry Butler, and McNulty reports no new information despite thorough checking. Rawls asks after the FBI profile and Daniels reports that he has arranged for a visit to Quantico to discuss the case. Rawls jokes about the killer's motivation and the sexual nature of the crimes. Daniels asks McNulty what else he needs to solve the case and McNulty requests surveillance teams ostensibly to follow known sex offenders and persons of interest identified at the harbour.

WhereStore entrance
DriverDetective McNulty
Positioncold_open · setup
ThreadStanfield vs Omar

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00:34

we're aIso running daiIy morgue checks in ten states and the district, but nothing yet. Where are we on a profiIe?

00:57

I mean, I'm aII for a IittIe kinky shit now and then, but chewing on a homeIess feIIa?

02:35

They're dying, for Chrissake. Just do what you need to do.

02:50

The good news is that our mayor finaIIy needs a poIice department more than he needs a schooI system.

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Scene in the episode

00:08–04:59
B · Homicide serial killer hunt
C · Newsroom fabrication scandal
D · Political maneuvering and funding

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