S05E09 · SCENE 26/37 · 33:12
Late Editions · Crime scene
McNulty dismisses a body

McNulty examines a dead body and determines it is not his serial killer.

33:12→33:21
in the episode · 0m 09s · S05E09

What happens

33:12–33:21

McNulty examines a dead body. He notes there is no ribbon and no bite marks. The body stinks and has evacuated. McNulty says it is not his guy and leaves it to the rookie.

WhereCrime scene
DriverJimmy McNulty
Positionact3 · complication
ThreadStreet characters

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33:13

WeII, he's been beat pretty good, but I've got neck bruising too, so it couId be an attempted strangIe.

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weights 0–1
deadpan0.8
investigation0.6
absurd0.5
coincidence0.4
rapid back and forth

Beats

33:13McNulty notes no ribbon
33:38McNulty says it is not his guy

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33:12–33:21
A · Marlo takedown
B · Newspaper investigation
C · Aftermath and fallout

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