S05E09 · SCENE 38/37 · 52:08
Late Editions · Police station
Kima discovers the wiretap

Kima discovers that McNulty had a wiretap on a cellphone for the serial killer.

52:08→52:43
in the episode · 0m 35s · S05E09

What happens

52:08–52:43

Kima discovers that McNulty had a wiretap on a cellphone for the serial killer. She realizes the calls to the newspaper and the photographs were part of the scheme. She says Jesus Christ.

WherePolice station
DriverKima Greggs
Positionact3 · reveal
ThreadStreet characters

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52:09

Come on. Where...

52:13

Evidence controI.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
secret exposed0.9
tense0.9
scheme0.7
angry0.7
rapid back and forth

Beats

51:39Kima realizes the calls were part of the scheme
52:09Kima says Jesus Christ

Scene in the episode

52:08–52:43
A · Marlo takedown
B · Newspaper investigation
C · Aftermath and fallout

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