S05E10 · SCENE 26/38 · 41:37
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McNulty Confesses

McNulty explains how he fabricated the serial killer evidence.

41:37→43:35
in the episode · 1m 58s · S05E10
McNulty Confesses

What happens

41:37–43:35

McNulty tells Freamon he linked real deaths and juked strangulations to create the serial killer narrative.

WherePolice Station
DriverMcNulty
Positionact2 · complication
ThreadRed Ribbon Killer

Key lines

from this scene
41:38

You're not kiIIing them yourseIf, McNuIty, at Ieast assure me of that.

42:10

Some I juked as strangIe jobs.

42:31

It wasn't about the money.

43:14

The Ionger this goes on, the worse the payback's gonna be.

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Beats

42:07Freamon's concern

Scene in the episode

41:37–43:35
A · Carcetti's Dilemma
B · Stanfield's Revenge
C · Freamon's Investigation
D · Templeton's Scheme
E · Dukie's Struggle
G · Wiretap Investigation
H · Marlo Stanfield's Crew
I · Journalist's Fabrication

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