The Hunt

The Wire 1×11

Major William A. Rawls: Listen to me, you fuck. You did a lot of shit here. You played a lot of fucking cards and made a lot of people do a lot of fucking things they didn't want to do. This is true. We both know this is true. You, McNulty, are a gaping asshole. We both know this. Fuck if everybody in CID doesn't know it. But fuck if I'm gonna stand here and say you did a single fucking thing to get a police shot. You did not do this, you fucking hear me? This is not on you. No, it isn't, asshole. Believe it or not, everything isn't about you. And the motherfucker saying this... he hates your guts, McNulty. So you know if it was on you, I'd be the son of a bitch to say so. Shit went bad. She took two for the company. That's the only lesson here.

Det. James 'Jimmy' McNulty: If only half of you in the State's Attorney's office didn't want to be judges, didn't want to be partners in a law firm, if you had the balls to follow through, you know what would happen? A guy like that would be tried and convicted. The rest of them would back up so we could push a clean case through. But everybody stays friends. Everybody gets paid. And everybody's got a fucking future.
A.S.A. Rhonda Pearlman: You'll just use anyone, won't you?

Lt. Cedric Daniels: Dope on the table?
Deputy Commissioner for Operations Ervin H. Burrell: We need to let them know who we are. We can't for one minute let them think that this will stand. The Commissioner wants to send a message, Lieutenant. You make sure you and your people do everything possible to see that it is heard.
Lt. Cedric Daniels: .... Dope on the damn table.

Det. James 'Jimmy' McNulty: You back on the ticket, huh?
Judge Daniel Phelan: It was just the usual bullshit. They're just dicking me around, trying to get another black face, make it four-and-one to even up for the last time. The Governor promised two new appointments. So now we're back where we were. That's all it was.
Det. James 'Jimmy' McNulty: That's all?
Judge Daniel Phelan: Half-assed hack politics, Jimmy. It has nothing to do with your case.
Det. James 'Jimmy' McNulty: I need you on this..... So, who's my daddy now?

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