Who is Jimmy McNulty in The Wire?
Natural police, unnatural everything else · Baltimore Police
Jimmy McNulty (Natural police, unnatural everything else) is a character in The Wire, part of Baltimore Police. Jimmy McNulty is what Baltimore cops call natural police and his superiors call a problem: a homicide detective who watches a street murder get waved away in court and then tells a judge — outside the chain of command, over drinks — exactly how the Barksdale organization owns the towers and beats its cases. The result is a detail nobody upstairs wants, built to fail, with McNulty's name on the insubordination. He drinks too much, wrecks what loves him, and cannot leave real police work alone. The case is the only thing he's faithful to.
When does Jimmy McNulty first appear?
Jimmy McNulty first appears in Season 1, Episode 1 (“The Target”) of The Wire (2002–2008, HBO).
Who is Jimmy McNulty connected to?
Relationships already established when Jimmy McNulty first appears — nothing from later episodes.
- Bunk Moreland — Partners — murders and bourbon
- Cedric Daniels — Lieutenant vs. loose cannon
- Stringer Bell — The target who keeps no phones
Which group does Jimmy McNulty belong to?
By the time Jimmy McNulty appears, Baltimore Police also includes Bunk Moreland, Kima Greggs, Cedric Daniels, Ellis Carver.
Who else is introduced in this episode?
- Bunk Moreland — The other half of the double act
- Kima Greggs — The detail's best detective
- Cedric Daniels — Lieutenant between the fires
- Avon Barksdale — The name on the towers
- Stringer Bell — The economist of the corner
- D'Angelo Barksdale — The nephew in the pit
- Bubbles — The best CI in Baltimore
- Wallace — The kid in the pit
- Ellis Carver — Narcotics muscle, slowly learning
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