Who is Bill Rawls in The Wire?

The numbers colonel · Baltimore Police

Bill Rawls (The numbers colonel) is a character in The Wire, part of Baltimore Police. Colonel Bill Rawls commands Homicide as a clearance-rate machine and treats detectives as inputs: cases stay simple, stats stay green, and anyone who volunteers complexity gets destroyed as a matter of policy. McNulty's courthouse adventure lands on Rawls's desk as an act of war. Rawls is profane, brilliant at the bureaucratic knife-fight, and entirely sincere in his rage — the institution, defending itself.

When does Bill Rawls first appear?

Bill Rawls first appears in Season 1, Episode 2 (“The Detail”) of The Wire (2002–2008, HBO).

Who is Bill Rawls connected to?

Relationships already established when Bill Rawls first appears — nothing from later episodes.

• Jimmy McNulty — The detail he caused, the colonel he burned

Which group does Bill Rawls belong to?

By the time Bill Rawls appears, Baltimore Police also includes Jimmy McNulty, Bunk Moreland, Kima Greggs, Cedric Daniels, Ellis Carver.

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