Episode

The Target

by David Simon, Jimmy McNulty, Dominic West, Clark Johnson, Robert F. Colesberry and 1 others

"... when it's not your turn." - McNulty. Baltimore homicide detective Jimmy McNulty gets into hot water and winds up assigned to a detail of narcotics outcasts charged with investigating drug lord Avon Barksdale and his powerful operation in Franklin

(5 total)

Characters

David Simon (5)Jimmy McNulty (3)Dominic West (3)Seth Gilliam (1)Wendell Pierce (1)Bunk Moreland (1)Ellis Carver (1)

“Kima: Fighting the war on drugs...one brutality case at a time. Carver: Girl, you can't even think of calling this shit a war. Herc: Why not? Carver: Wars end.”

— David Simon, Ellis Carver, Seth Gilliam, imdb.com

Tagged: War, War on Drugs

“There you go. Givin' a fuck when it ain't your turn to give a fuck.”

— David Simon, Bunk Moreland, Wendell Pierce, imdb.com

“[referring to McNulty and Bunk] Look at 'em, Cole. Don't it make your dick bust concrete to be in the same room with two noble, selfless public servants?”

— David Simon, Jimmy McNulty, Dominic West, imdb.com

Tagged: Public Servants, Dick Busting

“Snot Boogie. [man shrugs] This kid, whose mamma went to the trouble of christening him Omar Isaiah Betts. You know, he forgets his jacket, so his nose starts running, and some asshole, instead of getting him a Kleenex, he calls him Snot. So he's Snot forever. Doesn't seem fair.”

— David Simon, Jimmy McNulty, Dominic West, imdb.com

Tagged: Snot Boogie, Nicknames, Stigma

“Det. James 'Jimmy' McNulty: If Snotboogie always stole the money, why'd you let him play? Snot Boogie's Friend: Got to. It's America, man”

— David Simon, Jimmy McNulty, Dominic West, imdb.com