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as he is still waiting for the crime lab to process evidence. Bunk finally gets a DNA match on Partlow for the unrelated murder of Michael Lee's stepfather, but agrees to delay his case in order to allow the Stanfield wiretap to continue. He is last seen investigating a homicide with Greggs, engaging in jovial conversation similar to that he used to share with McNulty.
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In the process, Bunk also manages to make an enemy out of Crutchfield, the detective assigned to the Andre case. Freamon transfers back to Homicide and is partnered with Bunk again. Freamon manages to find Lex's body and, in the process, more than 20 other bodies, all of which are linked to Stanfield
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Bunk refocuses his attention on the Stanfield murders and delivers a report to Landsman that is placed immediately into a desk drawer. Landsman points out that Bunk is simply changing the date while submitting essentially the same report. Bunk angrily asserts that he is forced to repeat his requests
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Bunk meets with Omar and confronts him about the "innocent" victim. Omar informs Bunk that she was part of his crew and says he would never kill an innocent person. In response to Omar's statement that no one will talk to Bunk about the murder, and Tosha died in the game, Bunk makes Omar feel guilty
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Although he tried to apologize for being upset, the casting staff felt his attitude was perfect for a stressed-out Baltimore homicide detective. Pierce was not aware of the rationale until much later. He described feeling somewhat indignant upon learning about it, but told Abrams, "The fact that I
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being smuggled from overseas, that one of the girls was murdered by a sailor after refusing him sex, and the rest were killed for witnessing the crime. The murderer is one of the crewmen who fled, leaving the investigation at an impasse. Bunk and Freamon come under heavy criticism from Colonel
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about his negative influence on the world due to the collapse of West Baltimore. Bunk says that predators like Omar are all that still exist in their old neighborhood, which was once a community despite its hardships. To assuage this guilt, Omar finds Dozerman's gun and returns it to Bunk.
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The crew feign ignorance of the English language, and the detectives let the ship go after learning that two crewmen jumped ship after Baltimore. Based on a few sparse facts, Bunk and Freamon deduce that the women were
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frames Omar for killing an innocent woman in a convenience store robbery. Bunk initially ignores him, but Omar appeals to his sense of honor. Bunk tracks down new evidence proving the witness in Omar's case,
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Rick 'The Bunk' Requer left to man the department's retirement services bureau, though his homicide incarnation lives on in Wendell Pierce's portrayal of the legendary Bunk Moreland on
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suburb, with his wife Nadine and three children. Bunk worked as a patrolman in Baltimore's Southwestern District before becoming a homicide detective. He is a frequent
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threatens to drop the charges if the police cannot find Omar. Bunk repeatedly reminds McNulty, who eventually finds Omar with help from Greggs' confidential informant
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When Omar is at the police station, Bunk discovers they attended the same high school, beginning an ongoing association between the two. At Sergeant
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from the Port Authority, who initially found the bodies. Bunk and Freamon track down the ship which carried the container and holds it in port in
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At the same time, Bunk is surprised at McNulty's seemingly successful attempts to get his life back on track. Omar contacts Bunk after
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game. Bunk quickly recognizes the scene of Omar's drug robberies and mistakenly believes one of the shootout victims,
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Scott and Joy Kecken (directors), Chris Collins (story and teleplay), David Simon (story) (2008-01-20). "
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Ernest Dickerson (director), William F. Zorzi (story and teleplay), David Simon (story) (2008-01-13). "
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When the city deals with five homicides in one night, Bunk must leave his son with McNulty at an
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Joe Chappelle (director), David Simon (story and teleplay), Ed Burns (story) (2008-01-06). "
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and agrees to testify against Bird in court. Because of this, Bunk persuades his colleague
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would bring it up in the middle of a major audition shows some gumption on my part."
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With McNulty having been bumped out to the Marine Unit, Bunk is partnered with
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Bunk and his colleagues in Homicide deal with budget cutbacks, including no
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While working the port case, Bunk worries about the William Gant murder;
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abuse, although he is more mindful than McNulty of the department's
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informs Bunk that the shooter is a Barksdale soldier called
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All the Pieces Matter: The Inside Story of The Wire
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Index

The Wire

Wendell Pierce
The Target
–30–
David Simon
Wendell Pierce
Baltimore Police Department
Homicide unit
The Wire
Wendell Pierce
Baltimore
detective
Oscar "The Bunk" Requer
Jimmy McNulty
infidelity
alcohol
chain of command
David Simon
Lance Reddick
Cedric Daniels
Edmondson High School
West Baltimore
Randallstown
African-American
cigar
The Wire (season 1)
Jimmy McNulty
Baltimore Police Department
Barksdale case

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