The Wire (TV Series)
One Arrest (2002)
Wendell Pierce: Detective William 'Bunk' Moreland
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Quotes
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Det. James 'Jimmy' McNulty : You know why I respect you so much, Bunk?
Det. William 'Bunk' Moreland : Mm-mmm.
Det. James 'Jimmy' McNulty : It's not 'cause you're good police, 'cause, y'know, fuck that, right?
Det. William 'Bunk' Moreland : Mm. Fuck that, yeah.
Det. James 'Jimmy' McNulty : It's not 'cause when I came to homicide, you taught me all kinds of cool shit about . . . well, whatever.
Det. William 'Bunk' Moreland : Mm. Whatever.
Det. James 'Jimmy' McNulty : It's 'cause when it came time for you to fuck me . . . you were very gentle.
Det. William 'Bunk' Moreland : You damn right.
Det. James 'Jimmy' McNulty : See, 'cause you could have hauled me out of the garage and just bent me over the hood of a radio car, and . . . no, you were, you were very gentle.
Det. William 'Bunk' Moreland : I knew it was your first time. I wanted to make that shit special.
Det. James 'Jimmy' McNulty : It was, man. It fucking was.
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Det. William 'Bunk' Moreland : A man must have a code.
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Det. William 'Bunk' Moreland : So you're my eyeball witness, huh? So why'd you step up on this?
Omar Little : Bird triflin', basically. Kill a everyday workin' man and all. I mean, don't get it twisted, I do some dirt too, but I ain't never put my gun on nobody who wasn't in the game.
Det. William 'Bunk' Moreland : A man must have a code.
Omar Little : Oh, no doubt. Hey, man, I knew you from somewhere.
Det. William 'Bunk' Moreland : Yeah? I was in Southwestern, before I came to Homicide to work Frederick Road.
Omar Little : Nah, I mean back in the day. You go to Edmondson, right? Yeah, you was ahead of me. I remember you was the first brother I ever seen play that sport with a stick, uh, what's it called?
Det. William 'Bunk' Moreland : [chuckling] Lacrosse, man.
Omar Little : Fo' sho.
Det. William 'Bunk' Moreland : Yeah. I was All-Metro attack. Prep school boys used to pee themselves when they see the ol' Bunk comin' at 'em, you know?
[they laugh]
Det. William 'Bunk' Moreland : Oh, man, so look here, homie. Seein' as how you bein' all charitable with your recollections, what else you got in the way of open murders?
Omar Little : Goin' to Barksdale?
Det. William 'Bunk' Moreland : Goin' anywhere.
Omar Little : How far back you want me to go?
Det. William 'Bunk' Moreland : As far as you need. Murder stay murder.