The Wire2002

Det. James 'Jimmy' McNulty:
How long you been in the pawn shop unit?

Det. Lester Freamon:
Thirteen years and four months.

Det. James 'Jimmy' McNulty:
Thirteen years?

Det. Lester Freamon:
And four months.

Det. James 'Jimmy' McNulty:
I gotta ask you, what exactly does a police officer assigned to the pawn shop unit do?

Det. Lester Freamon:
You intake reports from registered pawn shops on all items valued over $50. Then you make an index card for that item. Then you file that index card. If someone wants to find out if something stolen has been pawned, we look to see if we have an index card. If we do, we do. If we don't, we don't.

Det. James 'Jimmy' McNulty:
You did that for thirteen years?

Det. Lester Freamon:
And four months.

Det. James 'Jimmy' McNulty:
Why'd you ask out of homicide?

Det. Lester Freamon:
Wasn't no "ask" about it.

Det. James 'Jimmy' McNulty:
You got the boot?

Det. Lester Freamon:
Uh-huh.

Det. James 'Jimmy' McNulty:
What'd you do to piss 'em off?

Det. Lester Freamon:
Police work.

Det. James 'Jimmy' McNulty:
I think I need to buy you a drink.

Det. Lester Freamon:
Just one?