The Wire (TV Series)
Home Rooms (2006)
Clarke Peters: Detective Lester Freamon
Quotes
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Deputy Commissioner for Operations William A. Rawls : I especially liked the timing for when you flew your paper. Shrewd.
Detective Lester Freamon : I couldn't see anybody shutting us down. Not with the elections.
Deputy Commissioner for Operations William A. Rawls : What asshole would risk the headline?
Detective Lester Freamon : But to gut us from the inside out...
Deputy Commissioner for Operations William A. Rawls : Charlie Marimow, my Trojan horse. And now - let me guess - to save your wire, you're prepared to go to Judge Davis. If my memory serves, this isn't the first time a Deputy Ops felt the need to bury you. You have a gift for martyrdom.
[Freamon smiles and shrugs]
Deputy Commissioner for Operations William A. Rawls : I wonder, though: are your disciples as keen for the cross?
[Freamon's smile disappears]
Deputy Commissioner for Operations William A. Rawls : In your final court report, it would be prudent to tell the judge the investigation hit a dead end.
[pause, then Freamon puts up his hands in resignation, sighs, and stands up to leave]
Deputy Commissioner for Operations William A. Rawls : I doubt you'll believe it, but, uh... I respect the effort. You're a hell of an investigator. It would be too much to expect you to serve under Lieutenant Marimow?
Detective Lester Freamon : The man's a virus.
Deputy Commissioner for Operations William A. Rawls : Homicide, then. That's you, right?
Detective Lester Freamon : [quietly surprised] Yeah.
Deputy Commissioner for Operations William A. Rawls : I know it's hard right now, Detective, but, uh... try to think on this as a favor.