
Cheese's dog is quickly beaten and, rather than give it medical attention, an embarrassed Cheese executes it with a gunshot. Dog fights against another canine, owned by a dealer named Dazz and trained by one of his men, Jelly. McNulty departs, leaving his card.Įast side drug lieutenant Melvin "Cheese" Wagstaff attends an underground dogfight with a dealer named Tree from his crew and braggadociously lays down a large bet on his dog, which he calls "Dog". She is dismissive and doesn't tell him anything. McNulty visits D'Angelo's ex-girlfriend Donette to ask her about his death. McNulty later returns to the morgue, where Frazier reports that D'Angelo's death could have been a homicide there are two sets of ligature marks on his neck and a mysterious bruise on his mid-back. Bunk then assists McNulty in picking up a woman in the bar through the use of a short con. McNulty concurs, jokingly telling Bunk that he is a good example of an African American male who has all the reason he needs to commit suicide but does not.

Bunk agrees with McNulty, simply because he believes it is unlikely that a black male would commit suicide by hanging. Over drinks with Bunk Moreland, McNulty complains that the state police spoiled the investigation.

He asks the medical examiner to investigate the medical records. McNulty has learned that D'Angelo Barksdale died behind bars, and he is skeptical of the official determination that the death was a suicide. David Simon gives credit for the metaphor and speech to Ed Burns.ĭetective Jimmy McNulty visits Randall Frazier, the medical examiner, at the morgue. Colvin's speech is taken almost verbatim from the book The Corner. "There's never been a paper bag." ― ColvinĬolvin makes this statement in his speech comparing the drug and alcohol prohibitions.
