What was the dirt on Daniels? The Wire Explained

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  • Опубликовано: 10 июн 2024
  • In The Wire, it becomes evident that Lieutenant Daniels is not as squeaky clean as he first appears, with it being implied by the likes of Burrell and McNulty that Cedric Daniels may have dirt on him. So what was Daniels' shady past, and what did the higher ups know about him?
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  • @ianstallings
    @ianstallings 18 дней назад +165

    Fine, I'll watch the Wire again.

  • @Extreme_Reach_JT
    @Extreme_Reach_JT 18 дней назад +103

    I saw the actor that played Daniels, Lance Reddick, hiking once. He gave me a look like Daniels would give , Pryzbylewski or some other dude that would mess up. Made me stop in my tracks lol. RIP Lance Reddick.

    • @aharris82
      @aharris82 15 часов назад

      He had one of the coldest mean mugs on the show
      XD
      He was a great actor to grace the screen, seemed like a decent person too

  • @glowing571
    @glowing571 18 дней назад +130

    The dirt on Daniels was that he was also working for Homeland Security, where he ran a unit investigating the paranormal. He got that money from some very Fringe activities.

    • @manbeast_cs
      @manbeast_cs 18 дней назад +5

      nice!

    • @Robotic420
      @Robotic420 18 дней назад +2

      FRING IS VERY GOOD

    • @glowing571
      @glowing571 18 дней назад +4

      @TallonIV581 Yeah. I recommend it. It's got a heavy X-files influence. It has it's weaker episodes but the stories are generally pretty good and the character of Walter Bishop is one of my favourites in the sci-fi genre.

    • @manbeast_cs
      @manbeast_cs 18 дней назад +1

      @TallonIV581 I liked it but it isn't for everyone. Its kind of like x files but they knew when to call it quits, instead of dragging the show on. If you like sci fi you will prolly like it then.

    • @joed9849
      @joed9849 18 дней назад

      Sick satanic shit!

  • @PkTwothousand
    @PkTwothousand 18 дней назад +80

    I can’t believe he died of heart disease, he looked super fit

    • @powderedtoastfacekillah734
      @powderedtoastfacekillah734 18 дней назад +15

      I actually forgot he passed…damn. Now I’m a little sad all over again

    • @alantrimble2881
      @alantrimble2881 17 дней назад +19

      He was jacked in The Wire! He put on a little bit of weight as he aged, but he wasn’t out of shape at all.

    • @averyb4633
      @averyb4633 17 дней назад

      You’re joking right? Ever hear of the Covid gene therapy MRNA shot?

    • @xneapolisx
      @xneapolisx 17 дней назад

      That dude was built like a sh*t brick house. Guess those types of illnesses can't be spotted from the outside of a person. RIP Lance 😢

    • @vincentmedley5091
      @vincentmedley5091 15 дней назад +11

      Genetics can be a beast

  • @MRGRIMZ89
    @MRGRIMZ89 18 дней назад +54

    THAT'S NOT JIMMY'S BROTHER. THEY JUST CALL EACH OTHER THAT BTW.

    • @rrosin
      @rrosin 18 дней назад +7

      Lol, I caught that as well and went looking for the comment. Couldn't believe I would miss something like that.

    • @adrianraygoza9221
      @adrianraygoza9221 17 дней назад +15

      I'm pretty sure it was intentional. He does that for the Sopranos, same way he calls Blundetto that animal.

    • @plyingspace5025
      @plyingspace5025 17 дней назад +2

      ive watched the series 3 times and was wondering if they explicitly said they were

    • @billymadgehooper3053
      @billymadgehooper3053 13 дней назад +3

      @@plyingspace5025i doubt he was since mcnulty wouldn’t have been shuttered without pension if his brother was in a position of such power

  • @Jasonificatiation
    @Jasonificatiation 18 дней назад +53

    Random: I watched season 2 of the wire 2 months ago and then I watch 12 Monkeys and wouldn't you know it, the actor who plays Valchek is playing a tiny tiny tiny unspeaking role right at the beginning where is wearing basically the same uniform. It was like all my media were in the same universe.

    • @DrtyALGreen
      @DrtyALGreen 18 дней назад +3

      Crutchfield is a security guard in the beginning of the Thomas Crown Affair wearing the same blazer/slacks combo 😂

    • @nickm8425
      @nickm8425 14 дней назад +1

      You should plat horizon zero dawn on PS5 too while youre at it

    • @SteadyRoosevelt
      @SteadyRoosevelt 13 дней назад +1

      Dominic West (McNulty) has a small role in Star Wars Episode I - The Phantom Menace. He plays the security guard at the door when young Anakin comes to say goodbye to Padme before he leaves for his training.

  • @tigerleoneinc.9282
    @tigerleoneinc.9282 18 дней назад +24

    Daniels wasn't dirty. His wife was.

    • @CesarR1037
      @CesarR1037 16 дней назад +7

      I was thinking the same thing

    • @chromegnats
      @chromegnats 13 дней назад +6

      Great shout.

  • @willi9550
    @willi9550 17 дней назад +16

    Burrell would never turn him in. He'd rather dig shit then be seen witha shovel

    • @henriquecruz1614
      @henriquecruz1614 День назад

      Exactly, and Daniels called him out in his face. I think think if Burrell was gonna do it, he would've had done it.

  • @CGFIELDS
    @CGFIELDS 18 дней назад +14

    Daniels was a professional officer with integrity 100%

    • @alantrimble2881
      @alantrimble2881 17 дней назад +9

      True, but the “dirt” was there to show us that Daniels wasn’t ALWAYS square plumb and true. He learned a hard lesson in the Eastern. That’s why he nurtured Carver & made him a good cop.

    • @chromegnats
      @chromegnats 13 дней назад +1

      I always felt it was heavily implied that he had “dirt” in the past.

  • @TheGreat_Kramer1
    @TheGreat_Kramer1 12 дней назад +5

    He stole drug money on raids, helped fellow officers beat charges, looked the other way and all the normal things that every narco ends up doing by just being a narco.

  • @adrianraygoza9221
    @adrianraygoza9221 17 дней назад +15

    Assuming that when Daniels was in the Eastern, he was the rank of Sergeant. His guys probably took something and he found out about it later, but rather than turning them over, he helped cover it up the same way he did for Prezbo cold cocking the kid. It would be cool if the situation had something to do with Prop Joe and Cheese. Remember, Prop Joe said he had nephews and cousins fn up all his stuff. It's not like he could pop them and not hear about it come Thanksgiving.

  • @ceartais65
    @ceartais65 18 дней назад +15

    Lance Reddick RIP was awesome on SVU as medical examiner Taylor for the first few seasons

  • @PaidTheCost88
    @PaidTheCost88 17 дней назад +12

    Nerese was devious af

  • @Dawnbreakerr
    @Dawnbreakerr 18 дней назад +14

    Hell yeah, more Wire videos!

  • @tavarisp452
    @tavarisp452 18 дней назад +25

    I’ve always thought Daniels was dirty back in the day. But likely a go along to get along thing to avoid be ostracized. He was smart and built the funds up which makes him look even dirtier because he has more than a police lieutenant should have. Unlike the court employee Lester catches in season 5 who’s dirty but has a gambling problem and has nothing to show for the dirt but debt.

  • @r.plante2916
    @r.plante2916 18 дней назад +19

    "Mary-Land"

    • @Cbart23
      @Cbart23 17 дней назад +10

      Bodymore Murdahland

  • @bacob2432
    @bacob2432 18 дней назад +5

    One of my all time favourite characters for sure! I think his dirt will be similar to what we see Carver and Herc take from the drug bust. Low risk, high reward, I'm not sure if I can blame them. Great video again

    • @henriquecruz1614
      @henriquecruz1614 День назад

      Yeah, that's my theory as well, and that's why I think Daniels immediately suspects them after that one drug bust

  • @powderedtoastfacekillah734
    @powderedtoastfacekillah734 18 дней назад +10

    Wire = Best show ever
    We Own this City…I need to watch that

    • @loupaduto9183
      @loupaduto9183 17 дней назад +5

      1 Sopranos
      2 the wire

    • @powderedtoastfacekillah734
      @powderedtoastfacekillah734 17 дней назад +6

      @@loupaduto9183 with all due respect you have that backwards
      1. Wire
      2. Sopranos

    • @loupaduto9183
      @loupaduto9183 17 дней назад +3

      Were gonna have to agree to disagree on this one

    • @powderedtoastfacekillah734
      @powderedtoastfacekillah734 17 дней назад +2

      @@loupaduto9183 the order may be in dispute but at least we agree on the best two shows

    • @loupaduto9183
      @loupaduto9183 17 дней назад +2

      This is very true....I loved the wire...but I wasn't big on the last season

  • @TheShahofBaltimore
    @TheShahofBaltimore 14 дней назад

    Let’s Go!! A New WIRE Video! About time baby!!

  • @gcm827
    @gcm827 12 дней назад +3

    “The late Lance Reddick…” it never doesn’t sting 😢

  • @MrN0where
    @MrN0where 15 дней назад +4

    Interesting analysis. Like how you paralleled Daniels with Carver. I almost forgot he took dirty money and was a snitch for Burrell in Season 1.
    Off topic but I think a show you might enjoy if you haven’t seen yet would be The Shield. The protagonist Vic Mackey is a corrupt cop that tries to hides his crimes while also trying to control the streets and find profit for his family. Would be interesting to see your thoughts on it.

    • @SteadyRoosevelt
      @SteadyRoosevelt 13 дней назад +1

      definitely, The Shield was a great show.

  • @charleslennonbaker
    @charleslennonbaker 18 дней назад +4

    Before the FBI did their investigation, the BPD 'thought' something was going on, right? How did they come to this theory? Did suspects claim they had been robbed, or was there a 'mole' or, in the district, an Internal Affairs officer already in the mix?
    Without the resources to follow up on their own and believing their own department, including Internal Affairs, may be compromised beyond the Eastern District, it would make sense why they went to the FBI instead of conducting the investigation further.
    After initial FBI reports on Daniels, the BPD may have discovered something more, and there are two possibilities. Maybe Daniels was not a compromised cop, as they thought, but an informant for another agency, not with the FBI or their own department. Imagine if Daniels was willingly or not cooperating with, let's say, the DEA, and in that role, he worked to get his fellow BDP cops charged. His participation as an informer would harm his career and his and his ex-wife's safety. Additionally, some of his undercover activities may not have been 'legal' in the truest sense.
    Alternatively, the heads of the BDP may assume or rightfully believe the 'dirt' uncovered would indeed lead back to the top and their friends in high places, and Damiels was not an informer, just a dirty cop who was stupid enough to leave a trail. Regardless of what 'we' know of Damiels and his ex-wife, nothing in their character strikes me as foolish. So why would the supposed stolen funds be open to inspection by the Feds FBI/IRS or any diligent investigator? They aren't trying to hide it because it was legitimately gained through payment by the government for work as an informant.

  • @automaticmattywhack1470
    @automaticmattywhack1470 17 дней назад +3

    Great video as usual. I think Daniels made mistakes when he was young, but he's cleaned himself up. He's a good cop, real po-leece.

  • @onyxturpin6382
    @onyxturpin6382 17 дней назад +3

    Something tells me Myra Daniel’s had a lot to do with that dirt because she would push him to play politics and was not afraid of maneuvering that minefield to gain an advantage…remember she wanted a crack at city councilwoman herself and she could have used Lt Daniel’s to climb the ranks/gain influence

  • @dakf660
    @dakf660 18 дней назад +2

    Great video

  • @erics362
    @erics362 18 дней назад +8

    He was part of a unit (the eastern DEU) that was skimming drug money. I didn't have to watch this video to know that. 😂

    • @hedgedrisk
      @hedgedrisk 11 дней назад +1

      what was he supposed to do (as a Sgt probably)

    • @erics362
      @erics362 10 дней назад +3

      @@hedgedrisk He was definitely "going with the flow" but his feelings of shame afterwards were indications of his morality.

    • @hedgedrisk
      @hedgedrisk 10 дней назад +1

      @@erics362 watching again now🗣🗣🗣

  • @goodyeoman4534
    @goodyeoman4534 18 дней назад +8

    And if a jury of my peers, you all, deem it right for me to walk out of here an upright and justified man? Well I ain't gonna lie to ya, imma gonna watch these same damn RUclips videos tomorrow and the day after that and the day after that until they got me laid out at Marge's Funeral Home and they truck me off to Mount Auburn!

    • @BENNY_MAC
      @BENNY_MAC 18 дней назад +1

      😂😂 well done Goody!

    • @generalnsj
      @generalnsj 11 дней назад +2

      Excellent work my friend, bravo!

  • @rod653
    @rod653 18 дней назад +3

    I think it's pretty clear whatever dirt they had on him it was not enough for any action to be taken.
    from my understanding when working in a public office, when you work alongside corrupt officials
    you are expected to have some dirt so your coworkers feel comfortable around you since they are corrupt as well.
    my take? it was probably an early career mistake and you can tell because not only is he not proud of it he feels very stupid for doing it.

  • @RobewhO
    @RobewhO 16 дней назад +2

    Ladder, huh? Like Carcetti says, chaos is a ladder..
    ..wait..

  • @Cbart23
    @Cbart23 17 дней назад +6

    Natural Po-lice.

  • @bigcartoonyIIV
    @bigcartoonyIIV 8 дней назад +1

    They knew he stole the cheerios from frans house, and ended up going to rehab and became a cop.

    • @mr4914
      @mr4914 6 дней назад

      Underrated comment

  • @ninersdodgersthunder
    @ninersdodgersthunder 5 дней назад +1

    This is arguably the best ensemble cast and well written show ever made. An absolute masterpiece. The thing is, EVERYONE is flawed. Like we all are as humans. Not one single character on that show is innocent. Meaning, people have their vices. Some greater than others.

  • @Connorangel00
    @Connorangel00 18 дней назад +5

    Rest in peace 🙏

  • @thebettingpublicsportsshow
    @thebettingpublicsportsshow 17 дней назад +3

    There are no virgins in narcotics. - Ervin

  • @pavelshliaha1706
    @pavelshliaha1706 17 дней назад +1

    “Do you think he would ever use the file against him?” He DID use the file against him

  • @babylonian.captivity
    @babylonian.captivity 17 дней назад +3

    Daniels was a leader of men.

    • @ddfdfufff9170
      @ddfdfufff9170 14 дней назад +1

      It's an honor to be joined by men

  • @donolaughlin8780
    @donolaughlin8780 День назад

    I thought oohhh! Once I saw the headline.

  • @kennymartinez1244
    @kennymartinez1244 17 дней назад +1

    That’s real good writing and character development

  • @colechillen7700
    @colechillen7700 17 дней назад +2

    You should see if David Simon would sit down for an interview with you 😂. He might tell you.

  • @MaverickHeel
    @MaverickHeel 5 дней назад

    Purell Burrell (iykyk) was never going to use the file but he tried unsucessfully to control Daniels. That's an unsaid theme of The Wire....how to control people using their dirt. Once he realized that Daniels wasn't going to budge, he backed off.

  • @ryann.9636
    @ryann.9636 17 дней назад +2

    So long ago, who can remember…?

  • @majorsynthqed7374
    @majorsynthqed7374 11 дней назад

    The dirt was that he secretly worked as a hotel manager for a man named Winston.

  • @shortstories2669
    @shortstories2669 10 дней назад

    Daniels got his money in Corporate world being a cutthroat CEO

  • @chibz92
    @chibz92 14 дней назад

    Fine fine. I’ll watch again.

  • @MarloMaverickk
    @MarloMaverickk 9 дней назад

    His dirt is his Oz storyline

  • @Connect200
    @Connect200 18 дней назад +2

    It looks like Daniels was ripping off Prop Joe lol.

  • @jwouter
    @jwouter 17 дней назад +2

    God dammit…… fine i will watch it yet again , you’re happy now ?😮

  • @NateG219
    @NateG219 10 дней назад

    Carver became more like Bunny than Daniel's, but with Daniel's mixed in a little

  • @youtuberabbithole6002
    @youtuberabbithole6002 17 дней назад +1

    I didn't know the actor died 😢

  • @s1os2s3
    @s1os2s3 18 дней назад +1

    Imagine having character development in today's Hollywood.
    L.E: Carver did not steal money in the beginning of the season. He geniunely thought he turned in all the money finding it in the wheel well. He did steal money later in the season, I think.

    • @MrThehoyce
      @MrThehoyce 18 дней назад +3

      True, but at the end of season 1 when they're busting the Stash House he and Herc mention that there is no wire to prove how much was found this time (unlike with Clay's driver) and they each take a stack of bills.

  • @TariqBusy
    @TariqBusy 3 дня назад

    Daniels actor was jailhouse built, don't forget he's an OZ alumnus too.

  • @Robertsonberg
    @Robertsonberg 5 дней назад

    BOOSH!! 5HE WIRE!!!! THANK YOU

  • @romnesia7729
    @romnesia7729 8 дней назад +1

    Next video - why didn't snoop and chris tell marlo that Omar was talking smack?

  • @alexcc777
    @alexcc777 18 дней назад +2

    Suggestion: U should watch "A Prophet (2009)" about French Arab & Corsican Mafia......7.8 rating imbd.....

    • @mrmr9420
      @mrmr9420 17 дней назад +2

      Great movie

  • @markangelou9368
    @markangelou9368 11 дней назад

    Hey Daniels… price of the brick going up

  • @gregmartin114
    @gregmartin114 17 дней назад +1

    I thought it was clearly explained he and his detail were keeping some of the drug money they confiscated .

  • @AjeethRajesh
    @AjeethRajesh 6 дней назад

    I always thought it was Daniels’ wife Marla who was dirty, not Cedric himself

  • @Sct123uk
    @Sct123uk 6 дней назад

    Masterpiece

  • @AmazingJayB51
    @AmazingJayB51 11 дней назад

    I think he probably kept drug money form cases. Similar to what Carver and Hurk who was trying to do the same. We Own This City showed how stealing drug money was a thing.

  • @vincentwilliams127
    @vincentwilliams127 3 дня назад

    The show ( The Wire) is about (The City Of Baltimore)!! It's the main character!!

  • @ramirostryker
    @ramirostryker 11 дней назад

    “and in narcotics, there are no virgins”

  • @baltimoremike9161
    @baltimoremike9161 14 дней назад

    🙏🏾 Lance Reddick..

  • @nickm8425
    @nickm8425 14 дней назад

    i always assumed he took bribes earlier. And his east file was of some pretty bad guys being let off easy.

  • @Hodapp
    @Hodapp 18 дней назад +1

    McNutty’s brother? Not his actual brother is it?

  • @hedgedrisk
    @hedgedrisk 7 дней назад

    I know this is off the subject, but will someone please explain the Brother Mouzon & Lamar dynamic…please help me understand why they even know one another.

  • @Saveyourbs
    @Saveyourbs 14 дней назад

    “This……IS BULLLLSHIT!” - Cedric Daniels.
    RIP Lance Reddick 🙏🏾

  • @dakritic
    @dakritic 18 дней назад +11

    McNulty’s brother? Lol..Special Agent Fitzhugh is not his biological brother. In America, The term “brother”is also a term of endearment amongst friends friends. In this case, brother in law enforcement.

    • @bacob2432
      @bacob2432 18 дней назад +10

      I loved him like a brother in law enforcement...

    • @bacob2432
      @bacob2432 18 дней назад +4

      Cine obviously is aware of this btw

    • @PaidTheCost88
      @PaidTheCost88 17 дней назад +1

      “In America” 😂

  • @damonstewart70
    @damonstewart70 17 дней назад +1

    Was he in john wick

  • @sayseriously
    @sayseriously 3 дня назад

    For all you 'The Wire' fans... Watch the precursor 'The Corner'...

  • @paisan8766
    @paisan8766 18 дней назад +1

    When he was on the street in the Eastern workin narcotics, he took money with the other guys in his unit.
    Simple

    • @Connect200
      @Connect200 17 дней назад +1

      From Prop Joe more than likely

  • @hoovagangswcqpent8621
    @hoovagangswcqpent8621 3 дня назад

    All they did was took his role from oz n brought it to the wire

  • @juniorsoprano7013
    @juniorsoprano7013 18 дней назад

    One line in the show specifically says he was skimming money off drug busts.

    • @jerryalexander8803
      @jerryalexander8803 18 дней назад +3

      No, he said he was part of a unit that was skimming money not that he was doing it specifically, just like he was part of a unit that blinded a kid in one eye

    • @jerryalexander8803
      @jerryalexander8803 17 дней назад

      @TallonIV581 it’s assumed, but no one really knows where he got his money..

  • @Levrai10
    @Levrai10 18 дней назад +1

    What does “you wanted it to be one way, but it’s the other way” mean?

    • @StevelyBruckShut
      @StevelyBruckShut 18 дней назад +10

      It kinda speaks for itself. The security guard thought he lived in a world where you could approach another man and ask that he respects you, and both move on with theirs lives amicably
      Instead he lives in a world where that got him killed

    • @DJ-iu5bb
      @DJ-iu5bb 18 дней назад +1

      When i was broke you didnt give me the time of day you probably harassed me and followed me but now im a Steppa and now you will put in a Vacant like the others because i got the Power and Respect

  • @MRGRIMZ89
    @MRGRIMZ89 18 дней назад +1

    28!

  • @L.m.CeeTee
    @L.m.CeeTee 17 дней назад +1

    Your accent does not match this content.

    • @L.m.CeeTee
      @L.m.CeeTee 16 дней назад +1

      @TallonIV581 his accent doesn’t match the content of The Wire. What did you not comprehend?

    • @JohnKobaRuddy
      @JohnKobaRuddy 15 дней назад

      True but it means nothing in the end. Believe it or not but James Gandolfini isn't a real mob boss. He just matches one sort of.

    • @chromegnats
      @chromegnats 13 дней назад

      Wtf is that supposed to mean? Weird, borderline racist comment. Can you explain why his accent doesn’t “fit” and what accent would be suitable for you?

  • @Burjinder-Oslo
    @Burjinder-Oslo 17 дней назад

    He was Black.

  • @drewc6899
    @drewc6899 12 дней назад

    yo do THe Shield @cineranter