10+ The Wire Quotes Season 1. "you come at the king, you best not miss." — omar little, the wire, the wire season 1: Just 'cause they're in the street doesn't mean that they lack . "shame is some tricky sh*t . "a man must have a code.". In the opening shot, baltimore detective jimmy mcnulty (right) has a discussion with a murder witness. David simon and ed burns directed by: "a man must have a code" bunk moreland . In which detective jimmy mcnulty tries to discover who killed a young man named snot boogie. You were going to quote me? Wendell pierce and dominic west in the wire (2002).
