Lester Freamon in The Wire

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fictional character police detective

Lester Freamon in *The Wire* is a quietly brilliant, patient, and detail-obsessed Baltimore detective renowned for his skill in financial investigations and wiretap work.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Lester Freamon	0
Det. Lester Freamon in The Wire	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fictional character ⓘ police detective ⓘ
appearsIn	The Wire NERFINISHED ⓘ
appearsInSeason	Season 1 ⓘ Season 2 ⓘ Season 3 ⓘ Season 4 ⓘ Season 5 ⓘ
city	Baltimore ⓘ
conflictWith	Police Department brass ⓘ
createdBy	David Simon NERFINISHED ⓘ
demotedTo	Pawn Shop Unit NERFINISHED ⓘ
demotionReason	political retaliation ⓘ
employer	Baltimore Police Department NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstAppearance	The Wire Season 1 Episode 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ
formerAssignment	Pawn Shop Unit NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre	crime drama character ⓘ
hobby	building miniature furniture ⓘ
knownFor	attention to detail ⓘ patience ⓘ quiet demeanor ⓘ skill with long-term investigations ⓘ
mentorTo	Jimmy McNulty NERFINISHED ⓘ Kima Greggs NERFINISHED ⓘ Sydnor NERFINISHED ⓘ
method	extensive use of wiretaps ⓘ following money trails ⓘ meticulous case-building ⓘ
nationality	American (fictional) NERFINISHED ⓘ
network	HBO NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableCase	Barksdale Organization investigation ⓘ Clay Davis corruption investigation ⓘ Stanfield Organization investigation ⓘ
occupation	detective ⓘ
personalityTrait	obsessive about details ⓘ patient ⓘ quiet ⓘ
portrayedBy	Clarke Peters NERFINISHED ⓘ
rank	detective ⓘ
reputation	natural police ⓘ
returnsTo	Major Crimes Unit NERFINISHED ⓘ
roleInNarrative	architect of wiretap strategies ⓘ moral center of investigative work ⓘ
romanticRelationshipWith	Shardeen Innes NERFINISHED ⓘ
specialization	financial investigations ⓘ paper trail analysis ⓘ wiretap investigations ⓘ
unit	Homicide Unit NERFINISHED ⓘ Major Crimes Unit NERFINISHED ⓘ
worksIn	Baltimore NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Clarke Peters → televisionRole → Lester Freamon in The Wire ⓘ

this entity surface form: Det. Lester Freamon in The Wire