Who is Kima Greggs in The Wire?
The detail's best detective · Baltimore Police
Kima Greggs (The detail's best detective) is a character in The Wire, part of Baltimore Police. Kima Greggs is the narcotics detective the bosses point to when they need to prove the unit works: thorough, unflappable, better on paper and on the street than most of the men around her. Drafted into the Barksdale detail, she runs informants with genuine care and writes warrants that hold. At home her partner Cheryl wants her in law school and out of the line of fire — a negotiation Kima keeps losing on purpose.
When does Kima Greggs first appear?
Kima Greggs first appears in Season 1, Episode 1 (“The Target”) of The Wire (2002–2008, HBO).
Who is Kima Greggs connected to?
Relationships already established when Kima Greggs first appears — nothing from later episodes.
- Cedric Daniels — His best detective
- Bubbles — Handler and informant — with care
Which group does Kima Greggs belong to?
By the time Kima Greggs appears, Baltimore Police also includes Jimmy McNulty, Bunk Moreland, Cedric Daniels, Ellis Carver.
Who else is introduced in this episode?
- Jimmy McNulty — Natural police, unnatural everything else
- Bunk Moreland — The other half of the double act
- Cedric Daniels — Lieutenant between the fires
- Avon Barksdale — The name on the towers
- Stringer Bell — The economist of the corner
- D'Angelo Barksdale — The nephew in the pit
- Bubbles — The best CI in Baltimore
- Wallace — The kid in the pit
- Ellis Carver — Narcotics muscle, slowly learning
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