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Lester Freamon
First appearance "The Detail" (episode 1. " The Detail " is the second episode of the first season of the HBO original series The Wire. 02)
Last appearance "–30–" (episode 5. " &ndash30&ndash " is the tenth and final episode of the fifth season of the HBO original series The Wire, concluding the season and the 10)
Cause/reason End of series
Created by David Simon
Portrayed by Clarke Peters
Information
Gender Male
Age 50s
Occupation Baltimore Police Detective
Title Detective

Lester Freamon is a fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by actor Clarke Peters. Clarke Peters (born Peter Clarke; April 7, 1952) is an American Actor, Singer, and Writer. Clarke Peters (born Peter Clarke; April 7, 1952) is an American Actor, Singer, and Writer. Freamon is an impeccably dressed older African American detective in the Baltimore Police Department's Major Crimes Unit. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa The Baltimore Police Department, or BPD provides Police services to the city of Baltimore, Maryland and was officially established by the Maryland He is a slow and methodical detective who quietly makes major contributions to the series investigations.

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Biography

Detective Lester Freamon is a twenty year veteran of the force who established a reputation early on as what Bunk Moreland called "natural police" for his tenacity and intelligence. William "Bunk" Moreland is a Fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by actor Wendell Pierce. His first major unit was Homicide, but in 1989, acting against the orders of the Deputy Commissioner, he charged a politically connected stolen goods fence to coerce his testimony in a homicide case. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Though the case was successfully closed, the Deputy still had Freamon transferred to the Pawnshop unit as a punishment. Freamon wound up spending thirteen years and four months in the assignment, until he had been completely forgotten by the higher brass. Deskbound in an office for more than a decade, Freamon began making dollhouse furniture, a hobby which provides him great supplemental income, but also contributes to his eccentric reputation among fellow police.

Season 1

When the initial Barksdale detail was formed, Freamon was transferred in because he was viewed as a useless "hump", and the higher-ups had no wish to provide good detectives who would make a large case. After he overheard an offhand comment by Detective Greggs, Freamon tracked down the only known photo of Avon Barksdale, finally giving the unit a face to put to the name. Detective Shakima "Kima" Greggs is a Fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by actress Sonja Sohn. Avon Randolph Barksdale is a Fictional character on the HBO Drama The Wire portrayed by actor Wood Harris. He further impressed his colleagues when he found D'Angelo Barksdale's pager number at an abandoned stash house. D'Angelo "Dee" Barksdale is a Fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire played by actor Larry Gilliard Jr Impressed by Freamon's capabilities, fellow detective Jimmy McNulty inquires about him in a conversation with Bunk who claims Freamon is an ex-homicide detective. Detective James "Jimmy" McNulty is a Fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by British actor Dominic West McNulty then at the bar with Lester inquiring into his history finding out that Freamon was sent to the Pawn Shop unit for angering the Deputy Ops. McNulty is then warned about how his superior officers will send him to an undesirable unit at the conclusion of the case.

Freamon proved himself quite adept at the details of wiretap usage; he recognized patterns of pager messages and telephone calls which gave several advances in the Barksdale case, most notably finding the main stash house in Pimlico. He also led the investigation into the Barksdale's financial records and found their various political connections, instructing Sydnor and Pryzbylewski in the process of following the paper trail. He also recruited Shardene Innes, one of the dancers in Barksdale's strip club, as an informant, beginning a romantic relationship with her in the process. In the Television series The Wire, the Barksdale Organization led by Avon Barksdale was the most powerful and violent drug crew in Baltimore [1]

After Detective Greggs is shot, Freamon tracked a page made by Wee-Bey Brice, one of the shooters, to a pay phone where he found evidence implicating the other shooter, Little Man. Roland "Wee-Bey" Brice is a Fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by actor Hassan Johnson. In the Television series The Wire, the Barksdale Organization led by Avon Barksdale was the most powerful and violent drug crew in Baltimore He then used a contact from his pawn shop days (now working for a phone company) to trace call patterns and pinpoint Wee-Bey's whereabouts, leading to his arrest and conviction.

Following the dissolution of the detail, Major Rawls noted Freamon's effectiveness as a detective and transferred him into Homicide, to which Freamon happily returned. William A Rawls is a Fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by actor John Doman. Rawls had made room for Freamon in Homicide by dumping McNulty to the Marine Unit in the exacting fashion that Freamon described.

Season 2

Freamon was partnered with Bunk Moreland, and they were quickly recognised as the best detectives in Homicide. William "Bunk" Moreland is a Fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by actor Wendell Pierce. Landsman assigned them a seemingly impossible case involving the deaths of fourteen Jane Does. The Name " John Doe " is used as a Placeholder name for a male party in a legal action case or discussion whose true identity is either unknown or They were detailed the officer from the Port Authority, Beatrice "Beadie" Russell, who had initially found the bodies in a shipping container on the docks. Containerization (or containerisation) is a system of Intermodal freight transport Cargo Transport using standard ISO containers The girls suffocated after the air pipe was deliberately closed off (other than one girl who was murdered and thrown overboard on the previous night).

Freamon and Bunk held the vessel that delivered the container at a Philadelphia port while they tried to question the crew. None of the crew would admit to speaking English, and they let the ship go after learning that two crewmen had jumped ship after Baltimore. Based on the few sparse facts they knew, Freamon and Bunk deduced that the women were prostitutes being smuggled in from overseas, that one of the girls was murdered by a sailor after refusing sex, and the rest were killed for witnessing the crime. The murderer was one of those who fled, so the investigation was at an impasse, and Freamon and Bunk came under heavy criticism from a frustrated Rawls for releasing the ship without getting statements.

Freamon was relieved to be requested by Daniels for the detail assigned to Frank Sobotka and the dockworker union. Frank Sobotka is a Fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by actor Chris Bauer. Though he continued to assist Bunk and Russell in the Homicide investigation, his primary focus became investigating smuggling through the Baltimore ports. On Russell's advice, Freamon convinced Daniels to clone the port's computers to track container movements. They were able to follow containers being moved illegally to a warehouse, ultimately linking Sobotka to the criminal activities of The Greek. The Greek is a Fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by actor Bill Raymond. The investigation closed with several arrests and, in the process, Freamon matched a dismembered body killed by The Greek's crew as one of the crewmen who jumped ship. Bunk and Freamon solved the Jane Doe homicides after Sergei filled them in on the details they needed, and Landsman and Rawls were again content with the Homicide unit's clearance rate. On the fictional TV series The Wire, a powerful Organized crime organization is led by a man known only as The Greek.

Season 3

Freamon stayed with Daniels in his new permanently established Major Case Unit, building a case against their assigned target, a small-time drug dealer named Kintel Williamson. The Police of The Wire includes many starring characters who play a major role in the fictional HBO drama series The Wire. Throughout the Season Freamon acted as a mediator between Daniels and McNulty. McNulty clashed with Daniels over the investigative targets and was urged by Freamon not to attempt any insubordinate moves as Daniels was the commanding officer who got McNulty out of the marine unit. When the unit's focus returned to the Barksdales, Freamon was stumped by the new trend, using disposable cellular phones, finishing their pre-paid minutes before a wiretap can be approved. He masterminded a scheme wherein he went undercover as a con artist selling illegally recharged disposable phones (already wiretapped) to a Barksdale underling named Bernard whom Bubbles got him close to. Reginald "Bubbles" Cousins is a Fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by actor Andre Royo. Avon Barksdale himself was caught in a safehouse filled with weapons and returned to prison, though an also-implicated Stringer Bell was murdered before he could be arrested. Russell "Stringer" Bell is a Fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by British actor Idris Elba. [2]

Season 4

Since Daniels was promoted to Major, Freamon is now the guiding force behind the Major Case Unit. The Police of The Wire includes many starring characters who play a major role in the fictional HBO drama series The Wire. The unit is running a wiretap on the Stanfield Organization, though Freamon is disappointed that Stanfield's lack of discipline is making the investigation too easy. On the fictional television drama The Wire, the Stanfield Organization is a criminal organization led by Marlo Stanfield. Meanwhile, he continues to follow the Barksdale money trail, subpoenaing the financial records of state senator Clay Davis and property developer Andy Krawczyk. Senator R Clayton "Clay" Davis is a fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by actor Isiah Whitlock Jr The following are politicians family members and assistants administrating the politics of Baltimore on The Wire. Freamon wrongly believes that Mayor Royce would not risk interfering with a criminal investigation to help them, because of the upcoming election. Clarence V Royce is a Fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by Glynn Turman Biography Mayor Feeling pressure from both, Royce angrily goes to Burrell and Rawls and forces them to deal with it. Burrell asks who is responsible for the subpoenas and Rawls correctly assumes Freamon as the lead instigator. In order to appease Mayor Royce, Rawls concludes that "proper supervision" will keep the unit under control and prevent them from moving forward. He installs a new commander, Lieutenant Marimow, aka "The Unit Killer", who immediately butts heads with Freamon by attempting to bring down the wiretap. The Police of The Wire includes many starring characters who play a major role in the fictional HBO drama series The Wire. Freamon is sent to Rawls who correctly assumes Freamon is willing to go to Judge Davis to keep his wiretap running. Rawls recognizing Freamon's past instances of angering the department's upper command points out Freamon's "gift for martyrdom" and instead subtly threatens his protegés Greggs and Sydnor whom he claims will be the victim of Freamon's mistakes. Freamon agrees to allow the wiretap to be disconnected, but refuses to work under Marimow.

Out of respect for his shrewd investigative tactics, Rawls transfers Freamon back into the Homicide Unit, where Bunk has been investigating the murder of Stanfield drug dealer Fruit and the disappearance of suspect Curtis "Lex" Anderson. On the fictional television drama The Wire, the Stanfield Organization is a criminal organization led by Marlo Stanfield. They both recognize that Stanfield likely had Lex killed in retribution, but are unable to find the body anywhere. Freamon further observes that Stanfield is not tied to any murders since the Barksdale Gang War ended, and begins to scour Baltimore for any trace of the bodies he knows must be hidden somewhere.

Herc unwittingly provides Freamon with a key clue, a nail gun he noticed when he pulled over Chris and Snoop. Thomas "Herc" Hauk is a Fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire played by actor Domenick Lombardozzi. On the fictional television drama The Wire, the Stanfield Organization is a criminal organization led by Marlo Stanfield. On the fictional television drama The Wire, the Stanfield Organization is a criminal organization led by Marlo Stanfield. Pryzbylewski (now a teacher) provides second-hand information as to where Lex was killed. While checking abandoned row houses in that immediate area, Freamon notices that one of the doors was nailed in while the others were screwed shut, and realizes that Lex's body must be in that house. He further concludes that the Stanfield Organization is leaving bodies in row houses all over the City. On the fictional television drama The Wire, the Stanfield Organization is a criminal organization led by Marlo Stanfield. With the nails identifying which houses are doubling as tombs, more than twenty bodies are found.

Daniels, now a colonel gaining political traction, regains control over the Major Case unit. He offers Freamon carte blanche, including the right to pick his own commander. Freamon assembles his team, and begins investigating Stanfield again, but Stanfield has been mentored by Proposition Joe, and is no longer as sloppy as he was. Joseph "Proposition Joe" Stewart, often referred to as Prop Joe, is a Fictional character on the HBO drama ''The Wire'' played by actor [3]

Season 5

Freamon reconstitutes the major crimes unit under the command of Lieutenant Jimmy Asher. The following are politicians family members and assistants administrating the politics of Baltimore on The Wire. The unit includes detectives Jimmy McNulty, Kima Greggs, Leander Sydnor and Kenneth Dozerman. Detective James "Jimmy" McNulty is a Fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by British actor Dominic West Detective Shakima "Kima" Greggs is a Fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by actress Sonja Sohn. Leander Sydnor is a Fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by actor Corey Parker Robinson. The Police of The Wire includes many starring characters who play a major role in the fictional HBO drama series The Wire. Initial investigations into the vacant house murders fails to provide enough evidence to bring charges against the Stanfield Organization. On the fictional television drama The Wire, the Stanfield Organization is a criminal organization led by Marlo Stanfield. Freamon elects to settle into a long investigation and begins daily surveillance of Marlo Stanfield. Marlo "Black" Stanfield is a Fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by actor Jamie Hector. Stanfield becomes aware of the ongoing investigation and curtails his violent activity and limits his discussion to face to face meetings. Stanfield has been mentored by Joseph "Proposition Joe" Stewart in avoiding police investigations. Joseph "Proposition Joe" Stewart, often referred to as Prop Joe, is a Fictional character on the HBO drama ''The Wire'' played by actor The unit becomes dissatisfied when fiscal problems at city hall lead to withholding of their over-time pay. The unit is eventually closed down to save funds. Freamon is detailed to the State's Attorney's office to continue to prepare a case against corrupt state senator Clay Davis. Senator R Clayton "Clay" Davis is a fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by actor Isiah Whitlock Jr Sydnor joins him in the detail and they report to Assistant State's Attorney Rhonda Pearlman. Rhonda Pearlman is a Fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by actress Deirdre Lovejoy. [4][5]

Freamon heralds the Davis investigation as a career case but is unable to let go of the work he has done on Stanfield. Freamon continues surveillance of Stanfield in his own time and is pleased to find that Stanfield is already relaxing his practices with the withdrawal of the investigation. Freamon and McNulty meet with FBI agent Terrence Fitzhugh seeking federal support for a renewed Stanfield investigation but have no success. Law enforcement is an integral part of the fictional HBO drama series The Wire. [6][7]

McNulty decides to secure funding for the Stanfield investigation by creating the illusion of a serial killer to draw media attention to the police department. Bunk Moreland is outraged that McNulty is interfering with crime scenes and falsifying case notes as part of his plan and enlists Freamon to talk sense into McNulty. William "Bunk" Moreland is a Fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by actor Wendell Pierce. McNulty has faked the strangulation of a homeless man who likely died in an overdose. Involving Freamon backfires on Bunk when Freamon decides that the plan could work and makes suggestions to it by sensationalizing the killer. [8][9]

Sydnor uncovers evidence of Davis lying on a mortgage application and Freamon realizes it is significant enough to file federal charges. Rupert Bond decides not to file the new charge as it would cost him the opportunity to raise his political profile. Law enforcement is an integral part of the fictional HBO drama series The Wire. Bond has Pearlman hold a grand jury deposition for Davis and stages a photo opportunity as Davis leaves the court house to mark Davis as his target. McNulty and Freamon collaborate on raising the profile of their fake serial killer. They conduct actual canvassing among the homeless as a cover. Freamon sensationalizes the idea by adding a sexual motive and supplies a set of dentures to create bite marks. Freamon also recruits his old patrol partner Oscar Requer to look out for bodies. They soon have their next fake victim and McNulty mocks up the crime scene and mutilates the body to imply another murder. [10]. When Lester gets ahold of Marlo Stanfield's cell phone (via a loop from Vondas to Marlo to Levy to Herc to Carver to himself), he sets up a fake wiretap on the phone but is initially surprised to find no conversations are taking place on it. Lester continues to work on the Clay Davis case and provides strong information in court, but it does not help the case's ultimate fate. Lester learns Marlo's cellphone is transmitting pictures of clocks and tries to break the code. When the brass kicks in more money for the fake serial-killer investigation, a full-court surveillance is done and Sydnor figures out the clock code involves different locations in Baltimore. Lester tries to get the U. S. Attorney's office to prosecute Clay Davis for lying on a mortgage application (information Bond did not use in the failed city prosecution); while the office declines because Davis is now a hero in Baltimore, Lester uses the information to blackmail Davis for information about a leak at the courthouse. Lester sees the bust against the re-supply go down and Marlo, Chris, Monk and others are arrested. Lester is upset that Jimmy McNulty told Kima about the fake serial-killer plan. When word of the plan reaches Daniels and Daniels tells Carcetti, Lester's fate is pretty much sealed along with McNulty's. Ronnie Pearlman tells them they won't face jail but will work in non-investigative, busy work jobs for the rest of their BPD careers (similar to how Lester was exiled to Pawnshop for 13 years and 4 months). Lester laments the loss of tracking Marlo's money trail, but takes the retirement, makes peace with Kima, and finishes the series putting together dollhouse furniture while Shardene adoringly joins him.

Critical response

Entertainment Weekly named Freamon one of the five most interesting characters in season four. Entertainment Weekly (sometimes abbreviated as EW) is a Magazine published by Time Inc [11]

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