44 Facts About Cedric Daniels

Cedric Daniels is a fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, portrayed by Lance Reddick.

Cedric Daniels occasionally has disagreements with higher-ranking officers but for the most part performs well, and has thereby gained a reputation as both a reliable commander and an above-average investigator within the force, in stark contrast to some of his superiors and peers, most of whom display varying degrees of corruption and unreliability.

Cedric Daniels was investigated by the FBI for corruption prior to the start of the series.

Cedric Daniels was the lieutenant of the Baltimore Police Department's Narcotics Unit, and the shift commander for detectives Kima Greggs, Ellis Carver, and Thomas "Herc" Hauk.

When Jimmy McNulty prompts Judge Daniel Phelan to start asking questions about the Barksdale Organization, Cedric Daniels is unable to give Foerster much information on Avon Barksdale, who has managed to operate under the radar until then.

Cedric Daniels meets with Deputy Commissioner Ervin Burrell, who tells him the case should be made with buy busts in a fast, straightforward investigation.

Cedric Daniels discusses the new assignment with his wife Marla and promises to run the investigation per the wishes of the higher-ups.

Marla's own ambitions drive her to pursue a career in politics, and Cedric Daniels attends political fundraisers with her.

At one such function, Cedric Daniels finds himself hiding with the politicians' drivers in the kitchen.

Cedric Daniels initially tries to follow Burrell's advice that the operation should be fast and simple, and shoots down McNulty's suggestions to mount a surveillance operation.

Cedric Daniels is able to convince Prez's commanding officer, Lieutenant Walter Cantrell, to balance taking Prez out of his hands by assigning him the promising Leander Sydnor.

Cedric Daniels defends Prez to his superiors and gains the respect of his father-in-law, Major Stan Valchek.

Cedric Daniels leniently gives them one day to return the money rather than immediately turning them in.

However, rather than seize the Barksdale money in Day-Day's possession, Cedric Daniels is forced to return the funds with no further investigation, to avoid raising Davis' ire.

Cedric Daniels is able to determine that Burrell is using Carver as a mole.

Cedric Daniels is left unsatisfied because Avon is convicted for minor offenses, and Avon's right-hand man, Stringer Bell, escapes uncharged.

Cedric Daniels contemplates quitting to become a lawyer, but reconsiders when Valchek insists that he be given command of a special detail to investigate stevedore union leader Frank Sobotka.

Cedric Daniels realizes Valchek had asked for him personally in exchange for offering Burrell political support, and uses this fact to leverage several promises from Burrell.

Cedric Daniels insists on picking his own detectives and forces Burrell to agree that he become commander of a permanent unit if the investigation is successful.

At Herc's insistence, Cedric Daniels allows Carver the chance to rejoin the team despite his previous treachery.

Cedric Daniels finally persuades Rawls to let McNulty return by agreeing to take on Rawls's murders from the docks.

Meanwhile, Cedric Daniels has tensions with Marla due to his career decisions.

Cedric Daniels' detail is not informed of Ziggy's arrest until after he gives a signed confession to Sergeant Jay Landsman, giving the Greek time to clear out his warehouse.

Cedric Daniels is forced to defend Prez after he punches Valchek.

Cedric Daniels quickly collects statements from everyone present and convinces Valchek that it would be best to accept Prez's apology.

Cedric Daniels starts a relationship with State's Attorney Rhonda Pearlman, but is skeptical about making it public while Marla runs for Baltimore City Council; he claims that it will look bad for Marla's political career to have him leave her for a white woman.

Cedric Daniels gets commended several times by several senior figures throughout the BPD due to his good police work, including Burrell, Rawls, and Major Howard "Bunny" Colvin, amongst others.

Cedric Daniels feels that Burrell is purposefully holding him back due to past incidents.

Cedric Daniels becomes even more angered when McNulty goes around the chain of command to Colvin, and has the MCU shift its focus back to the Barksdales.

Cedric Daniels makes it clear that McNulty is done with the MCU after Stringer is arrested.

Cedric Daniels tries to convince McNulty, now a patrolman in the Western, to return to detective work with no success.

Cedric Daniels realizes that McNulty is better off with his new rank on a personal level.

Greggs meets with Cedric Daniels to discuss a transfer after Rawls appoints the abrasive Lieutenant Charles Marimow to head the MCU.

Cedric Daniels suggests a move to Homicide, and successfully meets with Rawls to facilitate the transfer.

Cedric Daniels is invited to lunch with Carcetti and takes his offer to be appointed commander of the Criminal Investigations Division under Rawls.

Burrell and Davis convince city council president Nerese Campbell to oppose Cedric Daniels, hinting that they plan to revisit the previous corruption allegations against him.

Rawls comes to believe that Cedric Daniels will be moved up the ladder while Burrell and Davis conspire to keep Cedric Daniels from getting the commissioner's post.

Cedric Daniels is outraged when Carcetti closes the MCU due to budgetary problems, leaving the investigations into Davis, Stanfield, and the vacant murders unresolved.

Cedric Daniels is further angered that Davis has been given priority over the vacant murders.

However, the story runs with a quote, invented by reporter Scott Templeton, falsely implicating Cedric Daniels in causing Burrell's departure.

Cedric Daniels meets with Marla to discuss Burrell's potential reaction to the story, and both become worried that he will reveal evidence of corruption from Cedric Daniels's past.

Cedric Daniels is promoted to commissioner after the homeless killings and the vacant murders are solved, but resigns from the position over threats from Campbell and his refusal to "juke the stats".

Cedric Daniels's last act as commissioner is to confer a set of promotions, including that of Carver to lieutenant.

Cedric Daniels was told that they were looking for "a name" to fill the Daniels role.