In
Homicide: The Movie, Gharty has been promoted to Lieutenant and succeeded Lt. Giardello as homicide shift commander, since Giardello is running for Mayor. Gharty admits that he was promoted and given Giardello's old position - which he is very aware he is unqualified for - because the bosses know they can push him around and that he was not going to last much longer on the streets. Gharty is forced to stand by and watch Captain
Roger Gaffney dismiss retired detective Pembleton, who return to work with his partner
Tim Bayliss with the hope of helping find Giardello's shooter. Pembleton tells Gharty he never had high regard for him but knows he is not this pathetic, not least in a situation involving someone who always backed and supported Gharty. Gharty respects Pembleton enough to be swayed by his investigative skills and ignores the bosses (on Pembleton's advice), giving him and Bayliss the chance to work Giardello's shooting, which they solve. ==References==