Nick Sobotka
Nick Sobotka | |
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David Simon | |
Portrayed by | Pablo Schreiber |
In-universe information | |
Gender | Male |
Occupation | Dock worker, drug dealer, smuggler |
Family | Louis Sobotka (father), Joan Sobotka (mother) |
Spouse | Aimee |
Children | Ashley |
Relatives | Frank Sobotka (uncle), Ziggy Sobotka (cousin) |
Nickolas Andrew Sobotka is a fictional character on the
Plot details
Season 2
Nick is a dockworker in the
Involved in his uncle's
Nick has a girlfriend, Aimee, with whom he has a daughter, Ashley. They want to move in together, but are unable to afford a place of their own. The fact that Nick lives with his parents and lacks a steady income leads to tension between the two. Since Nick is one of the younger stevedores, seniority prevents him from getting enough work at the docks.
Desperate for cash, he and Ziggy steal a trailer full of cameras and sell it to the Greek's front man,
Nick enters the drug trade to help relieve Ziggy from the debt he owes to
Nick is distraught when Ziggy is arrested for killing Glekas. Knowing that Ziggy's stature and temperament make him ill-suited for prison, Nick descends into a drunken depression and tearfully laments the circumstances that landed Ziggy behind bars. Eventually, police obtain a warrant for Nick's arrest. His parents are aghast to see Nick's stash of money and drugs when their house is raided.
Knowing about Ziggy's case, the Greeks make an offer of
At the end of season two, Nick, Aimee and Ashley enter federal witness protection. In the last scene, he sheds a tear looking at the decaying shipping shoreline, symbolizing the death of blue-collar work in American industry.[1]
Season 5
Nick makes a brief appearance in season five, heckling
References
- ^ "Character profile - Nick Sobotka". HBO. 2004. Retrieved 2006-08-16.
- ^ "The Wire, "The Dickensian Aspect" - Those left behind". What's Alan Watching?. 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-12.