THE WIRE · CHARACTER
played by Robert Wisdom
Howard Colvin
28 episodes · drives 20 scenes
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Character DNA

genes over the scenes they drive
tense 29%investigation 15%deadpan 9%scheme 9%social rule violation 8%absurd 6%humiliation 5%angry 5%coincidence 4%deal 3%confession 3%secret exposed 3%
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Defining scenes

highest-gene scenes they drive
Homecoming · Police officeColvin forges signature for relocation

Colvin gets Foerster to sign relocation paperwork by lying about a witness.

Homecoming · Police officeColvin and Daniels discuss backdoor help

Colvin and Daniels discuss getting help from Daniels without going through proper channels.

Homecoming · Police officeColvin gets tip on Barksdale-Marlo war

A detective tells Colvin the shootout is between Barksdale and Marlo Stanfield.

Back Burners · police district officeShamrock Orders More Phones

Bernard hands Shamrock a batch of phones and learns they need sixty more soon.

Homecoming · Mrs. Hazel's homeColvin offers relocation to elderly woman

Colvin offers to relocate an elderly woman from Hamsterdam but she refuses.

Moral Midgetry · pool hallColvin pitches Hamsterdam to health official

Colvin and the Deacon try to recruit a public health official for Hamsterdam.

Know Your Place · restaurantColvin takes students to dinner

Colvin takes his students to a nice restaurant for a class dinner.

Know Your Place · restaurantColvin's dinner at restaurant with students

Colvin and his students enjoy a fancy dinner at a restaurant with waitstaff.

Know Your Place · carStudents leave restaurant and argue

Students leave the restaurant and argue about the food and each other.

Know Your Place · school hallwayColvin reflects on students' feelings

Colvin discusses with another teacher how students feel about their place in the world.

Moral Midgetry · Hamsterdam and surrounding streetsColvin shows Deacon Hamsterdam

Colvin tours the Deacon through cleaned-up areas and the drug market.

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Episodes

28 appearances

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