S01E02 · SCENE 12/24 · 25:39
The Detail · other
D'Angelo's Interrogation

McNulty, Bunk, and Greggs use emotional tactics to get D'Angelo to write a letter.

25:39→28:59
in the episode · 3m 20s · S01E02

What happens

25:39–28:59

McNulty, Bunk, and Greggs exploit D'Angelo's guilt to convince him to write a letter to Gant's children. Legal counsel Maurice Levy arrives and berates D'Angelo.

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DriverBunk
Positionescalation
ThreadWitness Murder Investigation

Key lines

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25:52

-Really, where were you? -Where was she?

26:59

and now they out there on their own.

27:53

Fuck the working man. Fuck his kids, that shit don't count.

28:47

No, they did not have to do that.

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Beats

25:00D'Angelo writes a letter

Scene in the episode

25:39–28:59
A · Witness Murder Investigation
B · Detail Office Tensions
C · Barksdale Organization Activities

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D'Angelo BarksdaleLarry Gilliard, Jr.27 episodes · drives 18 scenes
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Maurice LevyMichael Kostroff28 episodes · drives 7 scenes

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