S01E03 · SCENE 19/24 · 36:03
The Buys · Detail Office
McNulty's Pager Cloning Plan

McNulty discusses with Freamon the possibility of cloning a suspect's pager without a subpoena.

36:03→40:40
in the episode · 4m 37s · S01E03

What happens

36:03–40:40

Freamon suggests that they need probable cause and a supervisor's approval to proceed.

WhereDetail Office
DriverMcNulty
Positionescalation
ThreadPolice Investigation and Corruption

Key lines

from this scene
37:50

And then he buries the fucking case.

38:13

But l can't swallow this shit anymore.

39:16

Every other drug dealer has a cell phone, and these guys are all on pagers.

39:35

Can we do that without a subpoena to the pager company?

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Beats

39:43Pager cloning discussion

Scene in the episode

36:03–40:40
A · Drug Trade Ethics and Power Dynamics
B · Police Investigation and Corruption
C · Personal Relationships and Conflicts

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