S01E04 · SCENE 1/23 · 00:19
Old Cases · courtroom
Courtroom Tension

Detectives Kima Greggs and McNulty attend a court hearing for Marvin Browning, trying to get him to cooperate.

00:19→00:50
in the episode · 0m 31s · S01E04

What happens

00:19–00:50

Kima and McNulty are in a courtroom, pushing ASA Dawkins to pursue a maximum sentence for Marvin Browning, a Barksdale dealer. They hope he will give them information about Avon Barksdale and his organization. Browning refuses their offer of a deal and elects to do the time.

Wherecourtroom
DriverJimmy McNulty
Positionsetup
ThreadBarksdale Drug Operation

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00:24

Let me get on the other side, work it from there.

00:30

-Three. -Three.

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weights 0–1
tense0.8
investigation0.7
negotiation0.5
humiliating0.2
argument

Beats

00:20Kima and McNulty push ASA Dawkins for a maximum sentence
00:43Marvin Browning refuses their offer of a deal

Scene in the episode

00:19–00:50
A · Barksdale Drug Operation
B · Homicide Investigation
C · Personal Relationships and Conflicts

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