S01E04 · SCENE 15/23 · 19:26
Old Cases · Bodie's home
Bounty on Omar

Avon Barksdale puts a contract out on Omar's crew.

19:26→21:08
in the episode · 1m 42s · S01E04

What happens

19:26–21:08

Avon discusses the stash loss with Stinkum and Wee-Bey, and puts a bounty on Omar, doubling it when he learns Omar is gay.

WhereBodie's home
DriverAvon Barksdale
Positionescalation
ThreadBarksdale Drug Operation

Key lines

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19:34

Got them on the front of the truck tied up, stretched out, so everybody could see it?

19:55

You tell them it's $1,000 on the bucks and it's $2,000 on Omar.

20:37

-Police jumping out the next. -Something up at the Pit?

20:49

He making that money out the hole, but he might have a problem he don't know about.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
investigation0.8
tense0.6
triumphant0.4
coincidence0.1
monologue

Beats

18:58Herc and Carver discuss the wiretap
21:09They consider using a wiretap on D'Angelo

Scene in the episode

19:26–21:08
A · Barksdale Drug Operation
B · Homicide Investigation
C · Personal Relationships and Conflicts

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