S01E05 · SCENE 24/22 · 46:44
The Pager · detail office
Avon Visits His Brother

Avon visits his comatose brother in a county care facility and reflects on his life.

46:44→58:28
in the episode · 11m 44s · S01E05

What happens

46:44–58:28

Stinkum, Avon, and D'Angelo visit Avon's comatose brother in a county care facility. Avon sees his brother as an example of the dire consequences of acting carelessly in their way of life.

Wheredetail office
DriverAvon Barksdale
Positionresolution · [object Object]
ThreadStreet Operations and Conflicts

Key lines

from this scene
47:17

Family gonna always be there 'cause it's blood.

47:45

You never figured on this, did you?

56:52

What, he been stuck up again?

58:02

This nigger's gonna point him out to us, all right?

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
tense0.6
triumphant0.4

Beats

46:11Code is cracked
58:26Surveillance is set up

Scene in the episode

46:44–58:28
A · Police Wiretap and Surveillance
B · Street Operations and Conflicts
C · Personal and Family Struggles

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Avon Barksdale41 episodes · drives 44 scenes
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D'Angelo BarksdaleLarry Gilliard, Jr.27 episodes · drives 18 scenes

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