S01E06 · SCENE 20/24 · 27:45
The Wire · office_workplace
Polk's Alcohol Abuse and Daniels' Response

Polk stumbles in drunk and Daniels berates him for his poor performance.

27:45→33:45
in the episode · 6m 00s · S01E06

What happens

27:45–33:45

Polk stumbles in drunk at 9AM, and Daniels berates him for his poor performance, ordering him to either get to work or check into medical for alcohol abuse.

Whereoffice_workplace
DriverDaniels
Positioncomplication
ThreadDrug Dealing and Violence

Key lines

from this scene
28:09

Or from the night before.

29:25

get into it more, learn some new tricks.

30:00

Either dry yourself out or go up on those rooftops wet.

30:12

Take a few minutes and think on it.

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Beats

30:00Polk is drunk at work

Scene in the episode

27:45–33:45
A · Drug Dealing and Violence
B · Police Investigation
C · Personal Struggles and Relationships

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