S01E07 · SCENE 5/23 · 08:55
One Arrest · Druid Hill Avenue
Arrest of the package carrier

Detectives make a labored arrest of the young runner while Stinkum escapes.

08:55→11:27
in the episode · 2m 32s · S01E07
Arrest of the package carrier

What happens

08:55–11:27

The detail follows Stinkum's truck. The runner bolts and is chased through the projects. They arrest him and recover four packs of cocaine, while Stinkum gets away.

WhereDruid Hill Avenue
DriverEllis Carver
Positionact1 · escalation
ThreadBarksdale detail investigation

Key lines

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09:02

They're at the light right now.

09:37

Let's see how he plays it.

09:53

He's gonna bail any moment.

11:18

Anyone got a smoke?

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
pursuit1.0
violence1.0
chaotic1.0
tense1.0
rapid back and forth

Beats

09:58The runner bails out and runs into the court.

Scene in the episode

08:55–11:27
A · Barksdale detail investigation
B · McNulty and Santangelo pressure
C · Street crew and recovery

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Includes this scene · Stinkum Loses the Package | The Wire: S01E07 - "One Arrest" · Merchants of Misery
HBO’s The Wire - Bird’s Arrest (Season 1, Episode 7) · 214tputs

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Ellis CarverSeth Gilliam59 episodes · drives 6 scenes
LS
Leander SydnorCorey Parker Robinson45 episodes
KJ
Kevin JohnstonJimmy Jelani Manners3 episodes

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