S01E08 · SCENE 13/21 · 10:35
Lessons · office
Wallace Refuses Work

Poot pressures Wallace to come to work, but Wallace refuses.

10:35→11:25
in the episode · 0m 50s · S01E08

What happens

10:35–11:25

Poot encourages Wallace to come to work, but Wallace refuses and asks to borrow money.

Whereoffice
DriverWallace
Positionescalation
ThreadBarksdale Operations and Violence

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11:08

Okay, so he's rolling out of the 221 in about a half an hour or so with 20 whatevers to hand off to someone named Day.

11:20

Yeah, if you wanna catch them, we're gonna have to hustle.

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triumphant0.5
social rule violation0.3
misunderstanding0.2
escalation0.2
lie0.1
coincidence0.1
comeuppance0.1
confession0.1
interrogation0.1
betrayal0.1
deal0.1
pursuit0.1
avoidance0.1
obsession0.1
petty grievance0.1
double standard0.1
eavesdropping0.1
impersonation0.1
secret exposed0.1
rivalry0.1
breakup0.1
seduction0.1
humiliation0.1
threat0.1
violence0.1
investigation0.1
negotiation0.1
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09:31McNulty expresses pride in his sons' ability to track Stringer Bell and discusses it with Bunk Moreland.

Scene in the episode

10:35–11:25
A · Barksdale Operations and Violence
B · Police Investigation and Internal Strife
C · Personal Struggles and Relationships

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