McNulty's Spy Game · Lessons

S01E08 · SCENE 2/21 · 01:55

Lessons · print shop

McNulty's Spy Game

McNulty plays a spy game with his sons at the market, having them follow Stringer Bell.

01:55→02:40

in the episode · 0m 45s · S01E08

What happens

01:55–02:40

McNulty spots Stringer Bell while shopping with his sons and has them follow him as a game; they lose track but later page them.

Whereprint shop

DriverJimmy McNulty

Positionescalation

ThreadBarksdale Operations and Violence

Key lines

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01:56
Come on!

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1

tense0.5

angry0.5

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

argument

Beats

00:20Stringer berates the print shop staff for unprofessional behavior.

Scene in the episode

01:55–02:40

A · Barksdale Operations and Violence

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

B · Police Investigation and Internal Strife

C · Personal Struggles and Relationships

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Scene 3 →McNulty's Sons Track Stringer

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Jimmy McNulty38 episodes · drives 119 scenes

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