S01E08 · SCENE 23/21 · 36:51
Lessons · party_event
Omar's Attack Aftermath

The Barksdale organization reacts to Stinkum's death and Wee-Bey's wounding by Omar.

36:51→41:47
in the episode · 4m 56s · S01E08

What happens

36:51–41:47

Avon increases the bounty on Omar to $10,000 and orders his soldiers to find him; Stringer warns the vendetta is getting expensive.

Whereparty_event
DriverAvon
Positionescalation · escalation
ThreadBarksdale Operations and Violence

Key lines

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37:25

Now give me some time to go around the block and set up on the other side, all right?

38:04

What up, who got black tops?

38:53

You come at the king, you best not miss.

41:16

But right now? This shit got out of hand.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
violence1.0
betrayal1.0
coincidence1.0
tense1.0
menacing1.0

Beats

38:04Barksdale soldiers discuss the bounty on Omar
40:33Avon orders his soldiers to get to work on Omar

Scene in the episode

36:51–41:47
A · Barksdale Operations and Violence
B · Police Investigation and Internal Strife
C · Personal Struggles and Relationships

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The Wire - Wee Bey And Stinkum Hunting For Omar · Brandan Hicks
The Wire - The game is out there, and it's either play or get played · letsbepandas

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