S01E08 · SCENE 4/21 · 02:59
Lessons · restaurant
Wallace's Math Lesson

Wallace helps a young charge with math homework using drug trade examples.

02:59→03:10
in the episode · 0m 11s · S01E08

What happens

02:59–03:10

One of Wallace's young charges wakes him for help with math homework; Wallace rephrases a counting problem in terms of the drug business.

Whererestaurant
DriverWallace
Positionescalation
ThreadBarksdale Operations and Violence

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03:00

Yeah, they're both brown hair, one that big, the other about that big and he's wearing, l don't know what the fuck he's wearing. He's....

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weights 0–1
tense0.5
awkward0.5
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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01:56D'Angelo is told about Orlando's proposition and advised to speak to Avon.

Scene in the episode

02:59–03:10
A · Barksdale Operations and Violence
B · Police Investigation and Internal Strife
C · Personal Struggles and Relationships

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