S01E08 · SCENE 7/21 · 05:33
Lessons · apartment
Sergeant's Exam Talk

Herc and Carver discuss the sergeant's exam and Prez asks them to follow pit crew.

05:33→06:48
in the episode · 1m 15s · S01E08

What happens

05:33–06:48

Herc and Carver discuss the upcoming sergeant's exam; Prez asks them to tail pit crew members to see which phones they use, but they ridicule him until Kima asks.

Whereapartment
DriverHerc Hauk
Positionescalation
ThreadBarksdale Operations and Violence

Key lines

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05:45

-You ain't gonna study? -Sure l am.

06:12

-That's right, that was something else. -Right.

06:27

See what these mopes are using for phones.

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Scene DNA

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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Beats

05:34D'Angelo discusses Keisha's death with Shardene and they talk about his future.

Scene in the episode

05:33–06:48
A · Barksdale Operations and Violence
B · Police Investigation and Internal Strife
C · Personal Struggles and Relationships

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Ellis CarverSeth Gilliam59 episodes · drives 6 scenes
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Roland PryzbylewskiJim True-Frost52 episodes · drives 24 scenes

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