S01E10 · SCENE 21/24 · 43:45
The Cost · courtroom
Detectives Discuss Buy-Bust and Wire

Detectives discuss the buy-bust plan and the importance of the wire.

43:45→45:13
in the episode · 1m 28s · S01E10

What happens

43:45–45:13

Detectives discuss the buy-bust plan and the importance of the wire. They argue about whether to do a buy-bust or wait.

Wherecourtroom
DriverJimmy McNulty
Positionresolution
ThreadPolice Investigation and Buy-Bust Setup

Key lines

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44:09

l gotta be somewhere tonight, so hit me on my page tomorrow.

44:48

Day by day, piece by piece.

44:58

lt's what l asked you for months ago. lt's what we do successfully time and again to make these cases.

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43:50McNulty and Elena reconcile

Scene in the episode

43:45–45:13
A · Barksdale Organization Negotiations
B · Police Investigation and Buy-Bust Setup
C · Personal Struggles and Relationships

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