S01E12 · SCENE 10/35 · 11:05
Cleaning Up · Avon's office
Stringer's Plan

Stringer discusses plan with Avon

11:05→12:57
in the episode · 1m 52s · S01E12

What happens

11:05–12:57

Stringer and Avon discuss their plan to deal with the investigation. Stringer convinces Avon to insulate himself from the crew by passing all communication through him.

WhereAvon's office
DriverStringer Bell
Positionact1 · setup
ThreadBarksdale Investigation

Key lines

from this scene
11:06

Hi, Ronnie. Come in. Sit.

11:43

l mean, Ronnie, where the fuck is all this going?

11:54

You got back-doored, too?

12:35

l don't know a fucking thing about anyone looking at campaign contributions.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
scheme0.8
tense0.6
menacing0.4
investigation0.2
argument

Beats

11:15Plan discussion

Scene in the episode

11:05–12:57
B · Wallace's Return
C · Police Politics
D · Wiretap Surveillance
E · Campaign Finance Probe
F · Barksdale Cleanup
G · Investigation Continues
H · Wallace in Danger
I · Wallace's Whereabouts
J · Police Surveillance
K · Wallace's Fate

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The Wire - S1E12 - Cleaning Up | The Pager to Phone Shift · Culture Screen
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