S01E12 · SCENE 11/35 · 12:57
Cleaning Up · The pit
Campaign Finance Records

Pearlman receives campaign finance records

12:57→14:02
in the episode · 1m 05s · S01E12

What happens

12:57–14:02

ASA Rhonda Pearlman meets with the State's Attorney, who gives her evidence of returned contributions from unknown sources. Pearlman is distressed that her investigation is worrying her superiors.

WhereThe pit
DriverRhonda Pearlman
Positionact2 · escalation
ThreadWallace's Return

Key lines

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12:58

What's up, String?

13:18

-And we paid him for the lookout. -What y'all need him for?

13:45

But you know we just want to talk to him, Dee.

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Scene DNA

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pursuit0.8
tense0.6
sad0.4
avoidance0.2
argument

Beats

12:25Wallace's return

Scene in the episode

12:57–14:02
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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Rhonda PearlmanDeirdre Lovejoy60 episodes · drives 8 scenes

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