S01E12 · SCENE 13/35 · 14:52
Cleaning Up · Avon's club
Shardene's Wire

Shardene tries to infiltrate Avon's club

14:52→16:51
in the episode · 1m 59s · S01E12

What happens

14:52–16:51

Shardene attempts to get information from Avon's club while wearing a wire. She has little success and is eventually told to leave. Meanwhile, the crew discusses Shardene's presence and whether she is a threat.

WhereAvon's club
DriverShardene
Positionact1 · setup
ThreadBarksdale Investigation

Key lines

from this scene
15:29

Can you please keep it down? l can't hear a goddamn thing!

15:52

When you done discussing, you come back.

16:08

Y'all niggers talk too damn much, man.

16:38

l was early, l worked the lunch crowd.

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Scene DNA

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Beats

16:25Shardene is identified as a civilian

Scene in the episode

14:52–16:51
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
The Wire - Avon and Stringer Change Up · Brandan Hicks
The Wire - Where's Wallace? · Brissles
The Wire - Lt. Daniels meets Clay Davis · yellowfolder
The Wire, Cleaning Up · Silver Haze

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Shardene InnesWendy Grantham12 episodes · drives 5 scenes
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Avon Barksdale41 episodes · drives 44 scenes

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