S01E12 · SCENE 5/35 · 05:55
Cleaning Up · Avon's office
Levy's Advice

Levy advises Avon to clean up

05:55→06:33
in the episode · 0m 38s · S01E12

What happens

05:55–06:33

Avon talks to his lawyer, Maurice Levy, about the investigation. Levy tells Avon to clean up and walk away from Orlando's club. Levy asks when the trouble started and suggests that Nakeesha Lyles may be a problem. Avon is trying to take stock of his situation and protect himself from the police.

WhereAvon's office
DriverAvon
Positionact2 · complication
ThreadBarksdale Investigation

Key lines

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06:01

Cool. There you go.

06:05

There we go. All right.

06:15

-Dang, y'all are focused. -What man wouldn't be?

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
scheme0.8
tense0.6
menacing0.4
self-reflection

Beats

07:53Avon's realization

Scene in the episode

05:55–06:33
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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