S02E01 · EP 14
Episode DNA
26 scenes · 4 threadsStory threads over runtime
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26 scenes · our breakdownMcNulty and Diggins respond to a disabled party boat and are bribed to tow it out of shipping lanes.
00:18–05:00scheme · dealPrez asks Valchek about staying in narcotics but Valchek insists he take the Sergeant's Exam and advance.
05:00–08:33petty_grievance · schemeHerc and Kima joke about radio stations while driving, highlighting their different backgrounds.
08:33–09:42
4 ▸ 09:42Bunk visits McNulty at the docks to ask for help locating Omar Little for the Gant trial.
09:42–10:55pursuit · investigation
5 ▸ 10:55Frank Sobotka argues with union leader Nat Coxson about the grain pier and canal, then faces criticism from colleagues.
10:55–13:25petty_grievanceFrank learns Nick is working and tells him to see the Greek about a container, then fires Ziggy for losing a container.
13:25–15:41scheme · humiliationBunk goes to the evidence room to retrieve evidence for the Gant trial but finds it missing.
15:41–17:26investigation · obsessionFrank visits the church to see his donated stained glass window and asks the priest to arrange a meeting with Senator Mikulski.
17:26–19:24scheme · negotiationOfficers continue searching the basement for the missing evidence, with tension rising.
19:24–21:12investigation · escalationHerc jokes about white drug dealers and teases Kima about being controlled by her partner Cheryl.
21:12–23:13humiliation · social_rule_violationBunk asks McNulty again about finding Omar, but McNulty deflects.
23:13–24:53avoidance · pursuitStringer Bell questions two associates about a failed drug transaction, checking the mileage to see if they followed directions.
24:53–26:28interrogation · investigationZiggy asks Nick to take him to meet the Greek contacts, but Nick warns him they are serious.
26:28–27:27scheme · negotiationOlder stevedores reminisce about the past while Ziggy mocks them and exposes himself in the bar.
27:27–31:30humiliation · social_rule_violationNick's mother bangs on the ceiling to wake him for a ship due at North Point, while Ziggy sleeps on the sofa.
32:25–34:09Major Valchek delivers a stained glass window to the church and is angry that the dock union got the spot reserved for police.
34:09–36:15petty_grievance · rivalryMcNulty meets homicide detective Ray Cole at the shore to discuss the corpse he found.
36:15–37:02investigationStringer Bell talks with associates about a missing drug shipment and the need to confront the supplier.
37:02–38:59negotiation · schemeNick and Ziggy drive to meet the Greek about a container, with Ziggy annoying Nick.
38:59–39:25scheme · threatNick and Ziggy meet the Greek and Sergei at a diner to discuss a container deal and driving arrangements.
39:25–42:31negotiation · humiliationFrank asks Nick about the container and discusses the risk of it sitting out in the open with a broken customs seal.
42:31–43:13scheme · threat
23 ▸ 43:13McNulty visits the homicide unit and learns the case has been passed to Baltimore County, but he notices key details were missed.
43:13–46:06investigation · obsessionStringer Bell meets with a lawyer who explains that their drug money is tied up due to a DEA investigation.
46:06–50:08negotiation · betrayalKima and Cheryl discuss the cost of artificial insemination and possible donors, with tension over Kima's job.
50:08–51:36humiliation
26 ▸ 51:36Landsman tells Rawls that McNulty faxed a report to the County, forcing the case back to Baltimore.
51:36–52:29investigation · comeuppanceStringer Bell discusses a drug count discrepancy with an associate, insisting on trusting his system.
52:29–55:39investigation · schemeSame DNA
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Wikipedia · Wikidata- Aired
- 2003-06-01
- Overall
- #14
- Writers
- David Simon
- Director
- Ed Bianchi
- Viewers
- 4.43M (US)
- Pace
- 90 words/min · 204 questions