S02E01 · SCENE 1/26 · 00:18
Ebb Tide · Baltimore harbor on a police boat
Marine unit party boat
McNulty and Diggins respond to a disabled party boat and are bribed to tow it out of shipping lanes.
00:18→05:00
in the episode · 4m 42s · S02E01
What happens
00:18–05:00McNulty complains about the cold to his partner Diggins. They get a call to assist a private craft with engine trouble. On board, the party organizer bribes McNulty to tow them out of the shipping lanes but not to shore so the party can continue.
Key lines
from this scene01:30-More than one engine, right? -Probably an electrical problem.
02:00Henry, how are you?
02:42You're in the shipping channel.
02:54You tow us somewhere out of the way, and the band plays on a while longer.
Scene DNA
weights 0–1rapid back and forth
Beats
00:19McNulty complains about the cold
02:42McNulty notes they are in the shipping channel
Scene in the episode
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Who's in it
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Jimmy McNulty38 episodes · drives 119 scenes
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Claude DigginsJeffrey Fugitt7 episodes
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