S02E01 · SCENE 16/26 · 32:25
Ebb Tide · Nick's parents' basement
Nick's mother wakes him for work

Nick's mother bangs on the ceiling to wake him for a ship due at North Point, while Ziggy sleeps on the sofa.

32:25→34:09
in the episode · 1m 44s · S02E01

What happens

32:25–34:09

Nick is awoken in his parents' basement by his mother banging on the ceiling. She chastises him for getting up late when a ship is due. Ziggy sleeps on the sofa. Nick's mother complains about having to clean around his carcass.

WhereNick's parents' basement
DriverNick's mother
Positionact2 · setup
ThreadDock union politics

Key lines

from this scene
32:26

All right, Ma. Shit.

33:01

That still is no excuse.

33:27

l gotta clean in there, and l ain't gonna do it around his carcass.

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Scene DNA

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sad0.5
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Beats

32:42Nick's mother says the kitchen is closed
33:15Nick's mother complains about drunks

Scene in the episode

32:25–34:09
A · McNulty's investigation
C · Police department dynamics
D · Drug trade aftermath

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