S02E01 · SCENE 2/26 · 05:00
Ebb Tide · Valchek's office at the Southeastern District
Prez discusses career with Valchek
Prez asks Valchek about staying in narcotics but Valchek insists he take the Sergeant's Exam and advance.
05:00→08:33
in the episode · 3m 33s · S02E01
What happens
05:00–08:33Prez meets with his father-in-law Major Valchek in his office to discuss career options. Prez wants to stay in narcotics and work cases like the Barksdale investigation. Valchek dismisses Prez's plans and insists he take the Sergeant's Exam to make rank and get a quiet daytime shift in the Southeast.
Key lines
from this scene05:59-Look at that. lt's the dove. -Right.
07:09you might actually have a career in this department.
07:43And l wasn't trying to hear no radio up in that bitch.
08:10Yo, that be the exit. Take that shit.
Scene DNA
weights 0–1argument
Beats
05:24Prez says he wants to work narcotics
06:10Valchek insists Prez take the Sergeant's Exam
Scene in the episode
05:00–08:33Clips from this episode
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Who's in it
RP
Roland PryzbylewskiJim True-Frost52 episodes · drives 24 scenes
SV
Stanislaus ValchekAl Brown23 episodes · drives 2 scenes
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