S02E01 · SCENE 22/26 · 42:31
Ebb Tide · Dock area
Frank talks to Nick about the container

Frank asks Nick about the container and discusses the risk of it sitting out in the open with a broken customs seal.

42:31→43:13
in the episode · 0m 42s · S02E01

What happens

42:31–43:13

Frank asks Nick if he has seen his nephew. Nick reports the container is still sitting out with a broken customs seal, putting them at risk. Frank decides to get it on a fifth wheel and lose it in the stack. Nick agrees to look into it.

WhereDock area
DriverFrank Sobotka
Positionact2 · escalation
ThreadDock union politics

Key lines

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42:48

Okay. Y'all have a good one.

42:58

She's all right. l like her.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
tense0.8
scheme0.7
threat0.6
angry0.5
rapid back and forth

Beats

42:34A woman jokes about what they will steal
48:55Frank decides to lose the container in the stack

Scene in the episode

42:31–43:13
A · McNulty's investigation
C · Police department dynamics
D · Drug trade aftermath

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