S02E01 · SCENE 24/26 · 46:06
Ebb Tide · Law office
Stringer Bell meets with lawyer about drug money

Stringer Bell meets with a lawyer who explains that their drug money is tied up due to a DEA investigation.

46:06→50:08
in the episode · 4m 02s · S02E01

What happens

46:06–50:08

Stringer Bell meets with a lawyer who explains that their contact Roberto has been targeted by the DEA. The lawyer says the advance payment is on its way back to Baltimore. The lawyer expresses concern that Avon Barksdale's lenient sentence might have been the result of cooperation with authorities.

WhereLaw office
DriverStringer Bell
Positionact2 · complication
ThreadDock union politics

Key lines

from this scene
47:41

You understand our position, l'm sure.

48:01

Our asses are hanging out here.

48:31

Okay, l understand.

48:55

Fuck it. Get it on a fifth wheel and lose it in the stack. We're at risk.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
tense0.8
negotiation0.7
betrayal0.6
menacing0.6
phone call

Beats

46:12Lawyer says Roberto has been targeted by DEA
47:26Lawyer questions if Barksdale's leniency was from cooperation

Scene in the episode

46:06–50:08
A · McNulty's investigation
C · Police department dynamics
D · Drug trade aftermath

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