S02E01 · SCENE 25/26 · 50:08
Ebb Tide · Kima and Cheryl's home
Kima and Cheryl discuss artificial insemination

Kima and Cheryl discuss the cost of artificial insemination and possible donors, with tension over Kima's job.

50:08→51:36
in the episode · 1m 28s · S02E01

What happens

50:08–51:36

Kima returns home to her partner Cheryl. They discuss the cost of artificial insemination, with the doctor costing $1000 each time. Cheryl suggests finding a suitable donor to pay less. Kima makes a crude joke about not wanting to fuck any of the potential donors, which offends Cheryl.

WhereKima and Cheryl's home
DriverKima Greggs
Positionact2 · setup
ThreadDock union politics

Key lines

from this scene
50:28

Let me give your little boo-boo a kiss.

50:46

$1000 each time, girlfriend. Every month till l'm pregnant.

51:04

What did you just say? No, you didn't just say that.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
tense0.7
awkward0.6
humiliation0.5
argument

Beats

50:44Kima says the doctor costs $1000 each time
51:01Kima makes a crude joke about donors

Scene in the episode

50:08–51:36
A · McNulty's investigation
C · Police department dynamics
D · Drug trade aftermath

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CherylMelanie Nicholls-King17 episodes · drives 1 scenes

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