S02E01 · SCENE 9/26 · 19:24
Ebb Tide · Police evidence storage basement
Evidence search continues in basement

Officers continue searching the basement for the missing evidence, with tension rising.

19:24→21:12
in the episode · 1m 48s · S02E01

What happens

19:24–21:12

Officers continue searching the basement for the missing evidence bags. There is tension as one officer accuses another of not watching the car. Daniels insists they start on the next row. The search could take all night, leading to overtime.

WherePolice evidence storage basement
DriverCedric Daniels
Positionact1 · escalation
ThreadDock union politics

Key lines

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19:25

How long since your last confession?

20:13

What the fuck is going on today, man?

20:19

Taking their time, ain't they?

21:03

So that's overtime, right?

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
tense0.8
investigation0.7
escalation0.5
angry0.5
argument

Beats

19:38Officer says the shit is always up in the door
20:55Daniels says they could be here all night

Scene in the episode

19:24–21:12
A · McNulty's investigation
C · Police department dynamics
D · Drug trade aftermath

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Cedric DanielsLance Reddick60 episodes · drives 36 scenes

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