S02E02 · SCENE 15/23 · 27:29
Collateral Damage · Police Conference Room
Rawls Jurisdiction Battle

Rawls fights to avoid taking the 13 murders but is forced to accept them.

27:29→34:58
in the episode · 7m 29s · S02E02

What happens

27:29–34:58

Rawls meets with Robert Norris and other commanders to argue jurisdiction. Despite his protests, they determine the murders occurred in Baltimore city. Rawls returns to his squad and announces the cases are theirs.

WherePolice Conference Room
DriverColonel Rawls
Positionact1 · escalation
ThreadJane Doe Investigation

Key lines

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28:12

Robbie, you poor bastard, you look like you need a cup of coffee.

32:44

What the fuck are you up to now?

32:53

You're deep into somebody's shit, McNulty. l can tell.

34:08

Bill, you look like you could use a good cup of coffee.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
tense0.8
investigation0.7
negotiation0.3
triumphant0.2
argument

Beats

27:55Rawls says clearance rate is 51.6%
34:03Rawls is forced to accept the cases

Scene in the episode

27:29–34:58
A · Jane Doe Investigation
B · Sobotka Union Troubles
C · Barksdale Prison Politics
D · McNulty Personal Fallout

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