S02E02 · SCENE 5/23 · 10:55
Collateral Damage · Union Hall Parking Lot
Union Hall Parking Tickets

Frank Sobotka confronts Sergeant Carver about frivolous parking tickets at the union hall.

10:55→14:07
in the episode · 3m 12s · S02E02

What happens

10:55–14:07

Thomas Pakusa complains to Frank about missing vodka cases. Ott reports police ticketing cars. Frank approaches Sergeant Ellis Carver, who reveals the ticketing is ordered by Commander Valchek. Frank curses Valchek as a gaping asshole.

WhereUnion Hall Parking Lot
DriverFrank Sobotka
Positionact1 · complication
ThreadSobotka Union Troubles

Key lines

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12:53

l mean, l gotta live with the son of a bitch, too, right?

13:04

-You can't tell me this place ain't clean. -You talk when l say you can.

13:22

Who told you to decorate, nigger?

13:51

That's four in a row, bitch!

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
angry0.8
petty grievance0.7
escalation0.3
absurd0.2
argument

Beats

12:00Frank reads frivolous ticket reasons
12:50Carver says he must live with Valchek too

Scene in the episode

10:55–14:07
A · Jane Doe Investigation
B · Sobotka Union Troubles
C · Barksdale Prison Politics
D · McNulty Personal Fallout

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Frank Sobotka14 episodes · drives 24 scenes
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Thomas PakusaCharley Scalies11 episodes
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Ellis CarverSeth Gilliam59 episodes · drives 6 scenes

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