S02E04 · EP 17
Episode DNA
24 scenes · 4 threadsStory threads over runtime
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24 scenes · our breakdownNick Sobotka meets his uncle Frank at the harbor to discuss stolen cameras and money troubles.
00:30–05:13scheme · negotiationPrison officials discuss the strychnine-laced heroin overdose deaths and plan to use informants.
05:13–06:23investigation · deal
3 ▸ 06:23McNulty asks Bunk and Freamon for evidence from the container to identify the dead girls.
06:23–07:45investigationBurrell offers Daniels command of a detail; Daniels demands a promotion and his own team.
07:45–10:20negotiation · schemeInmates discuss the strychnine-laced heroin that killed several prisoners.
10:20–11:37investigationNick warns Ziggy to lay low after the camera heist; Frank confronts them.
11:37–14:47scheme · threatMcNulty receives calls about his son's schedule and pressure to find Omar.
14:47–15:06investigationNick drops off his girlfriend Ashley at her mother's house to pick up their daughter.
15:06–16:53Detectives question Port Authority officer Beadie Russell about how cargo moves through the port.
16:53–18:56investigation
10 ▸ 18:56Avon tries to convince D'Angelo to use the overdose deaths to reduce their sentences.
18:56–20:26scheme · betrayal
11 ▸ 20:26Ziggy shows off an expensive leather jacket, worrying Nick about drawing attention.
20:26–23:09scheme
12 ▸ 23:09McNulty cruises West Baltimore streets asking about Omar Little.
23:09–23:59investigation · pursuitStringer Bell orders his cut house manager to dilute the poor-quality heroin from Atlanta.
23:59–24:36schemeColonel Rawls criticizes Bunk and Freamon for not holding the ship and threatens scapegoating.
24:36–26:58investigation · threatThe Greeks ask Nick and Ziggy to steal industrial chemicals instead of cameras.
26:58–28:21scheme · negotiationMcNulty catches Bubbles shoplifting and orders him to find Omar as payment.
28:21–28:48investigation · deal
17 ▸ 28:48Avon's lawyer negotiates a reduced sentence in exchange for information about the tainted heroin.
28:48–31:18negotiation · dealNick has dinner with his parents, discussing work and his father's gambling.
31:18–33:28Rawls approves Daniels' team but refuses to allow McNulty on the detail.
33:28–35:48negotiation · petty_grievanceKima Greggs arrests a drunk driver against Cheryl's wishes, showing their conflict.
35:48–36:37social_rule_violation · escalationNick and Ziggy discuss how to steal the chemicals the Greeks want.
36:37–37:22schemeDaniels persuades Kima to join the detail despite their partners' objections.
37:22–38:51negotiationBubbles and Johnny get stoned and ask around about Omar in a crack house.
38:51–40:58eavesdropping · investigationPrison investigators accept Avon's deal and search the guard's car.
40:58–56:18deal · betrayalSame DNA
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Episode facts
Wikipedia · Wikidata- Aired
- 2003-06-22
- Overall
- #17
- Writers
- Joy Lusco
- Director
- Elodie Keene
- Viewers
- 4.33M (US)
- Pace
- 100 words/min · 198 questions