S02E04 · SCENE 17/24 · 28:48
Hard Cases · Prison meeting room
Avon negotiates deal with investigators

Avon's lawyer negotiates a reduced sentence in exchange for information about the tainted heroin.

28:48→31:18
in the episode · 2m 30s · S02E04
Avon negotiates deal with investigators

What happens

28:48–31:18

Avon Barksdale's lawyer Maurice Levy negotiates with prison investigators. They offer to reduce Avon's parole hearing to one year in exchange for information about the source of the tainted heroin. The investigators are skeptical but consider the offer.

WherePrison meeting room
DriverAvon Barksdale
Positionact2 · escalation
ThreadPort Investigation

Key lines

from this scene
29:13

No problem. Show me the receipt for this shit, you're off the hook.

29:27

l need a line by Friday, Bubs.

30:40

l know that you know that my name ain't nowhere on what happened to your friend.

31:02

But the next time we talk an assistant attorney general has to be in the room.

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Scene DNA

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Beats

29:32Avon's lawyer negotiates deal

Scene in the episode

28:48–31:18
A · Port Investigation
B · Sobotka Detail
C · Omar Search
D · Prison Deal

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Avon Barksdale41 episodes · drives 44 scenes
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Maurice LevyMichael Kostroff28 episodes · drives 7 scenes

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