S02E04 · SCENE 2/24 · 05:13
Hard Cases · Prison office
Prison overdose investigation

Prison officials discuss the strychnine-laced heroin overdose deaths and plan to use informants.

05:13→06:23
in the episode · 1m 10s · S02E04

What happens

05:13–06:23

Prison officials discuss the toxicology results showing strychnine in the heroin that caused multiple deaths. They plan to offer sentence reductions to inmates who provide information.

WherePrison office
DriverOfficer Reynolds
Positionact1 · setup
ThreadPrison Deal

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05:52

But five in one night, and eight more in the infirmary?

06:06

if you're ready to shave some years.

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05:14Toxicology shows strychnine in heroin

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05:13–06:23
A · Port Investigation
B · Sobotka Detail
C · Omar Search
D · Prison Deal

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