S02E04 · SCENE 4/24 · 07:45
Hard Cases · Burrell's office
Daniels negotiates detail command

Burrell offers Daniels command of a detail; Daniels demands a promotion and his own team.

07:45→10:20
in the episode · 2m 35s · S02E04

What happens

07:45–10:20

Acting Commissioner Burrell meets Lieutenant Daniels and offers him command of a detail. Daniels realizes Valchek requested him and negotiates a promotion, a permanent major case unit, and the right to choose his own people.

WhereBurrell's office
DriverCedric Daniels
Positionact1 · setup
ThreadSobotka Detail

Key lines

from this scene
09:12

l do care that the old Polack comes away from it feeling he got his money's worth.

09:23

You two are trading horses and you need me in the corral.

09:54

l choose my own people.

10:03

Give it to Rawls. He'll pull who you want.

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Scene DNA

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Beats

07:49Daniels demands promotion and own team

Scene in the episode

07:45–10:20
A · Port Investigation
B · Sobotka Detail
C · Omar Search
D · Prison Deal

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