S02E05 · SCENE 39/35 · 52:54
Undertow · Detail office
Daniels Rejects Murder Case

Daniels refuses to bring the Jane Doe murders into his detail

52:54→55:46
in the episode · 2m 52s · S02E05

What happens

52:54–55:46

Freamon suggests folding the Jane Doe investigation into the Sobotka detail. Daniels refuses, saying it's a loser and he won't dirty up his detail with unsolvable murders.

WhereDetail office
DriverDaniels
Positionact3 · convergence
ThreadSobotka detail

Key lines

from this scene
53:44

We got enough room for it here, anyway.

54:08

Unless, of course, you find a suspect.

54:48

-A good day. -That it is.

55:36

But the writing's on the fucking wall.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
investigation1.0
tense0.8
scheme0.5
argument

Beats

53:01Freamon recognizes Sobotka

Scene in the episode

52:54–55:46
A · Jane Does case
B · McNulty investigation
C · Sobotka detail
E · Jane Does
F · Jane Doe case
G · Ziggy's troubles
H · McNulty's investigation
I · Sobotka's union

Clips from this episode

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The Wire - Nickolas Andrew "Nicky" Sobotka Story 23 · D23
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The Wire - Frank Sobotka 18 - meeting with Vondas · D23
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The Wire: Season 2 Episode 5 - What do you do when you have an inferior product? Change the name. · i-marcus com
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The Wire - Chester Karol „Ziggy” Sobotka story 16 - Cheese got Ziggy for money · D23
The Wire - Nickolas Andrew "Nicky" Sobotka Story 25 · D23

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