Wiretap Active and Stevedore's Guilt · Duck and Cover

S02E08 · SCENE 19/22 · 32:21

Wiretap Active and Stevedore's Guilt

The wiretap is active, and a stevedore struggles with lying to his family.

32:21→35:57

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What happens

32:21–35:57

The detail notes the wiretap is up. A stevedore comments that lying to his wife is easy but looking his kid in the eye is hard.

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32:51
This time, though, we got the wire up. Eyes and ears both.

33:39
lt's looking your kid in the eye that's the hard part.

35:08
-Johnson. -My ticket to the dance.

35:35
-What's Kima rolling as? -Gas and electric.

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