S02E12 · SCENE 23/44 · 27:28
Port in a Storm · Detail office
Adriatica Shipment Found Under Suit

A lawyer's hotel records and a can on the Adriatica lead the detectives to a shipment.

27:28→28:27
in the episode · 0m 59s · S02E12

What happens

27:28–28:27

Investigators connect the lead to a container arriving at Patapsco. They weigh the risk and decide to protect the new witness and his family.

WhereDetail office
DriverTerrence Fitzhugh
Positionact2 · reveal
ThreadDetail Investigation and Politics

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27:53

That's about $300,000 in man-hours we're holding here.

28:04

lt's best we keep this as quiet as we can. We already lost one cooperator.

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27:28–28:27
A · Sobotka Family Dock Fallout
B · Barksdale Street Supply War

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