S02E12 · SCENE 28/44 · 35:00
Port in a Storm · Detail office
Detectives Grumble About Detail Work

Narcotics officers complain about being pack mules and ask for a transfer to the Western flex squad.

35:00→35:34
in the episode · 0m 34s · S02E12

What happens

35:00–35:34

Officers vent that the detail treats them as hired labor for wiretaps. One asks about a sergeant opening, and the conversation drifts apart.

WhereDetail office
DriverKima Greggs
Positionact2 · complication
ThreadDetail Investigation and Politics

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35:01

Eastside, Westside.

35:04

Cats and dogs, sleeping together.

35:13

Shit. l'm late for something.

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34:23Officers complain of being pack mules

Scene in the episode

35:00–35:34
A · Sobotka Family Dock Fallout
B · Barksdale Street Supply War

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