S03E01 · SCENE 25/29 · 46:21
Time After Time · Police headquarters meeting room
Burrell orders crime reduction

Burrell orders district commanders to reduce felonies by 5% and murders to 275.

46:21→48:05
in the episode · 1m 44s · S03E01
Burrell orders crime reduction

What happens

46:21–48:05

Burrell holds a meeting with district commanders, ordering a 5% reduction in felonies and holding murders to 275 or less. He threatens to replace anyone who cannot meet the numbers. Colvin questions how to make a body disappear.

WherePolice headquarters meeting room
DriverErvin Burrell
Positionact2 · escalation
ThreadMajor Crimes Unit

Key lines

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46:52

Dis-who? No, sir. I'm good to go.

47:27

but how do you make a body disappear?

47:42

Any of you who can't bring in the numbers we need will be replaced by someone who can.

48:00

The hell they could do to me.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
angry0.8
threat0.7
investigation0.3
tense0.2
monologue

Beats

47:31Burrell threatens commanders

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46:21–48:05
B · Western District

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Ervin BurrellFrankie Faison49 episodes · drives 9 scenes
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Howard ColvinRobert Wisdom28 episodes · drives 20 scenes

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