Carver enforces free zones · Hamsterdam

S03E04 · SCENE 15/32 · 25:02

Hamsterdam · Street corner

Carver enforces free zones

Sergeant Carver's squad cracks down on dealers and explains the free zone.

25:02→26:11

in the episode · 1m 09s · S03E04

What happens

25:02–26:11

Carver and his squad crack down on drug dealers, arresting a dealer named Peanut Butter and Jelly. Carver explains the free zone on Vincent Street, calling it 'Amsterdam,' but the dealers are skeptical and unwilling to move.

WhereStreet corner

DriverSergeant Carver

Positionact2 · escalation

ThreadPolice Investigation

Key lines

from this scene

25:19
Hey, l saw that, you little fuck. What's your name?

25:32
Are there any numbers on the front of your fucking house?

26:03
You go down there, we don't give a fuck. You stay here, you go to jail.

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Beats

24:27Carver announces free zone

25:57Carver calls Vincent Street 'Amsterdam'

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25:02–26:11

A · Politics and Ambition

B · Police Investigation

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C · Western District Reform

D · Barksdale Organization

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