S03E04 · SCENE 24/32 · 40:24
Hamsterdam · Major Crimes unit office
McNulty reports on Stringer

McNulty reports to Lester and Kima on Stringer Bell's legitimate activities.

40:24→43:51
in the episode · 3m 27s · S03E04

What happens

40:24–43:51

McNulty reports to Lester and Kima that Stringer Bell is using his cell phone openly and is involved in legitimate real estate development. Lester reveals that Stringer is buying more properties and applying for building permits. They discuss the challenge of burners.

WhereMajor Crimes unit office
DriverJimmy McNulty
Positionact2 · reveal
ThreadPolice Investigation

Key lines

from this scene
40:25

-That's downtown. -Yeah.

40:32

-Well, that makes no sense. -All four.

42:08

Account information confirms he's had that number listed for quite a while.

43:38

or you swallow your goddamn pride and rejoin this unit.

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Scene DNA

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investigation1.0
tense1.0
rapid back and forth

Beats

40:52McNulty reports on Stringer's activities
43:20Lester says Stringer is a developer

Scene in the episode

40:24–43:51
A · Politics and Ambition
C · Western District Reform
D · Barksdale Organization

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Jimmy McNulty38 episodes · drives 119 scenes
LF
Lester FreamonClarke Peters59 episodes · drives 80 scenes

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