Carcetti confronts Royce · Straight and True

S03E05 · SCENE 17/42 · 23:32

Carcetti confronts Royce

Carcetti pushes Mayor Royce to act on the murdered witness.

23:32→24:47

in the episode · 1m 15s · S03E05

What happens

23:32–24:47

Carcetti brings the issue of the murdered state witness to Mayor Royce and Chief of Staff Coleman Parker. Royce promises to act quickly and Carcetti asks to be kept in the loop.

WhereMayor's office

DriverCarcetti

Positionact1 · escalation

ThreadStringer and Avon

Key lines

from this scene

24:18
l'm glad you came to us with this. l'll light a fire, believe me.

24:23
All right, thanks.

24:28
-You will keep me in the loop on this? -Yeah, absolutely. Councilman.

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Scene DNA

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Beats

24:03Carcetti demands action from Royce

Scene in the episode

23:32–24:47

A · Bubbles and Johnny

B · Carcetti's political gambit

C · Colvin's tolerant zone

D · Stringer and Avon

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