Marlo orders his crew to tool up · Straight and True

S03E05 · SCENE 36/42 · 47:38

Straight and True · Vacant house

Marlo orders his crew to tool up

Marlo tells Chris to have their people arm themselves after meeting with Stringer.

47:38→47:54

in the episode · 0m 16s · S03E05

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What happens

47:38–47:54

After the meeting, Marlo tells Chris to instruct their people to tool up, indicating he is preparing for potential conflict despite Stringer's offer. Chris acknowledges and leaves to carry out the order.

WhereVacant house

DriverMarlo

Positionact2 · escalation

ThreadStringer and Avon

Key lines

from this scene

47:41
Anyway you like, darling.

47:48
Chris. Tell our people to tool up.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1

menacing0.8

threat0.7

violence0.3

tense0.2

Beats

47:48Marlo orders tooling up

Scene in the episode

47:38–47:54

A · Bubbles and Johnny

B · Carcetti's political gambit

C · Colvin's tolerant zone

D · Stringer and Avon

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