Avon meets with suits · Straight and True

S03E05 · SCENE 41/42 · 51:36

Avon meets with suits

Avon is told about downtown suits who want to meet with him about business.

51:36→52:36

in the episode · 1m 00s · S03E05

What happens

51:36–52:36

An associate tells Avon that some downtown suits want to meet with him. Avon jokes about wanting to see skirts instead, showing his reluctance to engage in legitimate business.

WhereAvon's home

DriverAvon

Positionact2 · setup

ThreadStringer and Avon

Key lines

from this scene

51:45
Might be a good place for a fat man to find his inner self.

52:16
Yo. l got some downtown suits who wanna holler at you real quick.

52:21
Take me to see suits, l'm trying to see some skirts.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1

cheerful0.7

deal0.6

negotiation0.4

deadpan0.3

Beats

52:16Associate mentions suits wanting to meet

Scene in the episode

51:36–52:36

A · Bubbles and Johnny

B · Carcetti's political gambit

C · Colvin's tolerant zone

D · Stringer and Avon

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setup → scene 41

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