S03E05 · SCENE 6/42 · 10:23
Straight and True · City Hall
Carcetti discusses dead witness

Carcetti tells Gray about a murdered state's witness and plans to fix it.

10:23→11:34
in the episode · 1m 11s · S03E05

What happens

10:23–11:34

Councilman Carcetti shows Councilman Gray a newspaper story about a murdered state's witness. Carcetti argues the killing shows the system is broken and vows to fix it, but Gray remains skeptical and jokes about Carcetti's superhero aspirations.

WhereCity Hall
DriverCouncilman Carcetti
Positionact1 · setup
ThreadStringer and Avon

Key lines

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10:39

What do you mean, ''And?'' You're talking about a state's witness.

11:21

or you stash that shit in the phone booth?

11:25

l always wondered about that.

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Beats

10:24Carcetti shows Gray the newspaper story about the dead witness
11:10Carcetti vows to fix the problem

Scene in the episode

10:23–11:34
A · Bubbles and Johnny
B · Carcetti's political gambit
C · Colvin's tolerant zone

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