Avon insists on taking corners · Homecoming

S03E06 · SCENE 13/41 · 16:26

Homecoming · Barksdale location

Avon insists on taking corners

Avon rejects Stringer's business plan and insists on fighting for territory.

16:26→19:38

in the episode · 3m 12s · S03E06

What happens

16:26–19:38

Stringer tries to convince Avon to focus on wholesale and money instead of corners. Avon says he is just a gangster and wants his corners. He refuses to back down from Marlo.

WhereBarksdale location

DriverAvon

Positionact1 · escalation

ThreadBarksdale territory war

Key lines

from this scene

16:47
l'm there like l always been.

17:20
l mean, you gonna get some shit in this game, but it ain't shit for free.

18:49
and run this goddamn city.

19:14
But l think l could talk some sense in his head.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1

rivalry1.0

escalation1.0

negotiation1.0

angry1.0

tense1.0

argumentmonologue

Beats

19:21Avon says I'm just a gangster

Scene in the episode

16:26–19:38

A · Western District crackdown

B · Barksdale territory war

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 42

C · Homicide investigation

9 14

D · Political maneuvering

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