S03E07 · SCENE 26/39 · 25:55
Back Burners · Hamsterdam station house
Carver and Colicchio Discuss Children

Carver reports a quiet night and complains about too many children hanging around.

25:55→27:39
in the episode · 1m 44s · S03E07

What happens

25:55–27:39

Carver reports a quiet night and complains about too many children hanging around. Colicchio notes that legal trade makes lookouts unnecessary.

WhereHamsterdam station house
DriverSergeant Ellis Carver
Positionact2 · setup
ThreadWestern district Hamsterdam experiment

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26:55

then it was cool to have them cut school and work out.

27:10

-Oh, so you trying to get paid, huh? -Not me, not for me.

27:16

Get the cash up, l'll be back.

27:24

Got the green tops.

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social rule violation0.6
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rapid back and forth

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26:20nature show habitat metaphor

Scene in the episode

25:55–27:39
A · Homicide weapon recovery
B · Carcetti witness protection politics
C · Western district Hamsterdam experiment
D · Barksdale phone network investigation

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