S03E07 · SCENE 29/39 · 30:51
Back Burners · Fayette and Vincent street
Car Stop with Dealers

A car stop turns hostile as dealers protest a g-pack seizure, and backup units are called to the scene.

30:51→34:45
in the episode · 3m 54s · S03E07

What happens

30:51–34:45

Dealers say they are headed to the free zone and resist the stop. Officers Herc and Carver argue and Carver orders them to shut up, prompting radio calls for backup.

WhereFayette and Vincent street
DriverDealers in the car
Positionact2 · complication
ThreadWestern district Hamsterdam experiment

Key lines

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30:52

-Not much slinging going on here. -Western boys are sitting on the real estate.

31:21

-Car stop, maybe? -Why not?

31:49

Not yet, you fucking rodent!

32:36

Will you shut the fuck up and cut this shit out now?

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Scene DNA

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angry0.6
violence0.5
double standard0.5
rapid back and forth

Scene in the episode

30:51–34:45
A · Homicide weapon recovery
B · Carcetti witness protection politics
C · Western district Hamsterdam experiment
D · Barksdale phone network investigation

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