S03E07 · SCENE 44/39 · 51:59
Back Burners · Police station
Lester Asks Herc to Collect Phones

A detective asks patrol officers to collect discarded cell phones on Barksdale corners and suspect Avon is out.

51:59→53:17
in the episode · 1m 18s · S03E07

What happens

51:59–53:17

The detective requests that officers gather discarded phones from corners. Herc mentions seeing a big man in a truck and suspects it was Avon, but Lester says Avon is in prison.

WherePolice station
DriverLester
Positionact3 · reveal
ThreadBarksdale phone network investigation

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52:02

-We're gonna need 10-100 down here. -Copy that... I'm on my way.

52:54

And on that note, l think our Mayor would like to say a few words.

53:11

and to wish Officer Dozerman a speedy return to duty.

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investigation0.5
deadpan0.5
double standard0.3
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rapid back and forth

Scene in the episode

51:59–53:17
A · Homicide weapon recovery
B · Carcetti witness protection politics
C · Western district Hamsterdam experiment
D · Barksdale phone network investigation

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