S03E08 · EP 33
Episode DNA
36 scenes · 4 threadsStory threads over runtime
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36 scenes · our breakdownDrug dealers hawk their wares in Hamsterdam. A man lures a dealer into a vacant building with jewelry, where he is assaulted and robbed with other victims. The dealers escape and alert police Carver and Herc.
00:08–03:38violence · schemePrez reports tracing Bodie's burner phone from manufacturer to a store.
03:38–05:02investigation · obsessionColvin tours the Deacon through cleaned-up areas and the drug market.
05:02–07:48scheme · negotiationMcNulty and Freamon find no usable security footage at the store.
07:48–09:10investigation · coincidenceStringer Bell discusses business plans and permits with a white developer.
09:18–12:17scheme · negotiationHerc helps dealers use identikit computer to create suspect image.
12:17–12:22investigationColvin defends Hamsterdam while the Deacon demands basic services.
12:22–14:23social_rule_violationMcNulty and Freamon get a receipt for phone purchases at a convenience store.
14:23–15:16investigation · coincidenceCutty tells the Deacon he needs to occupy himself to stay straight.
15:16–15:33confession · negotiationCarcetti questions Burrell about crime stats and witness protection funding.
15:33–18:15interrogation · schemeRoman proposes a tournament to keep young boys occupied in Hamsterdam.
18:15–18:20scheme · negotiationD'Agostino tells Carcetti he needs to inspire people, not just win arguments.
19:37–21:08social_rule_violation · humiliation
15 ▸ 21:08McNulty and Freamon get help from a local sheriff with surveillance tape.
21:08–23:18investigation · coincidenceStringer orders his crew to dig up Omar's family records to find him.
23:18–23:45scheme · threatThe sheriff offers surveillance tape from BaBa Jani's parking lot.
23:45–25:14investigation · coincidenceColicchio calls Hamsterdam moral midgetry while Carver defends Colvin.
25:14–25:25double_standardMcNulty and Freamon stay in a motel, discussing marriage and extraditions.
25:25–27:59confession · obsessionCutty wins money from the Deacon in a pool game.
27:59–28:44bet · schemeThe Deacon insists on talking more about Hamsterdam with Colvin.
28:44–29:35negotiation · obsession
22 ▸ 29:35Stringer observes a developer who became successful through Clay Davis.
29:35–31:34scheme · rivalryFitzhugh brings a clear surveillance tape from BaBa Jani's parking lot.
31:34–31:48investigation · coincidence
24 ▸ 31:48Rawls questions Colvin about his crime stats at the COMSTAT meeting.
31:48–33:21interrogation · scheme
25 ▸ 33:21McNulty tells Stringer he believes D'Angelo was murdered, not suicide.
33:21–36:19investigation · secret_exposedMarlo's crew observes the open-air drug market from a car.
36:19–37:49scheme · investigationOmar flirts with a woman at a club, but she declines to dance or drink.
37:49–38:50Colvin and the Deacon try to recruit a public health official for Hamsterdam.
38:50–41:17scheme · dealOmar arranges to meet Devonne at her place the next day.
41:17–41:50Marlo's crew plans to ambush Omar at his grandmother's house.
42:25–43:11scheme · violenceStringer tries to recruit Russell Bell for a business deal.
43:11–43:48deal · schemeCarcetti receives coaching to improve his public speaking demeanor.
44:35–45:10social_rule_violationOmar and Devonne arrange to meet at a motel later.
45:10–46:29Briana tells Stringer that McNulty said D'Angelo was murdered.
46:48–48:06secret_exposed · betrayalHealth workers distribute clean needles and condoms in Hamsterdam.
49:13–50:23dealMarlo's crew ambushes Omar with gunfire as he drives away.
50:23–51:12violence · pursuitStringer tells Bell he'll be in touch after Avon is shot.
51:12–51:20betrayal · schemeStringer admits he killed D'Angelo to protect the organization.
52:54–56:12confession · betrayalSame DNA
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Wikipedia · Wikidata- Aired
- 2004-11-14
- Overall
- #33
- Writers
- Richard Price
- Director
- Agnieszka Holland
- Viewers
- 1.47M (US)
- Pace
- 112 words/min · 245 questions





