S03E08 · SCENE 1/36 · 00:08
Moral Midgetry · Hamsterdam streets
Dealers sell drugs in Hamsterdam

Drug 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→03:38
in the episode · 3m 30s · S03E08

What happens

00:08–03:38

Drug 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.

WhereHamsterdam streets
DriverEllis Carver
Positionact1 · setup
ThreadStringer business conflicts

Key lines

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00:24

-Walk him up to Bon Secours. -Rasheed and Beno. Rasheed and Beno....

01:22

Reddies, son, two for one.

01:33

Last one didn't look too good before the ambo came, neither.

01:55

Can't you ever get a fucking police around here when you need one?

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
violence0.8
chaotic0.7
tense0.6
scheme0.5
rapid back and forth

Beats

00:09Dealers sell drugs openly
01:54Carver discovers robbery victims

Scene in the episode

00:08–03:38
A · Carcetti political maneuvering
B · Colvin Hamsterdam experiment
C · MCU phone tracking

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Ellis CarverSeth Gilliam59 episodes · drives 6 scenes
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Aaron CastorLee Everett Cox5 episodes
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Anthony ColicchioBenjamin Busch20 episodes · drives 3 scenes

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