S03E08 · SCENE 10/36 · 15:16
Moral Midgetry · Street near church
Cutty talks with Deacon about purpose

Cutty tells the Deacon he needs to occupy himself to stay straight.

15:16→15:33
in the episode · 0m 17s · S03E08

What happens

15:16–15:33

Cutty tells the Deacon he needs to put his mind on something to avoid sliding back. The Deacon suggests surrendering to a higher power, but Cutty rejects that, saying it might need to be about more than just himself.

WhereStreet near church
DriverDennis Cutty Wise
Positionact1 · setup
ThreadStringer business conflicts

Key lines

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15:17

-Keep this? -Sure.

15:20

What the fuck do we do now? Buy this guy a box of videotape?

15:24

Or camp out in this shithole for a week, hoping our boy runs the same route?

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
tender0.7
confession0.6
sad0.5
negotiation0.4
monologue

Beats

15:34Cutty needs purpose
16:14Deacon offers spiritual advice

Scene in the episode

15:16–15:33
A · Carcetti political maneuvering
B · Colvin Hamsterdam experiment
C · MCU phone tracking

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