S03E08 · SCENE 11/36 · 15:33
Moral Midgetry · City Council meeting room
Carcetti grills Burrell at sub-committee
Carcetti questions Burrell about crime stats and witness protection funding.
15:33→18:15
in the episode · 2m 42s · S03E08
What happens
15:33–18:15Councilman Carcetti hosts a public safety sub-committee meeting with Burrell and Rawls. He questions the Western district's crime drop as a possible manipulation. Burrell calls it an aberration. Carcetti then attacks the lack of witness protection funding, despite Gray urging restraint. D'Agostino leaves in frustration.
Key lines
from this scene15:54Well, that depends on who you surrendering to.
17:11Does the Department have sufficient funds to ensure pre-trial security for any endangered witnesses?
17:39What resources are commensurate with that kind of commitment?
18:05Miserably. And we need to do something about this.
Scene DNA
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Beats
16:14Carcetti questions stats
18:05Carcetti attacks administration
Scene in the episode
15:33–18:15A · Carcetti political maneuvering
C · MCU phone tracking
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Who's in it
EB
Ervin BurrellFrankie Faison49 episodes · drives 9 scenes
WR
William RawlsJohn Doman60 episodes · drives 15 scenes
AG
Anthony GrayChristopher Mann12 episodes
TD
Theresa D'AgostinoBrandy Burre16 episodes · drives 1 scenes
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