S03E08 · SCENE 12/36 · 18:15
Moral Midgetry · Hamsterdam street
Roman suggests boxing tournament

Roman proposes a tournament to keep young boys occupied in Hamsterdam.

18:15→18:20
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What happens

18:15–18:20

Roman meets with Cutty and the Deacon. He suggests a basketball tournament to calm unrest among unemployed boys. Cutty says he's a boxer, not a ball player. Roman mentions an abandoned gym used by kids, but worries it's too far from Hamsterdam.

WhereHamsterdam street
DriverRoman
Positionact1 · escalation
ThreadStringer business conflicts

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18:16

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weights 0–1
scheme0.6
cheerful0.6
negotiation0.5
tender0.5
rapid back and forth

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18:16Roman suggests tournament
19:06Cutty interested in boxing

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18:15–18:20
A · Carcetti political maneuvering
B · Colvin Hamsterdam experiment
C · MCU phone tracking

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