S03E08 · SCENE 16/36 · 23:18
Moral Midgetry · Stringer's office
Stringer plans to find Omar's family

Stringer orders his crew to dig up Omar's family records to find him.

23:18→23:45
in the episode · 0m 27s · S03E08

What happens

23:18–23:45

Stringer Bell tells his crew to find Omar Little through his family records. They discuss Fatface Rick's cousin Trina who works at Social Services. Stringer wants to go after both Marlo and Omar, despite Omar not coming back at them since they got his boyfriend.

WhereStringer's office
DriverStringer Bell
Positionact1 · escalation
ThreadStringer business conflicts

Key lines

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23:19

What's up? Taking care of business, String?

23:25

Me too, man. Me, too.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
scheme0.9
menacing0.8
threat0.6
tense0.6
rapid back and forth

Beats

22:29Stringer discusses Omar
23:25Stringer says he's home

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23:18–23:45
A · Carcetti political maneuvering
B · Colvin Hamsterdam experiment
C · MCU phone tracking

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