S03E08 · SCENE 19/36 · 25:25
Moral Midgetry · Motel room
McNulty and Freamon in motel

McNulty and Freamon stay in a motel, discussing marriage and extraditions.

25:25→27:59
in the episode · 2m 34s · S03E08

What happens

25:25–27:59

McNulty and Freamon wait in a cheap motel. Freamon talks about his marriage and how he lied about extraditions to cheat. McNulty says his wife would see through that. Freamon explains the partner cover system.

WhereMotel room
DriverLester Freamon
Positionact1 · complication
ThreadStringer business conflicts

Key lines

from this scene
26:31

That's all l'm saying.

27:08

-That's not what l meant. -Right.

27:25

l ain't sure l even want to be back, though.

27:48

Partner calls you in the motel, gives you the heads up you call her back later like, ''Hey, what's up?''

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Scene DNA

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sad0.7
deadpan0.6
obsession0.5
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Beats

26:38Freamon talks about marriage
28:21McNulty listens

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25:25–27:59
A · Carcetti political maneuvering
B · Colvin Hamsterdam experiment
C · MCU phone tracking

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Jimmy McNulty38 episodes · drives 119 scenes
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Lester FreamonClarke Peters59 episodes · drives 80 scenes

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