S03E08 · SCENE 22/36 · 29:35
Moral Midgetry · Street outside office
Stringer sees developer's success

Stringer observes a developer who became successful through Clay Davis.

29:35→31:34
in the episode · 1m 59s · S03E08
Stringer sees developer's success

What happens

29:35–31:34

Stringer Bell sees Chunky Coates, a developer who got rich after running with Clay Davis. The developer's office grew from tiny to successful. Stringer is impressed by the transformation.

WhereStreet outside office
DriverStringer Bell
Positionact1 · escalation
ThreadStringer business conflicts

Key lines

from this scene
30:29

by the register tape.

30:52

You called about your son. l'm returning that message.

31:01

lt's so tiny. No mere mortal can....

31:25

Sometimes you still scare me, you know that?

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
scheme0.7
cheerful0.6
rivalry0.5
deadpan0.5
rapid back and forth

Beats

29:36Stringer sees Chunky
30:09Developer comments on success

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29:35–31:34
A · Carcetti political maneuvering
B · Colvin Hamsterdam experiment
C · MCU phone tracking

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