S03E08 · SCENE 25/36 · 33:21
Moral Midgetry · Stringer's office
McNulty confronts Stringer about D'Angelo

McNulty tells Stringer he believes D'Angelo was murdered, not suicide.

33:21→36:19
in the episode · 2m 58s · S03E08
McNulty confronts Stringer about D'Angelo

What happens

33:21–36:19

McNulty calls Stringer to discuss visiting Donette and his belief that D'Angelo's death was not suicide. He explains the strangulation evidence and that no one cares. Stringer listens but deflects, and McNulty admits he went to Donette because she cared about the kid.

WhereStringer's office
DriverJimmy McNulty
Positionact3 · escalation
ThreadStringer business conflicts

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34:05

-Avon and D was family. -Family, right.

34:39

You need the time, you need the isolation.

35:22

You were the one who went down to that detention center and talked your son out of a deal.

36:01

l mean, like l said, you were the one who made him take the years, right?

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Beats

33:06McNulty calls Stringer about D'Angelo
35:50McNulty explains why he went to Donette

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33:21–36:19
A · Carcetti political maneuvering
B · Colvin Hamsterdam experiment
C · MCU phone tracking

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