S03E08 · SCENE 32/36 · 43:11
Moral Midgetry · office
Stringer meets with Russell Bell

Stringer tries to recruit Russell Bell for a business deal.

43:11→43:48
in the episode · 0m 37s · S03E08

What happens

43:11–43:48

Stringer meets with Russell Bell, who is ready to run. Stringer explains Bell is the faucet for federal money. Bell is skeptical but agrees to talk.

Whereoffice
DriverStringer Bell
Positionact3 · negotiation
ThreadStringer business conflicts

Key lines

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43:22

Because Russell's a good man. And he's ready to run.

43:34

You know who that is?

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Scene DNA

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Beats

43:12Stringer introduces Bell
44:19Bell agrees to talk

Scene in the episode

43:11–43:48
A · Carcetti political maneuvering
B · Colvin Hamsterdam experiment
C · MCU phone tracking

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