S03E08 · SCENE 8/36 · 12:22
Moral Midgetry · Hamsterdam street
Colvin and Deacon argue about Hamsterdam

Colvin defends Hamsterdam while the Deacon demands basic services.

12:22→14:23
in the episode · 2m 01s · S03E08

What happens

12:22–14:23

Colvin argues with the Deacon about Hamsterdam. The Deacon says it's a village of pain lacking water, toilets, and health services. Colvin says he's just a police who can lock up or move people, not provide social services.

WhereHamsterdam street
DriverHoward Bunny Colvin
Positionact1 · escalation
ThreadStringer business conflicts

Key lines

from this scene
12:58

Where's your toilets, your heat, your electricity?

13:16

-Now they're just in one place, is all. -And that place is hell.

14:11

Yo, you got one of these does asses?

14:15

-What? -Yeah, that's what's up. Hey.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
angry0.7
social rule violation0.6
tense0.6
argument

Beats

12:35Deacon criticizes conditions
13:41Colvin says he's just a police

Scene in the episode

12:22–14:23
A · Carcetti political maneuvering
B · Colvin Hamsterdam experiment
C · MCU phone tracking

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