S03E10 · SCENE 34/39 · 40:32
Colvin asks for help

Colvin asks a detective to check on Avon Barksdale.

40:32→42:56
in the episode · 2m 24s · S03E10

What happens

40:32–42:56

Colvin meets a detective and asks about Avon Barksdale. He wants to confirm if Barksdale is laying his head at a certain location. The detective agrees to set up surveillance.

WhereBar
DriverHoward Colvin
Positionact1 · escalation
ThreadPolice Wiretap Struggle

Key lines

from this scene
40:35

-Why the fuck you coming up behind me? -l'm sorry.

41:02

So what's up, Major?

41:47

So far, we haven't even put an eyeball on him.

42:25

-Good luck tomorrow. -Yeah, right.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
investigation0.8
tense0.7
deadpan0.3
scheme0.2

Beats

41:18He's the main guy.

Scene in the episode

40:32–42:56
A · Stanfield vs Barksdale War
B · Colvin's Hamsterdam Falls
D · Omar's Hunt & Politics

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Howard ColvinRobert Wisdom28 episodes · drives 20 scenes

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