S03E10 · SCENE 42/39 · 52:28
Reformation · Commissioner's office
Burrell's final decision

Burrell decides to let Colvin take the fall.

52:28→55:00
in the episode · 2m 32s · S03E10

What happens

52:28–55:00

Burrell tells Colvin he will walk point on the Hamsterdam scandal. Colvin offers letters of support from the community. Burrell orders him to clean up the mess immediately.

WhereCommissioner's office
DriverBurrell
Positionact1 · resolution
ThreadPolice Wiretap Struggle

Key lines

from this scene
52:37

All right, there it is. Now you getting it. Keep that left hand up.

54:16

That's the way things work, Erv. You know it as well as l do.

54:29

l'll be over shortly to see the detailed plan on how this shit gets cleaned up immediately.

54:50

lf you could call this shit something other than what it is Don't even think it.

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weights 0–1
tense0.8
confession0.7
betrayal0.3
sad0.2

Beats

53:10Well, that's worse. You're the Commissioner.
54:29l'll be over shortly... to see the detailed plan on how this shit gets cleaned up immediately.

Scene in the episode

52:28–55:00
A · Stanfield vs Barksdale War
B · Colvin's Hamsterdam Falls
D · Omar's Hunt & Politics

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