S03E11 · EP 36
Episode DNA
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24 scenes · our breakdownOmar and Mouzone have a tense standoff at gunpoint, discussing how Mouzone found Omar and their weapons.
00:35–04:32Lester and McNulty discuss selling wiretaps to targets and waiting for a return call from Stringer Bell.
04:32–05:37Mayor Royce and his staff discuss Hamsterdam's future.
05:37–08:09Stringer Bell and Maurice Levy discuss Stringer's $250,000 investment with Senator Clay Davis and the lack of return.
08:09–11:02Lester, McNulty, and others discuss tracking Stringer Bell's calls and the compartmentalized phone system.
11:02–12:54Justin practices boxing stance and Stringer Bell deals with a new face wanting to see Avon.
12:54–15:16Stringer Bell orders Slim to hit State Senator Clay Davis, but Slim refuses.
15:16–15:41Stringer Bell and Slim Charles discuss the need for a specialist to kill Clay Davis.
15:41–18:19Lester and McNulty plan to use a pattern tracer to identify Stringer Bell's cell number.
18:19–19:37Bodie sells shirts and asks Stringer Bell to arrange a meeting with Avon Barksdale.
19:37–20:43Bodie sells shirts and a call is made to set up a meeting; the wiretap team gets a baseline of 892 numbers.
20:43–23:23Bodie asks Stringer Bell for boxing equipment and discusses Stringer's Golden Gloves past.
23:23–27:42Stringer Bell agrees to a meeting and the wiretap team prepares to catch his next call.
27:42–27:58Omar confronts Stringer Bell about a third party who set up a meet that led to Omar being shot.
27:58–32:21A lawyer negotiates a plea deal for a gun charge, asking for five years instead of a longer sentence.
32:21–32:46The wiretap team prepares to get a warrant for Stringer Bell's phone and execute the surveillance.
32:46–35:07Mayor Royce argues for a middle ground on Hamsterdam, citing aggressive enforcement elsewhere.
35:07–35:50Lester prepares an affidavit for Stringer Bell's phone while Colvin shows Carcetti the crime drop in the Western district.
35:50–37:18A resident at a community meeting talks about missing the old foot patrol police officer who knew the neighborhood.
37:18–39:16Colvin tells Carcetti the story of the Stryker funeral parlor and its racist owner.
39:16–41:11The wiretap team learns Stringer Bell's given name is Russell, and Colvin shows Carcetti Hamsterdam.
41:11–43:06McNulty meets with his ex-wife Elena and they discuss a crazy Baltimore story about a renegade police commander.
43:06–45:25Two men reminisce about stealing from a toy store and running from security guards.
45:25–49:19Justin participates in a boxing sparring session and gets dizzy.
49:19–56:31Same DNA
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Episode facts
Wikipedia · Wikidata- Aired
- 2004-12-12
- Overall
- #36
- Writers
- George Pelecanos
- Director
- Joe Chappelle
- Viewers
- 2.04M (US)
- Pace
- 109 words/min · 180 questions