S03E11 · SCENE 16/24 · 32:46
Middle Ground · Western District
Wiretap Execution

The wiretap team prepares to get a warrant for Stringer Bell's phone and execute the surveillance.

32:46→35:07
in the episode · 2m 21s · S03E11

What happens

32:46–35:07

The wiretap team confirms they have Stringer Bell's number. McNulty calls Pearlman, Lester raises Daniels. They prepare to go to the judge for an affidavit. The team is ready to move.

WhereWestern District
DriverLester
Positionescalation · escalation
ThreadCarcetti's Investigation

Key lines

from this scene
32:55

-l got Rhonda, you raise Daniels. -Okay.

33:06

-Lester's raising Daniels. -McNulty's calling Pearlman.

33:18

Yeah. Take it to him, now.

33:50

-All right. -All right.

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Scene DNA

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Beats

32:22Carcetti visits Colvin
34:25He questions him about Hamsterdam

Scene in the episode

32:46–35:07
A · Omar and Mouzone's Standoff
B · Hamsterdam's Political Struggle
C · Carcetti's Investigation

Clips from this episode

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The Wire - Brother Mouzone Confronts Avon · WireLover2
the wire 3x11 middle ground west side community meeting · 3secondsofmayhem
The Wire - Maurice Levy tells Stringer Bell he got tricked by Clay Davis · letsbepandas
The Wire - Stringer Orders Slim Charles To Hit Somebody · allmightantdawgs

Who's in it

LF
Lester FreamonClarke Peters59 episodes · drives 80 scenes
RP
Rhonda PearlmanDeirdre Lovejoy60 episodes · drives 8 scenes
CD
Cedric DanielsLance Reddick60 episodes · drives 36 scenes

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