S03E11 · SCENE 2/24 · 04:32
Middle Ground · Police Department
Wiretap Discussion

Lester and McNulty discuss selling wiretaps to targets and waiting for a return call from Stringer Bell.

04:32→05:37
in the episode · 1m 05s · S03E11

What happens

04:32–05:37

Lester and McNulty discuss how they sold the wiretaps to the targets and are waiting for a return call from Stringer Bell. They talk about possibly cleaning the mess quietly.

WherePolice Department
DriverLester
Positionsetup · setup
ThreadCarcetti's Investigation

Key lines

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04:51

Assuming Stringer Bell is the man, now we wait for the return call.

05:03

For a week at least.

05:28

Why isn't the Hall calling us?

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Scene DNA

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Beats

04:33Rawls suggests closing Hamsterdam
05:28Burrell phones the Mayor's office

Scene in the episode

04:32–05:37
A · Omar and Mouzone's Standoff
B · Hamsterdam's Political Struggle
C · Carcetti's Investigation

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Lester FreamonClarke Peters59 episodes · drives 80 scenes

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