S03E11 · SCENE 9/24 · 18:19
Middle Ground · Office
Pattern Tracer Plan

Lester and McNulty plan to use a pattern tracer to identify Stringer Bell's cell number.

18:19→19:37
in the episode · 1m 18s · S03E11

What happens

18:19–19:37

Lester and McNulty discuss aiming a pattern tracer at the nearest cell tower to pull calls to and from Stringer Bell. They plan to narrow down thousands of calls to dozens with multiple hits.

WhereOffice
DriverLester
Positionescalation · escalation
ThreadCarcetti's Investigation

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18:20

So, we aim this at the nearest cell tower...

18:25

the one that would be the conduit for calls coming to and from our boy, Bell...

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Beats

18:05Lester and McNulty discuss tracking Bell
19:11They plan to use new technology

Scene in the episode

18:19–19:37
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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