S04E05 · SCENE 1/21 · 00:07
Alliances · alleyway
Kids Discussing Lex's Disappearance

Students discuss Lex's disappearance and speculate about Chris Partlow's involvement.

00:07→03:49
in the episode · 3m 42s · S04E05

What happens

00:07–03:49

Duquan, Randy, Namond, Michael, Donut, and Kenard talk in an alley about Lex's disappearance. Namond suggests Chris Partlow is turning victims into zombies, and Randy is distressed by the idea. A man approaches, causing the boys to flee.

Wherealleyway
DriverNamond Brice
Positionsetup
ThreadPolice and Political Maneuvering

Key lines

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00:56

Probably a .40-cal.

01:05

And Chris? Yeah, Chris-- Zombie Master.

01:31

Hunting? Yeah, man. They--

01:38

Yeah, and in that movie they was snatching people up, stealing their warmth.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
tense0.6
absurd0.4
social rule violation0.3
misunderstanding0.2
escalation0.2
coincidence0.1
argument

Beats

00:08Kids discussing Lex's disappearance
01:45Man approaches, causing them to flee

Scene in the episode

00:07–03:49
A · School and Classroom Tensions
B · Police and Political Maneuvering
C · Street Violence and Gang Dynamics

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Duquan WeemsJermaine Crawford23 episodes · drives 3 scenes
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Randy WagstaffMaestro Harrell15 episodes · drives 6 scenes
NB
Namond BriceJulito McCullum16 episodes · drives 9 scenes
ML
Michael LeeTristan Wilds23 episodes
D
DonutNathan Corbett10 episodes · drives 2 scenes
K
KenardThuliso Dingwall17 episodes · drives 1 scenes

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