S04E05 · SCENE 24/21 · 55:16
Alliances · alleyway
Discovery of Lex's Body

Lex's body is discovered, confirming his death and the boys' fears.

55:16→57:06
in the episode · 1m 50s · S04E05
Discovery of Lex's Body

What happens

55:16–57:06

Lex's body is discovered, confirming his death. Duquan, Randy, and Donut are shocked and realize that Lex is truly dead.

Wherealleyway
DriverDuquan Weems
Positionpayoff
ThreadPolice and Political Maneuvering

Key lines

from this scene
56:09

We should go back.

56:15

Yo, man, it stinks, man. Ain't like it was.

56:33

See he ain't move.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
tense0.6
violence0.4
sad0.3
misunderstanding0.2
coincidence0.1

Beats

56:02Discovery of Lex
57:01Realization of death

Scene in the episode

55:16–57:06
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
D
DonutNathan Corbett10 episodes · drives 2 scenes

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