S04E05 · SCENE 4/21 · 10:07
Alliances · detention room
Students in Detention

Students in detention react to Prez's rules and misbehavior.

10:07→13:43
in the episode · 3m 36s · S04E05

What happens

10:07–13:43

Prez's detention is filled with misbehaving students. Namond is sent to the office. Prez gives Dukie clothes. Randy explains Michael's absence due to family issues. Donut helps Prez retrieve his keys.

Wheredetention room
DriverRoland Pryzbylewski
Positionescalation
ThreadPolice and Political Maneuvering

Key lines

from this scene
10:18

l'm not your yo. Show me your work.

12:16

But till then we don't say a mumbling word.

13:03

Don't need the four now, son.

13:18

Damn, yo, where the shovel at? Bury that nigger, man.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
tense0.5
social rule violation0.4
awkward0.3
misunderstanding0.2
coincidence0.1

Beats

10:08Students in detention
11:50Donut helps Prez retrieve keys

Scene in the episode

10:07–13:43
A · School and Classroom Tensions
B · Police and Political Maneuvering
C · Street Violence and Gang Dynamics

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Who's in it

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Roland PryzbylewskiJim True-Frost52 episodes · drives 24 scenes
AS
Albert StokesJason Wharton9 episodes
RW
Randy WagstaffMaestro Harrell15 episodes · drives 6 scenes
D
DonutNathan Corbett10 episodes · drives 2 scenes

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