S04E06 · SCENE 1/22 · 02:12
Margin of Error · Reverend Franklin's Church
Reverend Franklin's Sermon

Candidates attend church services two days before the primary election.

02:12→06:41
in the episode · 4m 29s · S04E06

What happens

02:12–06:41

Reverend Franklin delivers a sermon from Exodus about choosing leaders. Mayor Royce greets churchgoers, and Councilman Carcetti speaks with the reverend, joking about high standards.

WhereReverend Franklin's Church
DriverTommy Carcetti
Positionact1 · setup
ThreadCarcetti's Mayoral Campaign

Key lines

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03:36

Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

04:41

Thank you all so much for coming.

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Scene DNA

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deadpan0.6
scheme0.5
cheerful0.4
social rule violation0.3
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Beats

02:27Reverend Franklin reads from Exodus about Moses.
04:28Carcetti jokes about being held to Moses' standard.

Scene in the episode

02:12–06:41
A · Carcetti's Mayoral Campaign
B · Barksdale Remnants
C · Major Crimes Unit
D · School and Street Kids

Clips from this episode

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The Wire - Clay Davis Extracts Money From Carcetti And Royce · masterofceremonies1
The Wire - Bunny Colvin's Corner Kids Socialization Program (Part 2) · masterofceremonies1
The Wire Season 4 Episode 43 "Margin of Error" · Bassee News
"Margin of error" Best Quote from Season 4 Episode 6 of "The Wire" · The Wire Stripped Podcast

Who's in it

CR
Clarence RoyceGlynn Turman26 episodes · drives 1 scenes
JC
Jennifer CarcettiMegan Anderson13 episodes
NW
Norman WilsonReg E. Cathey23 episodes · drives 4 scenes
OW
Odell WatkinsFrederick Strother16 episodes · drives 1 scenes
GS
Grace SampsonDravon James13 episodes
G
GerryKaren Vicks8 episodes

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