S04E06 · SCENE 10/22 · 12:42
Margin of Error · Carcetti Home
Campaign Response and Brianna's Cutoff

Wilson offers to prove photo fake; Brianna tells De'Londa she is cutting off support.

12:42→14:13
in the episode · 1m 31s · S04E06

What happens

12:42–14:13

Wilson offers to use his journalistic contacts to prove the photo is fake. Brianna Barksdale informs De'Londa and Namond that she is ending their financial support due to the collapse of the Barksdale organization.

WhereCarcetti Home
DriverNorman Wilson
Positionact2 · complication
ThreadCarcetti's Mayoral Campaign

Key lines

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13:04

4% of the likely voters are still undecided, and with the prim--

13:18

Can that flier hurt you?

14:04

lt's gonna just fucking kill me.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
tense0.7
obsession0.6
sad0.3

Beats

12:57News reports a dead heat between Carcetti and Royce.
14:01Tommy fears losing by two points.

Scene in the episode

12:42–14:13
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

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Norman WilsonReg E. Cathey23 episodes · drives 4 scenes
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Brianna BarksdaleMichael Hyatt15 episodes · drives 4 scenes
NB
Namond BriceJulito McCullum16 episodes · drives 9 scenes
DB
De'Londa BriceSandi McCree9 episodes

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