S04E09 · SCENE 21/43 · 26:16
Know Your Place · restaurant booth
Carcetti tries to force Burrell to resign

Carcetti asks Burrell to resign but Burrell refuses, daring him to fire him.

26:16→27:24
in the episode · 1m 08s · S04E09

What happens

26:16–27:24

Carcetti meets Burrell and asks him to resign, threatening to give his duties to Rawls. Burrell refuses, saying he will only leave if fired. He leaves to play golf, knowing the racial politics protect him.

Whererestaurant booth
DriverCarcetti
Positionact2 · escalation
ThreadSchool and community

Key lines

from this scene
26:18

Either that or the day-to-day running of the department falls to the Deputy Commissioner for Operations.

27:18

The check is yours, l think.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
negotiation2.0
tense2.0
threat1.0
angry1.0
argument

Beats

26:35Carcetti asks Burrell to resign
27:13Burrell leaves to play golf

Scene in the episode

26:16–27:24
A · Bodie street crew
B · Carcetti political transition
C · Bubbles informant deal

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