S05E01 · EP 51
Episode DNA
23 scenes · 4 threadsStory threads over runtime
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23 scenes · our breakdownBunk needles a silent suspect by claiming his partner has already talked and bought him a meal.
00:09–01:41interrogation · dealThe detectives fool Fredericks into confessing by passing him off as a polygraph test run on a copy machine.
01:41–03:07lie · confessionBunk reflects that the biggest lies get believed.
03:07–05:26lie
4 ▸ 05:26Greggs and Sydnor study Stanfield's guards confiscating a dealer's phone while Dozerman jokes about McNulty.
05:26–07:15investigation · petty_grievanceLandsman and officers gripe about unpaid overtime and broken cars during a roll call briefing.
07:15–07:36pursuit · investigationThe unit trails a scooter messenger to Chris Partlow, who then goes to meet Stanfield.
07:36–09:18petty_grievance · investigationIn the Major Case office, detectives grumble about unpaid overtime while Asher stays out of the loop.
09:18–10:30petty_grievanceSergeants and officers gripe about pay cuts and car shortages during a roll call briefing.
10:30–11:56negotiation · petty_grievanceBurrell tells the mayor the investigation of 22 bodies must be suspended, and the mayor refuses to go further.
12:34–12:43negotiation · threatStanfield tells Chris their dealer deal worked and notices the surveillance van.
12:43–13:00social_rule_violation · petty_grievanceMichael visits his corner, where his crew refuses to report their count to Dukie.
13:00–15:46social_rule_violation · schemeAt home Michael plays Connect 4 with Bug and suggests paying Dukie to watch him instead of running the corner.
15:46–16:33avoidance · schemeStanfield gives police the slip at a hotel and goes to a Co-Op meeting with Partlow.
16:33–17:55investigation · petty_grievanceAt the paper, reporters juggle a burnt-doll fire photo and a zoning story tied to Ricardo Hendrix.
17:55–21:52petty_grievance · schemeAfter work, detectives drink at a bar where McNulty grumbles and joke about robbing a liquor store.
21:52–24:25petty_grievance · rivalryReporters at a bar gossip about newspaper layoffs and the managing editor's hiring habits.
24:25–26:34negotiation · rivalryReporters fail to get a photo of a fire while the FBI and US attorney argue over the Clay Davis case.
26:34–29:48negotiation · rivalryStanfield's crew discuss pushing into Baltimore County and how new territory will be divided.
29:48–33:39social_rule_violation · petty_grievanceMichael's sister tells him he can't stay in her home while she works the night shift.
33:39–35:01investigation · petty_grievanceFreamon and Sydnor learn the Major Crimes unit is being disbanded and reassigned to the state's attorney.
35:01–38:47investigation · rivalryEditors argue about how to cover the state's transit cuts and University of Maryland desegregation.
38:47–39:28investigationOfficers discuss a 1990s murder case while a court date is postponed.
39:28–47:35investigation · negotiationReporters work the newsroom on fire coverage and a council vote while Nerese defends a deal.
47:35–58:40Same DNA
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Episode facts
Wikipedia · Wikidata- Aired
- 2008-01-06
- Overall
- #51
- Writers
- David Simon
- Director
- Joe Chappelle
- Viewers
- 1.23M (US)
- Pace
- 106 words/min · 181 questions