S05E01 · SCENE 21/23 · 35:01
More with Less · Newsroom
Major Crimes disbanded and transfers

Freamon and Sydnor learn the Major Crimes unit is being disbanded and reassigned to the state's attorney.

35:01→38:47
in the episode · 3m 46s · S05E01

What happens

35:01–38:47

Lieutenant Freamon hears from command that Major Crimes is being deep-sixed. Detectives are reassigned, and the bodies investigation is shelved. Freamon and Sydnor move to grand jury work.

WhereNewsroom
DriverJimmy Asher
Positionact2 · complication
ThreadNewsroom and city politics

Key lines

from this scene
35:16

WeII, the truth is, we're foIIowing the DaiIy Record on this one.

35:42

Though not a transport reporter.

37:01

I think race is beside the point.

37:15

AII right, then. Let's firm things up, Take a Iook at where we stand an hour from now.

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37:04Race is beside the point argument

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35:01–38:47
A · Pookie murder interrogation
B · Stanfield surveillance and pay woes
C · Michael's corner and Bug
D · Newsroom and city politics

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Lester FreamonClarke Peters59 episodes · drives 80 scenes
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