S05E04 · SCENE 44/44 · 54:15
Transitions · Alley
McNulty and Lester stage murder

McNulty and Lester plant evidence to make a murder look like a serial killer's work.

54:15→55:05
in the episode · 0m 50s · S05E04

What happens

54:15–55:05

Lester finds a fresh body and they decide to use it for their fake serial killer case. McNulty adds defense wounds and Lester removes teeth to make it look more ornate.

WhereAlley
DriverJimmy McNulty
Positionact3 · escalation
ThreadOmar's revenge

Key lines

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54:19

Better Iose these.

54:53

Take it to my grave.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
scheme0.8
deadpan0.7
absurd0.3
violence0.2
rapid back and forth

Beats

54:19Lester says better lose these
54:42McNulty says serial killers mature and become ornate

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54:15–55:05
A · Western District fallout
B · Davis investigation
C · Political shakeup

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Jimmy McNulty38 episodes · drives 119 scenes
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Lester FreamonClarke Peters59 episodes · drives 80 scenes

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