S05E05 · SCENE 18/23 · 46:44
React Quotes · newsroom
Killer's Call and Wiretap

A reporter receives a call from the serial killer. Detectives discuss the wiretap plan.

46:44→48:56
in the episode · 2m 12s · S05E05

What happens

46:44–48:56

A reporter receives a call from the serial killer who claims he will kill 12 people. Detectives discuss the wiretap plan and how to use the court authorization for the serial killer's phone to listen to Marlo Stanfield.

Wherenewsroom
DriverBill Zorzi
Positioncomplication
ThreadSenator Davis' Indictment and Political Fallout

Key lines

from this scene
47:00

We shaII not be we shaII not be moved

47:16

They Iook kinda hot with their cIothes on.

47:34

But seeing as it's the fucking newspaper you go over there and you set them straight.

48:12

Negative means... I know what it means.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
tense0.7
investigation0.5
threat0.3
angry0.3
social rule violation0.2

Beats

49:01Detective discusses killer's phone call

Scene in the episode

46:44–48:56
A · Stanfield's Rise and Vondopoulos' Instructions
B · Dukie's Struggles and Michael's Guidance
C · Senator Davis' Indictment and Political Fallout

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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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