S05E05 · SCENE 21/23 · 53:16
React Quotes · Dennis Wise's gym
Wiretap Execution

Detectives discuss the execution of the wiretap plan to listen to Marlo Stanfield.

53:16→55:39
in the episode · 2m 23s · S05E05

What happens

53:16–55:39

Detectives discuss the execution of the wiretap plan to listen to Marlo Stanfield. They talk about how they will use the court authorization for the serial killer's phone to actually listen to Stanfield's calls and file false reports about the serial killer.

WhereDennis Wise's gym
DriverJimmy McNulty
Positionresolution
ThreadSenator Davis' Indictment and Political Fallout

Key lines

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54:25

After Worden, my squad wiII pick up monitoring on the dayshift.

54:35

Don't Iook so pissy. We're actuaIIy paying overtime for this.

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Scene DNA

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Beats

55:40Michael advises Dukie on gun use

Scene in the episode

53:16–55:39
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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