S05E06 · SCENE 17/24 · 22:35
The Dickensian Aspect · Homicide office
Lab Backlogs and Cutbacks
A detective complains about lab backlogs, lost blood samples, and cutbacks that have hampered the investigation.
22:35→25:27
in the episode · 2m 52s · S05E06
What happens
22:35–25:27A detective says they lost trace examiners and clerical staff. The freezer went bad, losing four months of blood samples. He says his heart pumps purple piss for the other detective, but he can't get trace work back inside a year. He is told not to go to the press.
Key lines
from this scene23:02PeopIe out there so scared of this motherfucker, I can't get cIose to an eyewitness on any of it.
23:22WeII, what wouId the Bunk do? Take no for a fucking answer?
25:05We don't have a cIue.
25:12ActuaIIy, except for this she's been a pretty good empIoyee.
Scene DNA
weights 0–1Beats
23:44Surveillance and wiretap
Scene in the episode
22:35–25:27A · Stanfield Organization Activities
B · Omar Little's Survival and Revenge
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