S05E06 · SCENE 18/24 · 25:27
The Dickensian Aspect · hotel meeting room
Paperwork Errors and Resource Requests

A detective discovers that lab evidence was mis-sorted due to a clerical error. He requests surveillance teams and is offered Detective Greggs.

25:27→28:13
in the episode · 2m 46s · S05E06

What happens

25:27–28:13

A detective explains that in the supplemental requests, all incidents were put under a single complaint number with 'et al,' causing the lab to sort everything under one number. He requests surveillance teams on 12-hour shifts. He is told he can have Greggs but otherwise is on his own.

Wherehotel meeting room
DriverDetective
Positionescalation
ThreadHomicide Unit Investigation

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25:43

Other than a second detective, you are on your own.

25:53

I, for one, was moved. Much Iike the buII to which you just referred.

27:16

Meanin' no disrespect, but I ain't cut out to be no CEO.

27:57

AII right. Enough of this shit.

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25:05Stanfield's new plans

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25:27–28:13
A · Stanfield Organization Activities
B · Omar Little's Survival and Revenge
C · Homicide Unit Investigation

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