S05E06 · SCENE 8/24 · 09:35
The Dickensian Aspect · City Hall
Newsroom Plans Homeless Coverage
Editors discuss focusing coverage on the homeless murders, emphasizing the 'Dickensian aspect' and having Scott Templeton spend a night on the streets.
09:35→10:19
in the episode · 0m 44s · S05E06

What happens
09:35–10:19An editor tells Scott Templeton to remember he's an ambassador for the paper. Another editor suggests focusing on the 'Dickensian aspect' of the homeless. They decide Scott will lead off by spending a night on the streets. They discuss shifting focus from the school project to the homeless murders.
Key lines
from this scene10:04Yeah, but... From now tiII the end of the year, Iet's focus not onIy on covering the murders,
10:12The Dickensian aspect of it. Yeah.
Scene DNA
weights 0–1Beats
09:31Mayor's speech
Scene in the episode
09:35–10:19A · Stanfield Organization Activities
B · Omar Little's Survival and Revenge
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