S05E07 · SCENE 23/37 · 28:22
Took · Police Department
Media Attention

Media covers the story

28:22→29:38
in the episode · 1m 16s · S05E07

What happens

28:22–29:38

The media is covering the story of the homeless killer. The police department is getting the resources they need to investigate. The scene reveals the impact of the media attention on the police department.

WherePolice Department
DriverMcNulty
Positionact2 · escalation
ThreadMcNulty's Plan

Key lines

from this scene
28:39

He's writing more as an essayist.

29:20

I respect your concerns.

29:23

I'II take the piece and move it as my own edit. How's that?

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
tense1.0
investigation0.5

Beats

29:53Media attention increases

Scene in the episode

28:22–29:38
B · Omar's Revenge
C · Clay Davis's Trial
D · Newspaper Investigation
E · Bunk's Frustration
F · McNulty's Scheme

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