DNA Request and War Story Argument · Clarifications

S05E08 · SCENE 10/23 · 16:12

DNA Request and War Story Argument

Detectives discuss a DNA request and argue over a colleague's war story.

16:12→17:13

in the episode · 1m 01s · S05E08

What happens

16:12–17:13

Detectives discuss a DNA request for the serial killer case. Bunk presses McNulty about exaggerated claims in a war story, and the colleague insists his version is true.

WhereMeeting spot

DriverDetective Bunk

Positionact2 · payoff

ThreadStanfield vs Omar

Key lines

from this scene

16:24
No, they're just happy for the O.T. Don't worry, Lester.

16:30
Just sign the motherfucker and shut the fuck up.

17:03
Then why do it? So that we can say we did.

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Beats

16:56Marlo says a young boy killed Omar

Scene in the episode

16:12–17:13

A · Stanfield vs Omar

1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24

B · Homicide serial killer hunt

C · Newsroom fabrication scandal

D · Political maneuvering and funding

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