S05E08 · SCENE 21/23 · 27:21
Clarifications · Newsroom
Surveillance on Stanfield Meet

Officers watch Marlo's crew meet and track phone calls.

27:21→29:51
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What happens

27:21–29:51

Officers follow the crew by phone and car. They confirm a meeting at a corner and note that someone else must be on the network.

WhereNewsroom
DriverDetective Leander
Positionact3 · complication
ThreadStanfield vs Omar

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28:35

JuveniIe suspect is being sought.

28:38

Write up the fire. Scratch the murder, we don't have room.

29:36

might mereIy present an opportunity for him to assert his superiority and inteIIectuaI prowess.

29:43

If you get more, fax it down, and we can update the profiIe.

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27:21–29:51
B · Homicide serial killer hunt
C · Newsroom fabrication scandal
D · Political maneuvering and funding

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