S05E08 · SCENE 5/23 · 10:22
Clarifications · Street corner
Political Primary Discussion

Staffers report that Dobey may enter the Democratic primary and discuss the political implications.

10:22→12:14
in the episode · 1m 52s · S05E08
Political Primary Discussion

What happens

10:22–12:14

Staffers report that Dobey may enter the Democratic primary and that Upshaw may side with a county executive. They discuss the need to kiss rings and the political fallout.

WhereStreet corner
DriverPolitical aide
Positionact1 · escalation
ThreadStanfield vs Omar

Key lines

from this scene
10:35

Says TempIeton won't take his caIIs anymore, so he waIked over here to taIk to somebody eIse.

11:12

Wasn't Iyin' about Savino, was he?

11:21

Heard he got a stash house Iast week. Everybody's Everybody need to shut the fuck up.

12:00

I dunno. If I was MarIo Motherfucker, you ain't.

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tense0.6
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angry0.4
confession0.3
rivalry0.3
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Beats

10:55Snoop snaps that they will catch Omar

Scene in the episode

10:22–12:14
B · Homicide serial killer hunt
C · Newsroom fabrication scandal
D · Political maneuvering and funding

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