S05E09 · SCENE 1/37 · 00:38
Late Editions · Police surveillance vehicle
Freamon redirects surveillance

Lester Freamon decodes Marlo's clock system, orders Sydnor to a new location, and calls McNulty to say it's on.

00:38→04:23
in the episode · 3m 45s · S05E09

What happens

00:38–04:23

Freamon figures out Marlo's clock codes and calls Sydnor to peel off tailing Monk and head to Broening Highway. He then calls McNulty to say it's on.

WherePolice surveillance vehicle
DriverLester Freamon
Positioncold_open · setup
ThreadStreet characters

Key lines

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01:04

If they're going aII the way out there, it might just be Damn right. On it.

01:24

Negative. New 20 is a priority. Think we're on the main stem.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
investigation1.0
pursuit1.0
tense1.0
phone call

Beats

00:42Freamon calls Sydnor to redirect
01:59Freamon calls McNulty saying it's on

Scene in the episode

00:38–04:23
A · Marlo takedown
B · Newspaper investigation
C · Aftermath and fallout

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The Wire - Namond’s speech and Bunny rebukes Mayor Tommy Carcetti · Jay Reffner
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The Wire - S5E9 - Late Editions · Culture Screen

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Lester FreamonClarke Peters59 episodes · drives 80 scenes
LS
Leander SydnorCorey Parker Robinson45 episodes

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