S05E09 · SCENE 24/37 · 30:15
Late Editions · School hallway
Carcetti and Colvin talk

Carcetti apologizes to Colvin about the Western district experiment.

30:15→33:08
in the episode · 2m 53s · S05E09

What happens

30:15–33:08

Carcetti gives a press conference about school progress. He excuses himself to talk to Colvin. Carcetti apologizes for how things turned out with Colvin's experiment in the Western district. Colvin says there was nothing to be done.

WhereSchool hallway
DriverTommy Carcetti
Positionact3 · aftermath
ThreadStreet characters

Key lines

from this scene
31:16

There wasn't anything that anyone couId have done with that.

31:36

There's nothing to be done.

31:54

Mr. C., you know the mayor, too? Dag.

32:59

At the end, after his name was fIoated, DanieIs went around saying he didn't want the job.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
awkward0.8
social rule violation0.6
sad0.6
double standard0.4
rapid back and forth

Beats

31:01Carcetti apologizes to Colvin
31:54Colvin says there was nothing to be done

Scene in the episode

30:15–33:08
A · Marlo takedown
B · Newspaper investigation
C · Aftermath and fallout

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Howard ColvinRobert Wisdom28 episodes · drives 20 scenes

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