Haynes enlists Ruby · Late Editions

S05E09 · SCENE 5/37 · 07:57

Late Editions · Newspaper office

Haynes enlists Ruby

Augustus Haynes asks old colleague Robert Ruby to investigate Scott Templeton's stories.

07:57→09:43

in the episode · 1m 46s · S05E09

What happens

07:57–09:43

Haynes continues investigating Templeton's suspected lies. He enlists old colleague Robert Ruby to do background checking on Scott, saying he needs fresh eyes on the fellow.

WhereNewspaper office

DriverAugustus Haynes

Positionact1 · setup

ThreadNewspaper investigation

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08:08
Ticks have six Iegs or eight?

08:53
Up for something now? Depends.

09:26
I'm not. I just need fresh eyes on the feIIa. Just a carefuI Iook.

09:36
I hope you're wrong. Course you do.

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08:58Haynes asks Ruby to investigate Templeton

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07:57–09:43

A · Marlo takedown

B · Newspaper investigation

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C · Aftermath and fallout

D · Street characters

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