diff --git a/scripts/pr_review.py b/scripts/pr_review.py
index 4e3ef75d..604913c9 100755
--- a/scripts/pr_review.py
+++ b/scripts/pr_review.py
@@ -2876,12 +2876,23 @@ def labelled_entries(body: str, label: re.Pattern[str]) -> list[str]:
     return entries
 
 
+LINE_SUFFIX = re.compile(r":[0-9]+(?:-[0-9]+)?$")
+
+
 def entry_paths(entry: str) -> list[str]:
-    """The paths one list entry names, read from its own code spans."""
+    """The paths one list entry names, read from its own code spans.
+
+    A span written as `FILE:LINE` or `FILE:START-END` names the file, so the suffix is dropped.
+    A thread carries the path alone, which is what the entry's path is paired against.
+    """
     return [
         named
         for span in CODE_SPAN.finditer(entry)
-        if (named := bare_path(span.group()[len(span.group(1)) : -len(span.group(1))]).strip())
+        if (
+            named := LINE_SUFFIX.sub(
+                "", bare_path(span.group()[len(span.group(1)) : -len(span.group(1))]).strip()
+            )
+        )
     ]
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_pr_review.py b/tests/test_pr_review.py
index f21cc7fb..8bb0fda9 100755
--- a/tests/test_pr_review.py
+++ b/tests/test_pr_review.py
@@ -5664,9 +5664,12 @@ def test_an_entry_on_a_file_no_thread_is_on_is_counted_where_the_totals_balance(
         )
 
     def test_every_entry_on_a_threaded_file_counts_none(self) -> None:
-        """A trailing part, a zero-width space after a slash, and a directory each name a file."""
+        """A trailing part, a zero-width space after a slash, a directory, and a path carrying a
+        line or a line range each name a file.
+        """
         for listed in (
             PROSE_LISTED,
+            "- [P1] `lib/reader.py:340` drops an entry.\n- [P2] `writer.py:12-18` is stale.\n",
             "- `lib/\u200breader.py` and `lib/writer.py`: one issue each (2 votes each).\n",
             "- `lib/`: moderate retry issue (2 votes).\n",
             "- A retry issue\n  in `lib/reader.py` (2 votes).\n",
@@ -5863,6 +5866,10 @@ def test_entries_restating_threads_count_none(self) -> None:
         self.assertEqual(0, self.count(with_narrative(listed)))
         self.assertNotIn("FINDINGS WITH NO THREAD", self.digest(with_narrative(listed)))
 
+    def test_an_entry_naming_its_file_with_a_line_pairs_with_the_thread_on_it(self) -> None:
+        listed = "- `pkg/guard.py:12`: a failed read skips the check (**critical**, 1 vote).\n"
+        self.assertEqual(0, self.count(with_narrative(listed)))
+
     def test_an_entry_stating_no_severity_this_reads_is_counted(self) -> None:
         for listed in (
             "- `pkg/guard.py`: a failed read skips the check (1 vote).\n",