S01E05 · SCENE 2/22 · 00:22
The Pager · street
Avon and Wee-Bey's Phone Removal

Avon Barksdale wakes up at a girlfriend's house and tells Wee-Bey to remove the phone lines, then refuses to use a payphone they used yesterday.

00:22→03:52
in the episode · 3m 30s · S01E05

What happens

00:22–03:52

Avon Barksdale wakes up at a girlfriend's house. The phone rings, but the line goes dead when she answers. Avon tells Wee-Bey Brice to remove the phone lines. Wee-Bey tells Avon he is worried they are being paranoid. Avon refuses to use the first payphone they come to.

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DriverAvon Barksdale
Positionsetup · [object Object]
ThreadStreet Operations and Conflicts

Key lines

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00:25

-They hung up without saying. -They hung up without saying?

00:36

You never use the damn phone in here no how.

01:49

Like we buggin' out or something. You know, like we paranoid and shit.

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00:25Omar outlines the trap plan
02:14Omar's plan is finalized

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00:22–03:52
A · Police Wiretap and Surveillance
B · Street Operations and Conflicts
C · Personal and Family Struggles

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