S02E05 · SCENE 15/35 · 20:00
Undertow · Dockworkers' union
Stringer's Economics Lesson

Stringer discusses market strategy with a student

20:00→21:45
in the episode · 1m 45s · S02E05

What happens

20:00–21:45

Stringer asks a student about options for an inferior product in an aggressive marketplace, discussing price reduction and market share.

WhereDockworkers' union
DriverStringer
Positionact2 · escalation
ThreadJane Doe case

Key lines

from this scene
20:07

The van? The van's on loan to the southwest.

20:21

Fuck with my ass, will you?

20:24

Bringing us back to our old friends, supply and demand.

20:38

Well done, Mr. Bell.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
tense0.6
scheme0.5
social rule violation0.3
angry0.2
argument

Beats

22:01Bunk serves summons

Scene in the episode

20:00–21:45
A · Jane Does case
B · McNulty investigation
C · Sobotka detail
E · Jane Does
F · Jane Doe case
G · Ziggy's troubles
H · McNulty's investigation
I · Sobotka's union

Clips from this episode

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Includes this scene · The Wire: Season 2 Episode 5 - What do you do when you have an inferior product? Change the name. · i-marcus com
The Wire - Nickolas Andrew "Nicky" Sobotka Story 23 · D23
The Wire - Let's Go Shopping with Jimmy and Omar · WireLover2
The Wire - Frank's Workers Get Served · WireLover2
The Wire - Frank Sobotka 18 - meeting with Vondas · D23
Bubs/Mcnulty Boat Scene "The Wire" season 2 · Nick Ritorto
Frog upbraids Dirt, on The Wire S02E05 Undertow · Thuon Chen
Shots of The Wire: Season 2 Episode 5 'Undertow' · EdoC
The Wire - Chester Karol „Ziggy” Sobotka story 16 - Cheese got Ziggy for money · D23
The Wire - Nickolas Andrew "Nicky" Sobotka Story 25 · D23

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