S03E05 · SCENE 15/42 · 21:32
Straight and True · Detention center
Prisoners sell clean urine

Inmates discuss buying clean urine for drug tests.

21:32→22:57
in the episode · 1m 25s · S03E05

What happens

21:32–22:57

Inmates in a detention center discuss the price of clean urine for drug tests. One inmate explains he gets his from a daycare.

WhereDetention center
DriverInmate 1
Positionact1 · setup
ThreadStringer and Avon

Key lines

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21:41

-Yo, my man need to drop a negative. -Yeah.

21:57

-Yo, how l know it's clean? -l get mine from daycare.

22:34

Are you listening to what l'm saying?

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Scene DNA

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rapid back and forth

Beats

21:48Inmates discuss buying clean urine for $5

Scene in the episode

21:32–22:57
A · Bubbles and Johnny
B · Carcetti's political gambit
C · Colvin's tolerant zone

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The Wire - S3E5 - Straight and True · Culture Screen
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The Wire - Stringer Bell meets Marlo to discuss the co-op. · krazedant
The Wire - Avon's Prison Release · WireLover2

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