S03E05 · SCENE 24/42 · 30:34
Straight and True · Western District streets
Colvin's new plan for dealers
Colvin orders his officers to bring in drug lieutenants using personal cars instead of wagons.
30:34→33:55
in the episode · 3m 21s · S03E05
What happens
30:34–33:55Colvin instructs his officers to bring in drug lieutenants in their cars, explaining he can sympathize with their middle-management position. Carver and Herc attempt to bring in Marlo but are intimidated by his soldiers and back off, while Greggs photographs Marlo from a vacant apartment. Colicchio picks up Bodie.
Key lines
from this scene30:47Yo, man, l been in here for 26 months you come pick me up in a motherfucking Ford?
31:57and not so much that you can tell anybody to go fuck themselves.
33:23Don't forget the face, cocksucker. lt's gonna be here tomorrow.
33:37l say we get the troops and fuck these assholes up.
Scene DNA
weights 0–1argument
Beats
31:43Colvin explains he sympathizes with lieutenants as middle management
33:17Carver calls Herc off from confronting Marlo
Scene in the episode
30:34–33:55A · Bubbles and Johnny
B · Carcetti's political gambit
C · Colvin's tolerant zone
Clips from this episode
fan uploads · YouTube · matched by frameThe Wire - S3E5 - Straight and True · Culture Screen
The Wire - Stringer and McNulty Discuss Business · WireLover2
The Wire - Welcome to the New Day Co-Op · WireLover2
The Wire - Stringer Bell meets Marlo to discuss the co-op. · krazedant
The Wire - Avon's Prison Release · WireLover2
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Marlo StanfieldJamie Hector35 episodes · drives 36 scenes
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