S03E05 · SCENE 28/42 · 37:57
Straight and True · Stringer's location
Bodie reports to Stringer

Bodie tells Stringer about Colvin's tolerant zone and the police's unusual behavior.

37:57→39:30
in the episode · 1m 33s · S03E05

What happens

37:57–39:30

Bodie meets with Stringer and recounts how he and others were picked up by police and taken to Vincent Street, where they were allowed to sell drugs without interference. Bodie expresses confusion about the police being decent and the chief offering a designated spot for dealing. Stringer listens and asks about Marlo.

WhereStringer's location
DriverBodie
Positionact2 · reveal
ThreadStringer and Avon

Key lines

from this scene
38:22

Look, today, me, Tuckie, Little Mikey man, we all, a bunch of us got scooped up by the police.

38:31

Well, you shouldn't sell drugs.

39:15

but l just thought you should know.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
tense0.6
scheme0.5
deal0.5
absurd0.4
argument

Beats

38:44Bodie describes being taken to Vincent Street
39:08Bodie explains the police chief's offer

Scene in the episode

37:57–39:30
A · Bubbles and Johnny
B · Carcetti's political gambit
C · Colvin's tolerant zone

Clips from this episode

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The 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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