S03E05 · SCENE 31/42 · 40:24
Straight and True · Street corner
Police redirect dealers to Hamsterdam

Police arrest a dealer and redirect him to the tolerant zone instead of jail.

40:24→41:35
in the episode · 1m 11s · S03E05

What happens

40:24–41:35

Police stop a drug dealer on the street, confiscate his money, and tell him to move to Vincent Street or face arrest. The dealer complains about not being allowed to cop before being snatched. The officers enforce the new system by redirecting dealers to the tolerant zone.

WhereStreet corner
DriverPolice officer
Positionact2 · escalation
ThreadStringer and Avon

Key lines

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40:33

Set up anywhere inside where we got the white flags.

40:54

-Man needs customers. -l'm saying-- No. l mean, you can't make me. l'm a sworn fucking police officer.

41:30

-Give it up, motherfucker. -Money comes back, right now.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
tense0.7
negotiation0.6
threat0.4
absurd0.3
argument

Beats

41:30Police take money from dealer
41:51Police order dealer to Vincent Street

Scene in the episode

40:24–41:35
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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