S03E05 · SCENE 34/42 · 44:03
Straight and True · Hamsterdam tolerant zone
Hamsterdam dealers advertise

Drug dealers in Hamsterdam advertise their products with creative names like Rockefeller and WMD.

44:03→45:14
in the episode · 1m 11s · S03E05

What happens

44:03–45:14

In the tolerant zone, drug dealers loudly advertise their products, using names like Rockefeller and WMD to attract customers. The scene shows the dealers adapting to the new environment and competing for business.

WhereHamsterdam tolerant zone
DriverDrug dealers
Positionact2 · escalation
ThreadStringer and Avon

Key lines

from this scene
44:26

-l hear the WMD is the bomb. -WMD. Right here.

44:58

We got that Rockefeller, yo.

45:05

-What do we got? -There's binoculars on the floor.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
cheerful0.6
deal0.5
scheme0.5
absurd0.4
coined phrase

Beats

44:09Dealers advertise Rockefeller
44:40Dealer sells WMD

Scene in the episode

44:03–45:14
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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