S03E06 · SCENE 40/41 · 52:32
Homecoming · Barksdale location
Soldier quits the game

A soldier tells Avon he can't kill anymore and is leaving the game.

52:32→55:09
in the episode · 2m 37s · S03E06

What happens

52:32–55:09

A soldier reports they only got one of two targets. He admits he couldn't squeeze the trigger. He tells Avon the game isn't in him anymore. Avon accepts his decision.

WhereBarksdale location
Driversoldier
Positionact3 · payoff
ThreadBarksdale territory war

Key lines

from this scene
53:50

lt ain't in me no more.

54:12

The game ain't in me no more. None of it.

54:39

All right then. We straight.

54:48

-See you. -See you.

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53:36Soldier says it wasn't in me

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52:32–55:09
A · Western District crackdown
C · Homicide investigation
D · Political maneuvering

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