S03E07 · SCENE 23/39 · 19:23
Back Burners · Hamsterdam streets
Bubbles hawks T-shirts in Hamsterdam

Bubbles tries selling shirts in Hamsterdam and finds Johnny refusing to leave a vacant house.

19:23→22:55
in the episode · 3m 32s · S03E07

What happens

19:23–22:55

Bubbles sells shirts and learns addicts have moved into vacant buildings. He spots Johnny, who refuses to leave despite his poor condition, and a fight breaks out.

WhereHamsterdam streets
DriverBubbles
Positionact2 · complication
ThreadBarksdale phone network investigation

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19:34

l got them T's. White, bright, one for $3, two for $5.

20:30

Rockefeller, got some Rockefeller, hey!

20:54

-l leave, somebody grab my stake. -l'll be back tomorrow.

22:44

He didn't say shit about playing nursemaid to a bunch of goddamn animals.

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Scene in the episode

19:23–22:55
A · Homicide weapon recovery
B · Carcetti witness protection politics
C · Western district Hamsterdam experiment
D · Barksdale phone network investigation

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