S03E07 · SCENE 34/39 · 40:36
Back Burners · Street corner
Dealer Reassures Young Lookout

A dealer assures a young lookout that Barksdale's corner will be protected while Avon is away.

40:36→41:23
in the episode · 0m 47s · S03E07

What happens

40:36–41:23

The dealer tells the young lookout that Marlo's crew might return but the corner is theirs to hold. He promises muscle and reassures the boy.

WhereStreet corner
DriverDealer
Positionact2 · complication
ThreadBarksdale phone network investigation

Key lines

from this scene
40:37

You can tell him from me l'm hoping he might need this in court some day.

41:03

-What about Marlo's crew? -Look, Avon's home and you on a Barksdale corner. You feel me?

41:13

Don't worry about that, little man.

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Scene in the episode

40:36–41:23
A · Homicide weapon recovery
B · Carcetti witness protection politics
C · Western district Hamsterdam experiment
D · Barksdale phone network investigation

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The Wire - S3E7 - Back Burners · Culture Screen
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Avon Thinks Marlo Gave Up - The Wire S3 E7 · jr1

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