S03E10 · SCENE 3/39 · 05:27
Reformation · Judge's chambers
Wiretap legal hurdles

Detectives discuss wiretap difficulties with a judge.

05:27→07:07
in the episode · 1m 40s · S03E10

What happens

05:27–07:07

Detectives and a judge discuss the challenges of getting wiretaps on drug crews who dump phones frequently. The judge offers to jump phones with fresh numbers.

WhereJudge's chambers
DriverJudge Phelan
Positionact1 · setup
ThreadPolice Wiretap Struggle

Key lines

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05:41

Pearlman wants a specific link to a known drug trafficker.

06:21

The fact is, the industry has all of us by the balls.

06:26

Pardon my French, Your Honor.

06:51

-This is so totally-- -Fucked up.

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Beats

06:21The fact is, the industry has all of us by the balls.

Scene in the episode

05:27–07:07
A · Stanfield vs Barksdale War
B · Colvin's Hamsterdam Falls
D · Omar's Hunt & Politics

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The Wire - Lester does business with Bernard · Larry The Killer Clown
The Wire - Lester Freamon crypts numbers like an old-school hustler · vidiia
HBO's "The Wire" (Season 3) - Comstat: Legalised Drugs · hesketh7085
The Wire - This drug thing, this ain't police work. · ConcernedCitizen9

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