S03E10 · SCENE 40/39 · 50:50
Reformation · Street
Bubbles demonstrates phone scheme

Bubbles shows how he recycles burner phones.

50:50→51:38
in the episode · 0m 48s · S03E10
Bubbles demonstrates phone scheme

What happens

50:50–51:38

Bubbles explains his phone recycling scheme to detectives. He buys discarded burners, juices them up with bogus accounts, and sells them at a profit. He demonstrates by using a cell phone.

WhereStreet
DriverBubbles
Positionact1 · payoff
ThreadPolice Wiretap Struggle

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from this scene
51:21

l appreciate caution, 'cause l'm hanging out here, too.

51:26

Give it a go. Use a cell phone.

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cheerful0.7
deadpan0.3
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51:26Give it a go. Use a cell phone.

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50:50–51:38
A · Stanfield vs Barksdale War
B · Colvin's Hamsterdam Falls
D · Omar's Hunt & Politics

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