S1 E5
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Season 1  "The Pager"  1x5

Aired 22 years ago - Jun 30, 2002

"..a little slow, a little late." - Avon Barksdale Avon becomes more and more suspicious, he orders Wee-Bey to change phone lines in his apartment and promotes Stinkum to manage a new territory. He gets word that one of Omar's crew members has been "got". Stringer Bell warns D'Angelo that a snitch may be in his camp. The detectives get their affidavit approved for a cloned pager but they are puzzled when the numbers they receive are not regular Baltimore phone numbers.. Herc and Carver catch up with Bodie and attempt to interrogate him.

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The foundation of your case, Detective.
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Six intercepts so far, and five aren't working numbers?
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Yeah, they got to be. These numbers don't make no fuckin' sense.
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Yeah, boring, ain't we?
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What happen on Friday?
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Yeah, man, shit, you know how to play a nigger into a corner, String.
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So, where are the boys at?
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Sheets, pillows, comforters, pillowcases.
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Still dragging from the whupping Kima put on him.
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Clearly, they're not as dedicated as you two detectives.
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Boy, don't nobody give a damn about you and your story.
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-Rack 'em and break 'em, man. -You the guys waiting for juvenile intake?
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It's as simple as that. You get your team together, you feel me?
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-Someone named Ligget. It's in the report. -It's Toreen Boyd, Roland Leggett.
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-Doing the meetings. -N.A.?
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You put yourself back in the rotation when we go back to night work.
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-Does he own it? -That's what Diedre said.
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Is there a problem? That was for the drink before.
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Trying to treat her with a little respect, and this is the way you do me?
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But with this, all you gotta do is jump the five button.
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the thing is, you only got to fuck up once.
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Saying, if you were gonna use that you would've been done using it by now.
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Fair enough.
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I'm the king of this shit.
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