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Clips from The Wire - More with Less (S05E05)

"City's never gonna be healthy enough to go all that back pay."
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"- I'll cover you. - I got the door, no problem."
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"Who's gonna be our wheel man?"
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"Every plan, a weak link."
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"I heard they're closing the foreign bureaus - Jo'burg, Beijing, everything."
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"- I heard layoffs as bad as in Philly. - Bullshit, they're not gonna lay off."
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"They'll offer buyouts first."
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"If they don't get enough, they'll go right to layoffs."
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"What the fuck you care? You got all the seniority in the world."
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"23, 24 years old, model-thin."
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"And half of them can't write a lick, can they?"
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"Certainly does favor a certain type, don't he?"
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"Question mark."
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"Someday, I want to find out what it feels like"
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"What? I've got calls out."
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"- Reworking my lead? - Come on, Fletch."
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"Try to make the e-dot deadline for once in your life."
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"- A-matter for the council meeting? - Yeah."
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"They're gonna vote on a homeless ordinance, right?"
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"Maybe not. Nerese is making noises like she might throw it back to committee."
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"Something's burning."
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"You... wondered what it might be?"
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"Hey, I'm not the police reporter."
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"But you called Twigg, though, right?"
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"At least he's a columnist, he's paid to sit on his ass. What's your excuse?"
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"What kind of people stand around watching a fire?"
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"Some shameful shit right here."
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"Where else would you rather be, huh, kids?"
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"A.P. Has got something on more cutbacks in city bus lines."
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"State desk is covering."
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"Daily Record."
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"All right, people, it's two o'clock, I need budget lines"
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"in case anybody's threatening to commit an act of daily journalism."
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"You didn't, huh?"
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"Great. Wonderful."
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"Photo didn't get out for the racetrack piece."
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"What about art for the Hopkins press conference?"
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"Scratched it for racetrack. Hey, Swag, it's me again."
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"Surprise me with a nice, pretty picture, huh?"
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"Look, what we have is drug violence and plenty of it."
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"and we need to lower our murder rate."
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"It's no secret we have budget problems,"
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"all the more reason for the US Attorney to pitch in."
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"Officially, my priorities are counterterrorism and political corruption."
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"So you told me when I asked you for help on those bodies in the vacant houses."
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"But I'm inclined to provide you with a dozen FBI agents"
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"But we want Clay Davis to go federal."
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"Our state's attorney has developed that case."
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"Our state's attorney decides what to do with it."
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"But if you could convince Mr. Bond to reconsider,"
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"but the time to run some of those gun cases for you."
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"But unless you get Clay Davis, you'll let the killing continue."
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"Now look, the FBI and the US Attorney's office"
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"are not here to do the job that your police department can't."
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"- Don't blame us for your ineffectiveness. - Baltimore is knee deep in blood."
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"And to protect that legislator,"
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"who happens to be one of the most corrupt extortion artists in the state,"
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"- you'll burn every last bridge. - Do you think I give a shit about Clay Davis?"
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"- I am not protecting him. - Then give him up."
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"- It's Bond's call. Talk to him. - I have."
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"And he told your Republican ass to go fuck itself?"
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"Well, let me double down on that."
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"That go well?"
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"You know why he wants the Clay Davis investigation so bad?"
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"another four years in the governor's mansion."
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"So, Bond is keeping the case local to help the party, huh?"
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"No. Bond is keeping the case so that Clay Davis can be a trophy for Bond."
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"wants to, one day, run for mayor."
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"Cuts both ways for you, Nerese."
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"If the Feds get Clay Davis, then the case doesn't give Bond any profile,"
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"But if they get him and flip him,"
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"Clay might take half the Royce administration with him."
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"You included, maybe."
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"Don't you worry about me."
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"You, on the other hand, just slammed the door on the feds,"
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"when we need all the help we can get."
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"Pussy call."
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"I'm just glad to know Marlo has a hobby."
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"Take her to her room,"
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"You know, let her hit the minibar, watch TV."
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"I'll use Monk for my ride."
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"All right, then, moving on to new business,"
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"and tearing the shit down,"
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"I think we all see the writing on the wall in East Baltimore."
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"Yeah. They moving the hood out."
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"Yo, niggers are going across the line to Baltimore County."
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"Pretty soon, East Baltimore won't be in Essex."
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"There's a market already along route 40 and down at Turner Station."
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"- And new territory go to who claim it. - No. Ordinarily so."
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"But here we got some of our east-side people being displaced, right?"
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"I think we need to take care of those most affected."
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"Meaning you."
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"Well, I am east side, for the most part."
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"But I'm talking about Hungry Man and Parker and Ghost."
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"You know, others beside myself."
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"- So for those of us who suffer... - All right, I see that."
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"Why don't you let one of your juniors get a shot to open the county up?"
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"Let a fresh face get a shot at it."
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"is not a co-op concern."
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"Yeah, but how Slim feel about that, though?"
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"Marlo, man, you're a little out of order here."
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"Yeah, well, it's just a thought."
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"Look, man, what's the percentage breakdown..."
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"Don't sleep on Marlo."
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"Reginald."
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"Reginald."
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"I'm going to work, you know I got night shift all this week."
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"You know, I could stay down here quiet like,"
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"you ain't need to sweat."
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"You don't stay here when I'm not around. That's our rule."
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"I'm your brother. I got nowhere to go when I leave."
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"Last time I left you alone in my home, you dragged half my kitchen to a pawn shop."
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"You said."
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"The courthouse? What the fuck?"
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"What now?"
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"Major crimes is being disbanded."
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"I got the word yesterday from command. The mayor signed off."
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"They're quietly deep-sixing the investigation into the bodies and Marlo Stanfield."
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"- A money thing? - They're pulling back on everything."
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"If they ship Freamon back to homicide, I don't have him on that, either,"
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