"Namond:" "See,tocapamotherfucker," "Youputapistol tohishead," "Andsay,"pow," andhetagged." "But when chris and them do it" "Dukie:" "Yo, it ain't working, nay." "I know you making this up." "Namond:" "Word to my mother, yo." "Lex ain't dead." "I seen him creeping in an alley last night near the playground." "Everybody know lex is dead." "Nah, there's dead, and there's special dead." "Yeah, chris working that juju shit." "Nah, man." "What i'm saying is they zombies." "Why you think he take them into vacants?" "Heneedtime tochangethem." "Youdon'tbelieveme,  yo,it'son you." "Yo, they funnin', ain't they, michael?" "I don't know about that voodoo shit, man," "But chris is definitely doing something." "Get a nigger to walk up in there" "Knowing he about to get capped, man." "Chris, he different." "You can tell by them" "Coon-ass country clothes that nigger be wearing." "(gunshots)" "(dogsbarking) 9?" "Nah, too much bark." "Probably a 40-cal." "Yeah, man, this is serious business." "So you saying lex is a zombie?" "Pookie, byron, all them niggers." "And chris?" "Yeah, chris, zombie master." "I knew this wasn't going away." "That's what we've been trying to tell you, yo." "Chris got the power." "He tell them to come, and they got to come," "Like the devil do with the damned." "What you think chris got them doing?" "Probably spies, man." "Can't figure any other way mario knows so much." "Yeah, that's what it is." "Like in this movie, "zombie killer" or something," "They came out at night, hunting." " Hunting?" " Yeah, man." "They... (sirens)" "Yeah, and in that movie, they was snatching people up," "Stealing their warmth." "(bottlerattling)" "( bottle breaks )" "(footsteps)" "(thememusicplaying)" "¶whenyouwalk throughthegarden¶" "¶watchyourback¶" "¶well,ibeg yourpardon¶" "¶walkthestraight andnarrowtrack¶" "¶ifyouwalkwith jesus¶" "¶he'llsaveyoursoul ¶" "¶gotto keepthe devil¶" "¶downin thehole¶" "¶ he's got fire and the fury athiscommand¶" "¶youdon'tgot toworry¶" "¶holdon to jesus'hand¶" "¶ we'll be safe from satan ¶" "¶whenthethunderrolls¶" "¶ but you got to keep the devil downinthehole¶" "¶ keep him down in the gutter, allright?" "¶" "¶oh,yeah¶" "¶mm-hmm¶" "¶ we'll be safe from satan ¶" "¶gotto keepthe devil downinthehole¶" "¶keephiminthehole,  inthehole¶" "¶downin thehole¶" "¶keephiminthehole,  inthehole¶" "¶downin thehole¶" "¶keephiminthehole,  inthehole¶" "(bellrings)" "(indistinctchatter)" "St. Jude, patron of lost causes." "Tellmeyouain 't beenonbendedknee" "Whispering in his saintly ear each and every night" "Before you close those peepers." "I know you have, tommy, catch a break like this." " Stan, you're sure about this?" " Valchek:" "On my mother's soul,it'salock." "Assigned a rookie-- a broad, no less" "As lead detective." "Pulleda goodmanoff , too,i heard." "Hmm." "Tommy, remember, anything you need." "He's a piece of work." "Valchek?" "Comes with the territory." "You want the first district council seat," "You make nice with whatever polish or greek commander" " They dump in the southeast." " Not italian." " No, there ain't enough of us left down there." " You think he has this right?" " What, that royce tampered with the case?" " No way the mayor knows." "You're right." "This one has ervin burrell written all over it." "Fuck if the mayor knows or not." "If it's true," "We get it out there quick and bang him hard." "I go public?" "They can't spin this." "They sabotaged a criminal case." "No spin on a knuckleball, you still can't tell how it's gonna break." "We feed it to tony gray." "We keep ourselves out of the line of fire, sting royce," "And as an added bonus, give gray's campaign a boost" "Which comes at the expense of the mayor's base." "I'm a devious motherfucker once i get going." "So, all told," "We're looking at 13 warrants and 6 locations." "And given my staffing situation..." "Not a problem." "I can give you my deu, flex, and ops squads." " A sector of uniforms if you need it." " Great." "The problem is, you're wasting a wiretap on street-level arrests." "Marimow:" "Wedotheseraidsright," "We might catch mario or one of his lieutenants" "At one of these locations," "Get them with dope on the table." "Daniels:" "Marlostanfield." "In a room." "With dope on the table." "I've kicked down doors" "And surprised bigger players than him." "Well, let me warn you, lieutenant," "I am not about to litigate a wiretap for a handful of street rips." "Well, that's on you, counselor." "No, it's not." "Major, see you tomorrow." "( sigh )" "Floaters." "You had any more?" "No more than usual for the season." "Freamon:" "Whataboutdecomps?" "What do you got in the decomp room?" " Coroner: 2 or 3 unidentifieds." " Found in baltimore?" "No, actually, two from prince george's, one from dorchester." "Nah, he wouldn't drive that far." "Let me get this straight." "You're looking for extra bodies, no one in particular," "Other than this one kid you already put out on the teletype." "Yeah." "You on it." "You fellas don't have enough work?" "If you do your classwork, homework," "You earn stickers." "Dag, yo, every day you be changing it up." "You got us confused, mr." "P." "( overlapping chatter )" "Behave in class, that's another sticker." "Attheendoftheweek,  the four with the most stickers" "Get a prize" "Andareeligible fora granddrawing" "Attheendofthemonth ." "Don't do your work, misbehave in class... (indistinctchatter)" "Your name goes here." "Detention." "A full hour after school, no exceptions." "Soit'sup to you." "Stickersforprizes" "Or stay with me after school." "Yo, mr." "P. Why you do me detention, huh?" "You interrupted the class, namond." "Yo, when you first came in here," "You was all treating us straight up," "And now you just dog me before i even know the rules." "Thatain'tright,man ." "When you're right, namond, you're right." "Hey, mr." "P., i want me some of them stickers." "Zenobia, you have to do your work." "I want to, but i ain't got no pencils." "I don't want no damn welfare pencil!" "(laughter)" "It seems to me" "There are two kinds of kids walking in this building." "Stoop kids, corner kids." " Excuse me?" " You know, stoop kids." "They're the ones who stay on their front steps" "When their parents tell them." "The others go down to the corners." "They can't sit still in the class." "The others can and do." "So separate the two." "That's tracking." "Colvin:" "Excuseme?" "Tracking students." "It's a nasty phrase in educational circles." "It refers to the grouping of children" "Based on expected performance." "Well, what's wrong with it?" "It says you have reduced expectations for certain students," "That you expect less from them academically." "So you pretend to teach all these kids," "And the truth is, you ain't teaching any of them." "Butwhatif thestoopkids" " Could be in classrooms where there was no disruptions?" " And the corner kids?" "I mean, they're the ones you're after, right?" "I mean, that's why you got the grant money." "Sampson:" "Aslongas thisdoesn't involve warehousing children," "I'm for anything that allows me to do my job." "Every teacher here will tell you the same." "The trick for you is to come up with a program" "That actually addresses itself tothecornerkids." "I don't know, we start pulling kids out of regular classes," "Won't they be stigmatized?" "There's not a stigma at being booted out of class every other day?" "Question is," "How do we identify the corner kids?" "That won't be a problem." "Ok." "Ok." "You understand the work?" "Come on, this is easy." "I know you can do it." "( sigh )" "You're not giving me a choice." "You have detention." " Kareem:" "Yo, nay, mrs." "D.Shakingbushes." " Back to your seats." "Michael:" "Whatthefuck?" "Shegotmy blade,yo." "I said, back to your seats." "( students talking at once )" "Yo, mrs." "D. Be stealing shit." "I ain't never gonna get my blade back." "Yo, you all up on me for?" "I do my work." "I'm not your yo." "Show me your work." "Yeah, i see." "( laughter )" "Yo, my hand hurting from all this learning." " You got some tylenol?" " ( laughter )" "What i got for you is detention." "Ohh!" "Yo, fuck you, prezbo." "Ohh!" "Fucking gimpy-assed, big-grill motherfucker." "That's it." "You're out of here!" "Go!" "Get your police stick out your desk and beat me." "You know you fucking want to." "Ooh!" "Prez:" "Everyonebackin yourseat." "The fuck you looking at, bitch?" " Ooh, ms." "Sampson, i-- - namond brice," "If you weren't headed to the main office," "You are now." "Yeah, i was just..." "One of the corner kids, huh?" "Yeah, they do step up when you need them, don't they?" "Look, what?" "You want me to say you right, you right." "Should have had protection at the card game." "Done is done." "Now we need to decide what we're gonna do about omar." "You make the price right," "Somebody gonna get a whiff of that bushwhacker's ass." "Now, you take it from there." "You think so?" "I ain't saying omar can't be got." "Any nigger can be got." "But once we put word to ear" "And he learn that we pricing out his head," "He's gonna be trying us like we're trying him." "You saying i should let it slide?" "Nah." "Nah, we get at him another way." "Get at him without no bounties, no bullshit like that." "I mean, barksdale turned this town upside down hunting him," "And all he ended up looking was weak." "I ain't no barksdale." "I'm just saying talk is cheap." "We sit on it," "We gonna figure out a way to get that faggot." "But till then, we don't say a mumbling word." "I got me six now, and i'll give you the four later," "All right?" "Come on!" "Nah." "I'm gonna need the whole 10 now." "Sherrod!" "You ain't in school?" "Um, half a day." "Teachers' meeting." "Come on, i told you about those lame excuses, man." "I was talking to him first." "All right, this ain't no-- ain't no need for physical" "You got $4.00 for me?" "I'm short $4.00." "What the fuck are you talking" "Got a cart full of shit, nigga." "What you got for me?" "I know you holding." "Where's it at?" "You ain't hear?" "Unh!" "Ok." "It's in my shoe." "My shoe." "( bubbles groaning )" "Don't need the four now, son." "( laughter )" "Boy:" "Damn,yo, wheretheshovelat?" "Boy 2:" "Burythatnigger,man ." "Here you go, sir." "Thank you." " Tommy carcetti, running for mayor." " Good luck, tommy." "Hey, mr." "Carcetti, you got my vote." "Thanks." "Tommy carcetti." "Hey." "Thank you very much." " Here you go." " Good luck, councilman." "How you doing?" "Tommy carcetti, running for mayor." "Wilson:" "Ok,councilman, timetohitthe westside ." "Pretty motherfucker." "Gonna make me go to my game face." "Ok." "I'll take 25 of the honeysuckle incense cones." "Keep me healthy for next week." "Wilson:" "Tommy!" "Excuse me." "Tony gray's people say 20 minutes at their place." "Shit, clarence." "Look like you did in '98 when you surprised the hell out of everyone." "Bring 'em on." "Huh?" "( laughing )" "Why give it to us?" "Why don't you stick it to royce yourself?" "Because after what tommy did at the debate," "It'll seem like more of the same if it comes from him." "And if we use it to take four or five points out of royce's base," "Helps him as much as us." "Oncebitten,twiceshy ." "With tommy carcetti, i got to always think a step ahead." "Look, tony." "You ain't gonna win." "So the only question is whether you want to lose" "With24percentofthevote or28percent." "You bring the numbers up," "You look good for the legislature." "Maybea congressionalrun." "Prez:" "Albertstokes." "Here." "Mr. P., can i go?" "My moms told me to go straight home after school." "Mine, too." "Mine, too." "( students talking at once )" "You should have thought of that" "Before you smeared ink all over my desk." "Weren't my fault, my pen exploded." "( laughter )" "Michael." "Michael lee?" "Mr. P., please, can i go?" "I ain't eat no lunch, and my stomach making all these noises." "Look." "I won't ever disrespect your pencil again, i promise." "Zenobia, it wasn't about the pencil." "Zebobia:" "Please,mr." "P." "(alltalkingatonce )" "Ok." "Ok." "All right." " Boy:" "All right." " Just this one time, i'll make an exception." "But next time, expect to stay the full hour." " Why are you here?" " Came to say sorry." "I didn't mean to get all up in your face like that." "I appreciate that, namond." "It takes courage to admit when you're wrong." "What i can't understand, i've seen you in ms." "Sampson's class doing your work." "Why can't you do the same in here?" "I mean to, i do." "It's just the evil get in me," "And before i know it, i go off." "Well..." "Tomorrow we'll see if we can't do better." "Can't tomorrow." "Mrs. D. Put me out." "I got to bump." "Later, mr." "P." "If you can wait outside..." "It's ok." "He can stay." "Thank you." "Mr. P., you know michael can't make it to detention." "I know he didn't." "Now it's double." "He's got two days to serve." "Nah." "I mean he can't." "He got to go pick up his little brother from school." "Well, he'll just have to find somebody else to do that." "It-- it ain't like that." "I mean, michael would come if he could," "But wouldn't have nobody else to pick up his little brother, bug." "You know, his mother, she on that stuff." "We walking home." "You coming?" "Oh, no." "I'm waiting on alpo." "Ms. Sampson got him doing detention." "You gonna be here till, like, 5:00." "Yeah." "She a hard lady." "She don't ever give a brother no play." "Well, all right, man." "I'll holla at you later." "Donut:" "Allright,yo ." "So you're not gonna be in the nba?" "Then it must be the nfl?" "( chuckles )" "I thought all the boys in class" "Were gonna join the pros." "Nah, that's just something we say." "So what about you?" "What do you want to be when you grow up?" "I'm gonna own my own store." "That's smart." "You're gonna need to know a lot of math." "You left them in there." "( groan )" "Hey, don't worry, mr." "P. We got you." "Hey, donut!" "Yo, donut's crazy with cars." "He can open anything." " Donut:" "Hey." " Randy:" "Hey." "What up, man." "Yo, he locked his keys in there." "It's ok." "I can call aaa." "Oh, no problem, chief." "Bubbles:" "Feeltheneed toworkthemcorners,huh?" "I'm just asking because you don't need to be doing what you're doing." "I need to learn some shit on my own." "I'm trying to help you, sherrod," "But you making it so i can't." "I didn't even know the man who beat on you, bubs." "He was short money on the corner." "I swear he wasn't nothing to me." "Yeah, but when the shit start, there's nothing to be done, right?" "What would i have done if he started wailing on you?" "Same kind of nothing, see?" "That's how the corners be." "Theygonnauseyou up,  sherrod." "You welcome to stay tonight," "But you ain't in school tomorrow morning," "This partnership need to be done." "These two precincts are the bellwether for the fifth." "If you can take even 18 percent out of carcetti in these," "It's a good guess he won't have the numbers citywide." "Well, who are we ticketed with over here?" "The n.D.O., i hope, because-- ...This amid allegations that high-ranking police officials intervened" "To have a veteran police detective removed from the controversial case." "Thebraddockmurder becamea focalpoint inthemayoralcampaign" "When councilman thomas carcetti alleged" "The west baltimore man was killed" "Because he was a witness in the case." "...Because they were afraid the police would prove what they most fear," "Thatfredrobraddock wasmurdered" "Becausehewasawitness andthecityfailed toprotecthim." "It's on all three channels." "And the "sun" and the "post" are both calling for comment." "...And my sources within the department say the rank and file officers" "Aresimply appalledbythisblatant politicalmanipulation." "Damn." "Turn it up." "Hey, greggs, you're famous." "Gray:" "...Istoremove ahighlydecoratedveteran, 15yearsexperience asa murderinvestigator," " Without reason..." " That'd be me." "Then replaced with a rookie who has yet to handle a single homicide investigation." "That'd be you." " Gray:" "Then we need tore-think..." " The fuck i ever do to him?" "( chuckling )" "You gonna make it too heavy, yo." "It might work if we make it bigger." "It would work if we had balsa wood, you know." "It's really light and strong." "Man, you so full of-- oh, shit." "Zombie master." "Need to take us a little walk." "Nah, i'm good here." "Yo." "Young'uns need to move along." "Sure, chris, we'll bump." "Yo, snoop, your sister in my class." "What the fuck?" "You high or something, nigga?" "You boys be smoking that shit?" "Hearing good things about you." "Say you straight up, take care of your people," "Not begging no handouts." "Motherfucker, you hear the nigger talking to you," "Giving you praises and shit." "You standing here looking fucking stupid." "Yo, chill." "Sometimes, she get a little hot." "Snoop:" "I'mjustsaying theboyain'tright!" "Yo, we always in the market for a good solider." "When we see one we like, we take care of the situation." "Takehimin ,schoolhim , makehimfamily." "And if you're with us, you're with us," "Justlikewe 'dbe withyou  alltheway." "You have a mind, you're in." "Look, man." "I already got a family." "My moms and my little brother" "Yeah." "Heard that." "But think on it." "We'll be around if you need something." "He saw me, yo." "I knew it." "I knew chris was asking michael about me." "I knew it, man." "I'm dead." "( exhales )" "Yo, man, good looking out." "Yeah." "I thought they was gonna" "Yeah, i know, i know." "What did he ask about me?" "I know he asked about me." "What'd you say?" "What'd you tell him?" "Calm down." "It weren't even about you, man." "Yo, for real, man, you need to tell me." "Whatdidhe askyou ?" "Yo, you right, man." "Chriswasallup inyourbusiness." "He down on you for some deep shit, man." "Idon'tevenknowwhat ." "Nah, i'm just fucking with you, man." "Hedidn'tevenspeak yourname." "Oh, man." "Royce:" "So,erv,what'snext?" "Your officers gonna shoot a couple of tourists?" "Maybeflyahelicopter intoharborplace?" "What can we expect the last week of my reelection campaign?" "Sir, i did what you asked no more, no less." "Hamsterdam legalized drug zone?" "Oh, he takes responsibility for that." " The subpoena's allovertown." " That, too." "Royce:" "Theleakabout thewitnessmurder." "I mean, that was his shop, too, right?" "Hell, yeah." "Royce:" "Andnow,thislastthing," "Transferringdetectives offthecase." "What is that?" "What is that?" "Scuttling the investigation." "Yeah, right." "Yeah, that's awful." "Jesus." "Mr. Mayor, you asked me to slow that investigation down." "Mmmmm." "Mmmmm." "Subtle, ervin." "Hmm?" "You hold a few facts for a few weeks." "You put a report or two in a desk drawer." "But the transferring of people off a case?" "Burrell:" "Look." "Youtoldme" "Youspecifically wantedmeto not" "Ervin, you may leave." "Mr. Mayor" "That will be all, commissioner." "Uh..." "No, i need a word or two with your deputy, ervin." "Have a seat." "I tried to warn him." "I mean, if it leaked out of homicide about the dead witness," "Why wouldn't it leak that we bumped a detective?" "Why didn't you come to us beforehand?" "I'm a loyal subordinate, mr." "Mayor," "And ervin is a good man working under considerable pressure." "Parker:" "He'sa hack." "You're not bothered by the pressure, deputy?" "Not in the least." "I need you to make this go away, bill." "I won't forget, believe me." "Another thing slim charles got up with me." "Saidthefatman  wanta sit-down." " Nah." "I did that already." " ( whistle )" "Chris:" "Well,slimsaythe fat man  knewthecardgame" "Was gonna get took." "He did, did he?" "Set it up." "Old face andre:" "Yo,whyyoualways bebackhere?" "Quiet." "And i can see what comes." "But you out in the weather and shit." "I don't like to speak in no rooms." "Yeah." "Yo." "You ain't staying long." "So you know, i almost got that for you." "I just need a couple of days more." "You can keep my money for now." "But i got something that needs doing." "Anything, mario." "Your call." "Omar gonna come in your store, stick it up, rob you." "You gonna call the police, make a report." "You feel me?" "Yeah, that'll work, but, uh, you know when he" "Get out, he's coming right at me." " I ain't scared or nothing." "I'm just saying, you know?" " He ain't gonna get out." "A man make bail on robbery." "Make it no bail." "If you have a problem," "Like you can't make it to detention," "You need to tell me." "That's your responsibility." "People will be more than willing to help you out," "But it's up to you to ask." "You can go back to the cafeteria, or hang up here." "Duquan." "Could you come here?" "I thought maybe you could help me out." "I packed too much." "Takethisdown tothecafeteria" "And get yourself something to drink from the machine." "Thank you." "Crystal, you got a second?" "What's up with duquan?" "I gave him some new clothes." "I was expecting" "He might have lost them." "That fast?" "It weren't that." "His people take his clothes, sell it on the corners." "You're kidding." "No, sir." "Everybody knows." "Which brings me to what we're proposing." "Different kids, different approaches." "You tell us who we need to touch at north avenue to get the go-ahead." "The puzzle palace?" "Look." "If y'all still want to jump in and help," "I'm fine with it." "That's about all the ok you need in my house." "(knockon door)" "The stricker street situation is waiting in the office." "( exhales )" "Neighborhood squabbles, and my babies bring it in here." "Two fights yesterday," "All because the mothers can't get along." "Igotto go ." "Mrs. Donnelly will work out the nuts and bolts." "But, just so you hear it, thank you." "It'll be the only time anyone in this system will think to say it." "He's a good man." "You need to protect him." "Protect him?" "Principal withers just went out on a limb for you," "And in this system, they know how to handle a chainsaw." "( chuckle )" "Parenti:" "Excuseme?" "Anyone has a problem with what we're doing," "It's on him." "So, you specified eighth graders?" "We have 256 on roll." "241 attend on a regular basis." "Of those, 40 or so would fit your bill of corner kids." "40?" "Pretty workable." "Ahem." "What would you suggest?" "Start with 10 or so." "Ms. Sampson has enough to get you going." "One of them named namond brice?" "Pick of the litter." "But you'll have to wait." "He's on a three day suspension." "Remember when i was cadet," "I was up here on a cadaver search." "Instructor gets on the radio to say," "We're looking for one body in particular." ""if you go grabbing everyone you see," "We'll be here all day," he says." "Heh heh heh!" "Leakin park," "Where west baltimore brings out its dead." "Not anymore, from the look of things." "Not by the roadside, anyway." "If he's dumping them here," "He's dumping them deep in the woods." " ( sigh ) - come on." "At each raid site," "We're anticipating dope or cash or guns." "All warrants are for prime locations" "Linked to high-level violators." "Weeks old addresses linked to low-level corner boys." "We'll also be sweeping drug corners at these locations." "Wagons will hold in this location here." "Jump-offtime,1500hours." "We take our position 10 minutes beforetheassault,here." "The go is on my say-so." "Questions?" "Excellent." "We'll hold the rec room till it's time to stage." "Warrants are one thing," "But street sweeps on mario stanfield's crews?" "Are you guys serious?" "Carv, you give these hoodle-heads too much credit." "Trust me on this, boy wonder." "Never mind this horseshit." "So what've they got you doing for your man?" "Who, the lieutenant?" "No, royce." "Herc, the mayor's your meal ticket." "He gets another four years, you're liable to wear the gold braids." "Shouldn't you be out waving a campaign sign or some shit?" "And so ends the last crusade of the major crimes unit." "With a whimper." "Lester would cry to see his wiretap cannibalized for that crap." "I mean, street sweeps on mario stanfield?" "So what else you got cooking?" "Narcotics cases?" "C.I.D. Has the burman indictment coming in." "Nothing past that." "As wars go, this drug thing seems to rate less and less." "If demper wins and manages to forgive my trespasses," "Maybe i'll go in and beg for something new." "I don't know." "Just..." "Feels like enough's enough." "(telephoneringing)" "Officer:" "Crutchfield." "Linetwo." "Intake." "Sergeant, you were looking for me?" "I was, yeah." "Curly fry?" "Chicken doohickey?" "Sit down." "Norris is back on the braddock case." "It's by order of the deputy ops." "In fact, we're gonna go with a story that says he was never off the case," "That you and he are partnered, a task force of two," "Working it together." " Fuck you, fat man." " Heh heh!" "Not original, but succinct." "I like your approach." "Y'all humiliate me once by dropping me into this thing," "And now you're gonna shame me again" "By bringing norris back." "( sigh )" "This is homicide, detective." "This is not some boiler room unit" "Where no one pays attention to whatever the fuck it is you call police work." "The bosses?" "They know our names up here." "Now, i didn't like it when they came to me" "And told me to dump norris," "But dump him i did." "And it's not like i want to carry water for them" "Now that they're pretending they never told me to do any such thing," "But carry the water i will." "And in the end," "When everyone else in this unit is buried and beshitted," "This detective sergeant will still be standing." "So..." "Get the story straight." "Norris was always the primary," "And you are now assisting on an investigation" "Which is progressing even as we speak." "Does the colonel know about this?" "He's in the hospital." "Chemo didn't work." "Press conference is upstairs in half an hour." " So don't be late." " Press conference?" "Mm-hmm." "I ain't mean to laugh at you none." "I know it sound crazy, but i ain't joking." "For real, lex a zombie." "I knew it way before what nay and them was saying." "Listen." "They had me tell lex to go up to the playground." "I told him to go up there and see some girl." "He ain't never come back down." "So what they gonna do to me when they get mad at me?" "It makes sense chris taking them into the vacants" "To change them..." "And you know what else." "Dukie:" "Thatain'twhathe'sdoing." "Chris and the vacants..." "Changing them?" "He ain't changing them, he killing them." "That'sall." "They'regettingkilled." "How you know?" "Can't tell nobody." "I seen it." "I seen them walk a boy up into one house over there on calhoun." "You seen that?" "Yeah." "Rawls that'sjustfalse." "Detectivenorrishasbeen workingthiscasenonstop," "And given her narcotics expertise," "Detective greggs was assigned to augment rather than to replace him." "But for two days, sources inside the department were saying" "I'm inside the department, and i'm telling you that's not true." "We do not play politics with a criminal investigation." "Reporter:" "Andhowdo youexplain councilmangray'sallegations?" "Rawls:" "Ithinkyoushouldask councilmangraythatquestion." "( tires screech )" "Police!" "Search warrant!" "Take the back." " Officer:" "On the ground, now!" " Police!" "Search warrant!" "Officer 2:" "Twoupstairs." " Officer 3:" "Don't move!" " Officer 4:" "Check that backroom." "Officer 5:" "Isaid,getyourass ontheground." " Officer 4:" "Get down!" " Officer 5:" "Get down!" "( tires screeching )" "Officer 6:" "This is the 1300 block, right?" "No, this is the 12." "Officer 7:" "Are we on the right corner?" "We had this as a stash house?" "According to the wiretap." "How long ago?" "They move them around, you know." "Zeroes on the warrants." "Minorarrestson  the designated corners, sir." " They were tipped!" " You think?" "Marimow:" "For us to come up this empty" "Atalltheselocations, ithasto be ." "This cocksucker mario thinks he's smarter than us?" "He is not." "Sergeant, i want to know where he hangs." "You mean like him personally?" "He moves around, lieutenant." "He floats but i have seen him" " In the concrete park behind fulton." " In a park?" "If the weather's right, he sits out there in some lawn chairs, holds court." "He's got people covering every approach so there's no creeping up on him." "My guess is that he likes to talk outdoors so no one can drop a microphone on him." "Sergeant, what can we do with that?" "(sirens)" "I admit i've made some mistakes," "Burrell being one of the biggest," "But he's got a job for about 10 more days." "After the primary, he's gone, believe me." "And that last stunt pulling a detective." "What'd you expect?" "Not that." "Hey." "I had nothing to do with that nonsense." "Now, that's a straight up lie." "I was at that damn meeting when you told him," ""slow the case down."" "Royce:" "Ididn'tmean" "Who the hell knows what you mean anymore, clarence?" "Look at this." "Well, look at it!" "You gave me your word on this." "Your word, clarence." "But here you are ticketed up with eunetta in her best precincts" "And then ticketed up with my girl daniels," "Where she's running strong." "Odell, this is the first i've seen this." "Come on, now!" "This is probably eunetta's people pulling this shit." "With a "citizens for royce" authority line?" "Eh." "Look at you, clarence." "Just look at you." "You've forgotten your agenda." "You've forgotten your base." "You think a shave and some marcus garvey posters are gonna get you over?" "Do you think that's gonna make up" "For jumping in bed with every damn developer?" "Shit." "You're even on clay davis' tit." "Now, don't you go getting all self-righteous with me, odell." " Campaign runs on dollars." "You know it." " Whose dollars?" "Those sons of bitches you got around your card table every month" "Feeding your kitty?" "Oh, yeah." "I know about that, too." "You-- trouble with you" "Fuck you, clarence." "I'm gonna sit what's left of this one out." "I'm gonna sit it out." "Sit it out." " The primary?" " Odell:" "Sit it out!" "Odell!" "Odell!" "Who the hell do you think you are, huh?" "Comenovember,i'mstill gonna be the only game in town!" "Odell, turn your back on me now, i won't forget!" "We can't afford this." "We need his organization on tuesday." "Go after him!" "Fuck that holier-than-thou-- motherfucker!" "Delegate watkins." "Delegatewatkins!" "Wait, sir." "I'msurewe can workthisout." "Youandthemayor cantalkthisthrough." "Deputy rawls, please." "It's lieutenant hoskins at the hall." "Dozerman:" "You'regonnause the hole in the wall, right?" "Herc:" "Yeah,i 'mgonnarub somedogshit" "Onthefront ofthisthing." "Idon'twantnobody touchingit." "Gotit?" "You need to raise it a bit." "Yeah, that's good." "Right there, that works." "Thought i heard something." "Rats." "How we doing?" "We need to go." "He ain't nothing but a skanky-ass bitch to begin with," "And besides, he ex-police, so you know what that like." "I'm going to the ladies room." "Bey, you need to talk to him." "Yo, daddy, don't even go there," "With you all the time telling me" "How you dropped out in the sixth grade," "Went up on the corner with avon and stringer." "Earned cheese for the family, saying how it made you a man" "All right, all right." "You right." "Can't throw rocks." "But i'm just saying." "You know how your mother be, with all the fussing." "Maybe you just need to slow it up." "You know what i'm saying?" "Yo, you heard how mario punked bodie?" "Said he either got to work for him or give up his corner." "Don't you know, his sorry ass buckled." "Ohh." "You'd have gone about it different?" "Yeah, i'd have stood tall, like you." "Got my 9." "Fuck chris and them." "Listen to you, all spit and fire." "You'd have gone to the mattress all by your lonesome" "And went up against half of the west side." "You got it where it counts," "And i respect that more than anything." "But shit out there now?" "It ain't like it was when we was coming up." "Back in the day," "A punk nigger like mario steps out," "Breaking the rules and shit," "He find himself in the back of a car trunk" "On the way to leaking park." "No doubt." "We did that shit right." "Wordwasyourbond." "Man looked out for his own, knowing he in a family." "Digwherei'mcomingfrom ?" "Buttoday, it'sallfuckedup." "(musicplaying)" "These steps." " Thank you, baby." " You're good to go." "(musicplaying)" "Say "omar."" "Omar." "Nothing?" "We checked both sides of the street" " From here up to monroe." " Nothing?" "Nothing that don't belong in no sewer." "Thanks." "(musicplayingonradio)" "Bunk:" "Otherideas?" "Whoo!" "Ha ha ha!" "Blood, bump me off that nigger up the "skreet."" "Motherfucker inthe"bruick?"" "That'dbehim." "Ibesaying," "No motherfucker gonna run off with my "hairron."" "Oh,thisis fuckinggreat." "Get somebody who reads lips, this motherfucker's history." "Sydnor:" "Isthislegal?" "Imean,intercepting whatthey'resaying?" "Herc:" "Don'tgofreamononme." "( sniffs )" "Shit." "I got to run." "Hey, man, what about some fucking relief?" "I been here all morning." "(musicplaying)" "You heard?" "They making movies." "Yeah." "How you want to play it?" "I ain't sure." "Let's see the fat man." "How'd the other thing turn out?" "All good." "Monell:" "Yo." "What up, boy?" "If you want some, i got reese's." "Nah, man." "You trying to make some real cheese?" "$5.00?" "What you need?" "Me and paul gonna get it on with tiff." "Keep an eye out." "I don't want mrs." "D creeping up." "Feel me?" "I feel you, but i got some sixth graders" " Waiting on a special order." " Let them wait, man." "It ain't like we gonna be all day." "All right." "No, ma'am, it says right here," "His honor had the bureau of solid waste" "Conduct a clean sweep along tivoly." "Woman:" "Butittook6months beforetheyshowedup." "Well, yeah, ok." "Well, nobody's perfect." "But hey, listen." "I wouldn't be sitting here" "If i didn't believe clarence royce" "Wasn't truly committed to this city and its people." "Woman:" "Whataboutthecrime inourneighborhood?" "I admit, that's another good point." "But, lady, between you and me," "I can tell from your voice you're black" "And you can tell from my voice i'm white." "So i got to ask you," "When do you think the last time a white man voted for a black man" "When there was another white man in the race?" "Woman:" "Idon'tknow,but you must reallybelievein him." "Well, ain't that what i been saying?" "He's just the best candidate." "So you'll go with my man?" "Woman:" "I'llthinkaboutit." "All right, that's great." "Thank you for your time." " Woman:" "All right." " All right." "I have a hall pass." "Yeah, good for you." "Mine's down." "Atta boy." "Bunk:" "You need bodies, lester..." "Here you go." "We got a warrant and a teletype for my boy lex." "So, dead or alive, he's on file." "And beyond that, it's time for you to shine that mighty intellect of yours" "On some real murders." "Give up the hypotheticals and shit." "Yeah, i suppose." "This is my issue-- crime" "And i understand completely what you're saying," "And if you give me the opportunity," "I will be able to do something to help you out" "And, you know, other people in this neighborhood." "Mr. Ricks, thank you for your time and for your attention." "Ricks:" "Noproblem." " Thank you." " Wilson:" "Thank you." "Pretty brazen," "Shaking hands with the enemy in broad daylight." "( chuckle )" "Werner's deli, this isn't." "Definitely not." "Though here you are, councilman," "Leaving no door unopened." "Shoe leather our secret weapon." "You surprised me." "You've made this a horse race." "So, ah, what makes me think you didn't just happen by" "And find us here?" "Watkins is breaking with the mayor." " How do you know?" " I know." "Rawls:" "I've carried the mayor's water because i had to, councilman." "I'dloveto seesome newbloodin thiscity." "And i'd love the chance" "To do the right thing for this police department for a change." "Wait until he turns the corner." "District office for watkins." "Gilmor street." "And fuck them red lights, man," "Wilson:" "(laughing)" "Not a place you expect to find any gangsters." "Police, for that matter." "Heard you knew something i didn't." "Told you before," "I make it my business to keep an ear to the ground." "I make it my business to do business." "We doing business, or are we just talking?" "And if it's talk, i'ma walk." "I heard the people pulling security at the card game" "Weren't too keen on their wages." "Figured it was only a matter of time" "Before they found a way to get their due compensation." "And you didn't think to tell me?" "Man learns best when he get burned." "How do i know you ain't making this shit up?" "You don't." "Things happen on the street." "Proof is hard to come by." "Go ahead, open it." "Offthestreet, there'sallkindofproof." "They planning on executing those friday." "Time it with the election, i guess," "Show they doing their job," "Cleaning up the city, taking down a kingpin." "How did you come by this?" "Told you before, i keep my ear to the ground." "What are you gonna do with it?" "Maybe nothing." "Charlie's not part of the co-op." "Ormaybeitip  himforafee ." "What do you think a man with a whole lot of money" "Would pay for his freedom?" "You know, lately," "I come to find out someone trying to take pictures on me." "Pictures?" "Video." "You heard anything about me through your travels?" "Had no incentive to listen." "You do now." "It's one thing to sit out the primary." "It's another for me to turn on clarence royce." "Granted." "And if i did jump, why not land behind tony gray?" "At least he's from my side of the tracks." "Tony can't win." "I can." "Look." "The truth is, whatever i can do for you," "The mayor can match or double." "I have a pretty good grass roots organization," "But nothing even close to his kind of money." "Now, i'll ticket up with anyone you want me to." "I know you want daniels in the 11th and stokes in the 10th." "I'll keep away from any tickets you think i might harm." "Iknowi'mnot everyone's ideaofabargain" " On your side of town." " Hmm." "But right now, a week from the primary," "The fact is, royce and i both need you." "After the election," "The equation changes for him, but not for me." "I'ma whitemayor ina majority-blackcity," "Andifi'mgonna doanything" "And,delegate, iamso serious aboutfixingthiscity" "I'm gonna have to govern by consensus." "And if you support me," "You will have a voice within my administration" "Simply because i'm gonna need it." "Last poll that clarence showed me," "He was up by 7 points." "Bullshit." "I'm within 4." "(thunder)" "You won't be needing that." "I know." "Here?" "Yeah, here." "Dag." "Yo, turn it off." "The bulb might have got too hot." "Michael:" "Or the batteries dying." "We should go back." "Michael:" "Yo, man, it stinks, man." "Ain't like it was." "You see he ain't move." "Yeah." "Blood still stuck to his hair." "He dead?" "He dead." "Lex, too." "Dukie:" "Hedead." "Theyall is." "Feel better?" "Donut wrong, yo." "Ain't no special dead." "There's just dead." "(thememusicplaying)"