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** Though it's possible he just meant Prop Joe has no idea how to read a sports playbook for basketball.

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** Though it's possible he just clearly meant Prop Joe has no idea how to read a sports playbook for basketball.



* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: After seeing how Wee-Bey so casually treated her friend who [=OD'd=], Shardene agrees to work for the Major Crimes Unit.

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* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: After seeing how Wee-Bey so casually callously treated her friend who [=OD'd=], Shardene agrees to work for the Major Crimes Unit.
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* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Before leaving D'Angelo's house, Shardene asks if she was someone that could be rolled up in a rug and thrown in the trash. D'Angelo has no answer.

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* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Before leaving D'Angelo's house, in response to D'Angelo asking her why she's leaving, Shardene asks if she was someone that could be rolled up in a rug and thrown in the trash. D'Angelo has no answer.



* BigDamnHeroes: Omar has access to Avon and Wee-Bey's pager numbers and uses that to trick Avon into going outside to a payphone. Just as he is about to shoot Avon, Wee-Bey pulls up in his vehicle letting Avon understand that the pager numbers have been compromised and jump out of the way of Omar's bullet. Wee-Bey injures Omar and covers for Avon as the latter hides behind a vehicle.

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* BigDamnHeroes: Omar has access to Avon and Wee-Bey's pager numbers and uses that to trick Avon into going outside to a payphone. Just as he Omar is about to shoot Avon, Wee-Bey pulls up in his vehicle letting Avon understand that the pager numbers have been compromised and jump out of the way of Omar's bullet. Wee-Bey injures Omar and covers for Avon as the latter hides behind a vehicle. vehicle.
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* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Before leaving D'Angelo's house, Shardene asks if she was someone that could be rolled up in a rug and thrown in the trash. D'Angelo has no answer.


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* BigDamnHeroes: Omar has access to Avon and Wee-Bey's pager numbers and uses that to trick Avon into going outside to a payphone. Just as he is about to shoot Avon, Wee-Bey pulls up in his vehicle letting Avon understand that the pager numbers have been compromised and jump out of the way of Omar's bullet. Wee-Bey injures Omar and covers for Avon as the latter hides behind a vehicle.
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* AbsenteeActor: Although credited, John Doman, Frankie Faison, Deirdre Lovejoy, and Wendell Pierce do not appear in this episode.
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* BreakTheCutie: The tactic decided upon to get Shardene to spill the beans. "I think she's a sweetheart," says Freamon, "and we push her hard enough, she'll tumble."
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** When holding up the Barksdale stash, Omar says, "Y'all need to open this door, man, before I [[Literature/ThreeLittlePigs huff and puff. Come on, now, by the hairs of your chinny-chin-chin.]]"

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** When holding up the Barksdale stash, Omar says, "Y'all need to open this door, man, before I [[Literature/ThreeLittlePigs [[Literature/TheThreeLittlePigs huff and puff. Come on, now, by the hairs of your chinny-chin-chin.]]"
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* ShoutOut: When holding up the Barksdale stash, Omar says, "Y'all need to open this door, man, before I [[Literature/ThreeLittlePigs huff and puff. Come on, now, by the hairs of your chinny-chin-chin.]]"

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When holding up the Barksdale stash, Omar says, "Y'all need to open this door, man, before I [[Literature/ThreeLittlePigs huff and puff. Come on, now, by the hairs of your chinny-chin-chin.]]"


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** Lester references the famous "follow the money" line from ''Film/AllThePresidentsMen'':
-->You follow drugs, you get drug addicts and drug dealers. You start to follow the money and you don't know where the fuck it's gonna take you.
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'''Season 1, Episode 9'''
!Game Day
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** Though it's possible he just meant Prop Joe has no idea how to read a sports playbook for basketball.
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-->'''Herc:''' What the fuck was that?
-->'''Carver:''' That was my Korean counterman.
-->'''Herc:''' Sounded Chinese.
-->'''Carver:''' Like you can fucking tell the difference.

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-->'''Herc:''' What the fuck was that?
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that?\\
'''Carver:'''
That was my Korean counterman.
-->'''Herc:'''
counterman.\\
'''Herc:'''
Sounded Chinese.
-->'''Carver:'''
Chinese.\\
'''Carver:'''
Like you can fucking tell the difference.



-->'''Proposition Joe:''' [[SophisticatedAsHell Look the part, be the part, motherfucker!]]

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-->'''Proposition --->'''Proposition Joe:''' [[SophisticatedAsHell Look the part, be the part, motherfucker!]]



-->''[[YouKnowWhatTheySay You know what they say]]; stupid criminals make stupid cops. I'm proud to be chasing this guy.''

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-->''[[YouKnowWhatTheySay You know what they say]]; stupid criminals make stupid cops. I'm proud to be chasing this guy.''''
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->''"Maybe we won."''
-->-- '''[=Herc=]'''
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* AbsenteeActor: Although credited, John Doman, Frankie Faison, Deirdre Lovejoy, and Wendell Pierce do not appear in this episode.
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Avon mocks Prop Joe for carrying around a clipboard despite not being able to read. Prop Joe is later established to be not only a cunning crime boss, but a very knowledgeable man. A prequel short later establishes him as having been a model student.
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-->'''Proposition Joe:''' Let me understand; Avon loses a hundred large to me on a bet, then you bring me some of his shit so that I can put your predatory self on ''his'' ass. Not his day, is it?

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-->'''Proposition Joe:''' Let me understand; Avon loses a hundred large to me on a bet, then you bring me some of his shit so that I can put your predatory self on ''his'' ass. [[{{Understatement}} Not his day, is it?it?]]
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* BadassBoast: Avon wags his finger at Daniels when he drives by.
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-->''You know what they say; stupid criminals make stupid cops. I'm proud to be chasing this guy.''

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-->''You -->''[[YouKnowWhatTheySay You know what they say; say]]; stupid criminals make stupid cops. I'm proud to be chasing this guy.''
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* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: After seeing how Wee-Bey so casually treated her friend who [=OD'd=], Shardene agrees to work for the Major Crimes Unit.
* OnlyBadGuysCallTheirLawyers: Shardene says this when Kima and Lester first pick her up, showing her naivete.
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* SeriousBusiness: The basketball game. Even Carver gets caught up in it.
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* PunchClockVillain: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] when Carver and Herc run into Bodie and Poot at the game; they each asks each other if they're on the clock.

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* PunchClockVillain: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] when Carver and Herc run into Bodie and Poot at the game; they each asks ask each other if they're on the clock.
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Carver and Herc discover the Pit is deserted, and when they investigate, find the Barksdale crew [[GoKartingWithBowser is playing a basketball game against the east side drug crew]] (or the teams they each get), coached by "Proposition" Joe Stewart (Robert F. Chew), and they end up losing. Lester has Prez and Sydnor work the paper trail to track where Avon and Stringer have been putting their drug money. The detail finally gets a visual on Avon thanks to the game, but when they try to follow him, Avon manages to shake them off. Kima and Lester press Shardene, and she's upset enough about [[Recap/TheWireS01E08Lessons her friend and colleague not only dying, but having her body put in a dumpster]], that she agrees to work for the detail, and breaks up with D'Angelo. Omar hits another Barksdale stash house, and almost shoots Avon, but Avon is able to duck away just in time, and Wee-Bey wounds Omar. After only getting baking soda when he decides to steal drugs, and after running into Waylon again, Bubbles decides to try and get clean, and asks his sister Rae (Eisa Davis) if he can stay with her; she reluctantly complies.

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Carver and Herc discover the Pit is deserted, and when they investigate, find the Barksdale crew [[GoKartingWithBowser is playing a basketball game against the east side drug crew]] (or the teams they each get), coached by "Proposition" Joe Stewart (Robert F. Chew), and they end up losing. Lester has Prez and Sydnor work the paper trail to track where Avon and Stringer have been putting their drug money. The detail finally gets a visual on Avon thanks to the game, but when they try to follow him, Avon manages to shake them off. Kima and Lester press Shardene, and she's upset enough about [[Recap/TheWireS01E08Lessons her friend and colleague not only dying, dying]], [[DisposableSexWorker but having her body put in a dumpster]], that she agrees to work for the detail, and breaks up with D'Angelo. Omar hits another Barksdale stash house, and almost shoots Avon, but Avon is able to duck away just in time, and Wee-Bey wounds Omar. After only getting baking soda when he decides to steal drugs, and after running into Waylon again, Bubbles decides to try and get clean, and asks his sister Rae (Eisa Davis) if he can stay with her; she reluctantly complies.
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Carver and Herc discover the Pit is deserted, and when they investigate, find the Barksdale crew [[VillainsOutShopping is playing a basketball game against the east side drug crew]] (or the teams they each get), coached by "Proposition" Joe Stewart (Robert F. Chew), and they end up losing. Lester has Prez and Sydnor work the paper trail to track where Avon and Stringer have been putting their drug money. The detail finally gets a visual on Avon thanks to the game, but when they try to follow him, Avon manages to shake them off. Kima and Lester press Shardene, and she's upset enough about [[Recap/TheWireS01E08Lessons her friend and colleague not only dying, but having her body put in a dumpster]], that she agrees to work for the detail, and breaks up with D'Angelo. Omar hits another Barksdale stash house, and almost shoots Avon, but Avon is able to duck away just in time, and Wee-Bey wounds Omar. After only getting baking soda when he decides to steal drugs, and after running into Waylon again, Bubbles decides to try and get clean, and asks his sister Rae (Eisa Davis) if he can stay with her; she reluctantly complies.

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Carver and Herc discover the Pit is deserted, and when they investigate, find the Barksdale crew [[VillainsOutShopping [[GoKartingWithBowser is playing a basketball game against the east side drug crew]] (or the teams they each get), coached by "Proposition" Joe Stewart (Robert F. Chew), and they end up losing. Lester has Prez and Sydnor work the paper trail to track where Avon and Stringer have been putting their drug money. The detail finally gets a visual on Avon thanks to the game, but when they try to follow him, Avon manages to shake them off. Kima and Lester press Shardene, and she's upset enough about [[Recap/TheWireS01E08Lessons her friend and colleague not only dying, but having her body put in a dumpster]], that she agrees to work for the detail, and breaks up with D'Angelo. Omar hits another Barksdale stash house, and almost shoots Avon, but Avon is able to duck away just in time, and Wee-Bey wounds Omar. After only getting baking soda when he decides to steal drugs, and after running into Waylon again, Bubbles decides to try and get clean, and asks his sister Rae (Eisa Davis) if he can stay with her; she reluctantly complies.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Poot talks on the wire about Wallace still being affected by Brandon's death; this becomes important later.
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** Also, Avon complains about Proposition Joe trying to look like Pat Riley during the game.

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** Also, Avon complains about Proposition Joe trying to look like [[UsefulNotes/NationalBasketballAssociation Pat Riley Riley]] during the game.
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* BriefAccentImitation: After beeping D'Angelo to see what phone he's going to use, and D'Angelo calls him back, Carver imitates a counterman at a Korean restaurant.

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* BriefAccentImitation: After beeping D'Angelo to see what phone he's going to use, and D'Angelo calls him back, Carver imitates tries to imitate a counterman at a Korean restaurant.

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Carver and Herc discover the Pit is deserted, and when they investigate, find the Barksdale crew [[VillainsOutShopping is playing a basketball game against the east side drug crew]] (or the teams they each get), coached by "Proposition" Joe Stewart (Robert Chew), and they end up losing. Lester has Prez and Sydnor work the paper trail to track where Avon and Stringer have been putting their drug money. The detail finally gets a visual on Avon thanks to the game, but when they try to follow him, Avon manages to shake them off. Kima and Lester press Shardene, and she's upset enough about [[Recap/TheWireS01E08Lessons her friend and colleague not only dying, but having her body dumped]], that she agrees to work for the detail, and breaks up with D'Angelo. Omar hits another Barksdale stash house, and almost shoots Avon, but Avon is able to duck away just in time, and Wee-Bey wounds Omar.

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Carver and Herc discover the Pit is deserted, and when they investigate, find the Barksdale crew [[VillainsOutShopping is playing a basketball game against the east side drug crew]] (or the teams they each get), coached by "Proposition" Joe Stewart (Robert F. Chew), and they end up losing. Lester has Prez and Sydnor work the paper trail to track where Avon and Stringer have been putting their drug money. The detail finally gets a visual on Avon thanks to the game, but when they try to follow him, Avon manages to shake them off. Kima and Lester press Shardene, and she's upset enough about [[Recap/TheWireS01E08Lessons her friend and colleague not only dying, but having her body dumped]], put in a dumpster]], that she agrees to work for the detail, and breaks up with D'Angelo. Omar hits another Barksdale stash house, and almost shoots Avon, but Avon is able to duck away just in time, and Wee-Bey wounds Omar.
Omar. After only getting baking soda when he decides to steal drugs, and after running into Waylon again, Bubbles decides to try and get clean, and asks his sister Rae (Eisa Davis) if he can stay with her; she reluctantly complies.



* CorruptCop: Played with; after they get the stash money from Wee-Bey, Herc tells Carver they should take some of it for themselves, but Carver points out they're being recorded. However, it turns out part of it is missing, and Daniels accuses them of stealing it anyway, ordering them to come up with it within a certain amount of time, or they're screwed. After frantically searching their car, they find it.

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* CorruptCop: Played with; after they get the stash money from Wee-Bey, Herc tells Carver they should take some of it for themselves, but Carver points out they're being recorded. the exact amount they confiscated will be on the wire. However, it turns out part of it is missing, and Daniels accuses them of stealing it anyway, ordering them to come up with it within a certain amount of time, before the next morning or they're screwed. After frantically searching their car, they find it.the rest under the wheel well.



* HardWorkMontage: Sydnor going around various places to follow the paper trail.

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* HardWorkMontage: Sydnor going around various places to follow the paper trail.trail.
* LetMeGetThisStraight: After Omar comes to Proposition Joe offering to trade the stash he robbed for a way to get to Avon:
-->'''Proposition Joe:''' Let me understand; Avon loses a hundred large to me on a bet, then you bring me some of his shit so that I can put your predatory self on ''his'' ass. Not his day, is it?
* PunchClockVillain: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] when Carver and Herc run into Bodie and Poot at the game; they each asks each other if they're on the clock.
* ShoutOut: When holding up the Barksdale stash, Omar says, "Y'all need to open this door, man, before I [[Literature/ThreeLittlePigs huff and puff. Come on, now, by the hairs of your chinny-chin-chin.]]"
** Also, Avon complains about Proposition Joe trying to look like Pat Riley during the game.
-->'''Proposition Joe:''' [[SophisticatedAsHell Look the part, be the part, motherfucker!]]
* WorthyOpponent: [=McNulty=] has come to feel this way about Avon.
-->''You know what they say; stupid criminals make stupid cops. I'm proud to be chasing this guy.''
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Carver and Herc discover the Pit is deserted, and when they investigate, find the Barksdale crew [[VillainsOutShopping is playing a basketball game against the east side drug crew]] (or the teams they each get), coached by "Proposition" Joe Stewart (Robert Chew), and they end up losing. Lester has Prez and Sydnor work the paper trail to track where Avon and Stringer have been putting their drug money. The detail finally gets a visual on Avon thanks to the game, but when they try to follow him, Avon manages to shake them off. Kima and Lester press Shardene, and she's upset enough about [[Recap/TheWireS01E08Lessons her friend and colleague not only dying, but having her body dumped]], that she agrees to work for the detail, and breaks up with D'Angelo. Omar hits another Barksdale stash house, and almost shoots Avon, but Avon is able to duck away just in time, and Wee-Bey wounds Omar.

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* ActuallyPrettyFunny: Avon recruits a ringer for the game, and when the player's coach asks not only for money for himself, but also the university, Avon, after frowning at first, chuckles at being hustled and gladly agrees to the terms.
* BriefAccentImitation: After beeping D'Angelo to see what phone he's going to use, and D'Angelo calls him back, Carver imitates a counterman at a Korean restaurant.
-->'''Herc:''' What the fuck was that?
-->'''Carver:''' That was my Korean counterman.
-->'''Herc:''' Sounded Chinese.
-->'''Carver:''' Like you can fucking tell the difference.
* CatchPhrase: Proposition Joe's "Got a proposition for ya".
* ContinuityNod: Stringer again counsels Avon that they should call a truce with Omar.
* CorruptCop: Played with; after they get the stash money from Wee-Bey, Herc tells Carver they should take some of it for themselves, but Carver points out they're being recorded. However, it turns out part of it is missing, and Daniels accuses them of stealing it anyway, ordering them to come up with it within a certain amount of time, or they're screwed. After frantically searching their car, they find it.
* {{Epigraph}}: After looking at the empty low-rises, Herc muses, "Maybe we won."
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Proposition Joe shows himself to be a con artist during the game; after Avon's team gets a big lead in the first half, Proposition Joe proposes they double the bet, which Avon gladly does, at which point Joe brings in a ringer of his own, who ends up winning the game for the east side.
* HardWorkMontage: Sydnor going around various places to follow the paper trail.

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