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The Wire

This case, it's just... Get out of it. - How do I do that?- I don't know. But you can't...

The Wire S01E02 2002
This case, it's just... Get out of it. - How do I do that?- I don't know. But you can't lose if you don't play. I always heard itthat you can't win if you don't play. The department puts you on a caseit doesn't want. You're given peoplethat are useless or untrustworthy. Correct. If you push too hard and any shithits the fan, you'll be blamed for it. Correct. If you don't push hard enough and there'sno arrest, you'll be blamed for that, too. Correct. The game is rigged. But you cannot lose if you do not play

Full Transcript

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This case it's just
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Get out of it
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How do I do that I don't know
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But you can't lose if you don't play
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I always heard it that you can't win if you don't play
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The department puts you on a case it doesn't want
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You're given people that are useless or untrustworthy
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Correct
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If you push too hard and any shit hits the fan you'll be blamed for it
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Correct
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If you don't push hard enough and there's no arrest you'll be blamed for that too
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Correct
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The game is rigged
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But you cannot lose if you do not play
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Duration
42 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:52:51
Uploaded
Mar 17, 2026
Season
1
Episode
2

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Movie Summary

Told from the points of view of both the Baltimore homicide and narcotics detectives and their targets, the series captures a universe in which the national war on drugs has become a permanent, self-sustaining bureaucracy, and distinctions between good and evil are routinely obliterated.