The Wire, Season 1

The Wire (2002-2008) is an American television drama set and produced in Baltimore, Maryland. The creator, David Simon, has said that despite its presentation as a crime drama, the show is "really about the American city, and about how we live toget… more »

Stringer:
Doin' good out there, D.

D'Angelo:
We'll be doing even better when we get that new package.

Stringer:
[laughs] New package same as old, man.

D'Angelo:
Say what?

Stringer:
Ain't no new package. Just gonna put that same shit out in a different colored gelcap is all. Might spike that shit with some procaine or some caffeine, but otherwise it's the same.

D'Angelo:
String, man, people already coming back on us tellin' us that shit is weak.

Stringer:
I know; shit is weak, but, y'know, shit is weak all over. The thing is, no matter what we call heroin, it's gonna get sold. Shit is strong, we gonna sell it; shit is weak, we gonna sell twice as much. You know why? 'Cause a fiend, he gonna chase that shit no matter what. It's crazy, you know. We do worse, and we get paid more. The government do better, and it don't mean no never mind. [pointing to the money] This shit right here, D, is forever.

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