The Wire, Season 3

Avon:
How'd it go?

Slim Charles:
We got one out of two of the motherfuckers, y'know?

Avon:
You mean you motherfuckers come strollin' in here, all walking tall and shit-

Slim Charles:
Yo, B. I'm saying man, we was blazing on them dudes, you know what I'm sayin'? Just got in the heat, man. We was blazing, though, it was like-

Avon:
Alright, alright, relax, man. I already heard, go sit down. I'm not tweaking behind none of this - that's one less motherfucker that's breathing than there was yesterday, you know what I'm sayin'? So we all good. [to Cutty] But I'm surprised at you though, man. Shit didn't get by you, back when.

Slim Charles:
Wasn't my man's fault, man. I unloaded on the young'un too soon, gave him enough room to buck and run, man. I fucked up that shit up myself, y'know-

Cutty:
Hold on... it's on me. I had that kid in my sights, close enough to take off his Kangol and half his dome with it... couldn't squeeze the trigger. Couldn't do it, man.

Avon:
Hmm. Why not?

Cutty:
...Wasn't in me, I guess. You know, whatever it is in you, that lets you flow like you flowing? Do that thang? It ain't in me no more.

Avon:
...A'ight. So you done soldiering, but you ain't done; could use you for what you got in your head. We gonna put you on a corner, you could be inside-

Cutty:
No, man. I ain't making myself clear... the game ain't in me no more. None of it.

[beat]

Avon:
But you ain't done shit else, y'know what I'm saying? So what you gonna do?

Cutty:
I don't know. But it can't be this.

Avon:
...A'ight, then. We straight.

[Avon and Slim Charles hug him. Cutty leaves]

Slim Charles:
B, he was a man in his time, you know?

Avon:
Yeah... he a man today. He a man.