- Off. James 'Jimmy' McNulty: What the fuck is that?
- Asst. State's Atty. Rhonda Pearlman: It's a man's purse. European men like yourself sometimes carry one.
- Det. William 'Bunk' Moreland: [mumbles] Hm. Them people ain't right over there.
- Det. Lester Freamon: You do any accents? English, British, Scottish, something like that?
- Off. James 'Jimmy' McNulty: [trying British accent] Crikey! I was looking to get a little hanky-panky and this one bloke gave me this number to call when I got across the pond.
- Det. Shakima 'Kima' Greggs: [laughs]
- Det. Lester Freamon: [laughs] Work on it, son.
- [Jimmy McNulty has been acting as the bait for a raid on a brothel. He is typing up his report]
- Off. James 'Jimmy' McNulty: [to Rhonda, looking at his report] There were two of them, I was outnumbered.
- Sergei 'Serge' Malatov: [on the phone] Did he have hands? Did he have a face? Yes? Then it wasn't us...
- Sergei 'Serge' Malatov: [laughs, hangs up the phone] ... idiot.
- Joseph 'Proposition Joe' Stewart: Young boy killed over bullshit, now you got the police crawlin' all the way up yo' ass. It's a good day to be a Eastside nigga, I gotta say.
- Russell 'Stringer' Bell: Thing is, it ain't gonna happen like that if I take you up on your offer. I'll be out there sellin' that real, and our boys ain't gonna be scufflin', ain't gonna be scufflin' or standin' on nobody else's corner startin' no shit.
- Joseph 'Proposition Joe' Stewart: You Westside. You musta heard of Charlie Sollers, right?
- Russell 'Stringer' Bell: No.
- Joseph 'Proposition Joe' Stewart: Goes all the way back to Franklin and Fremont. I mean, all the way back to the '60s and shit.
- Russell 'Stringer' Bell: Sollers?
- Joseph 'Proposition Joe' Stewart: Sold heroin like it was water. I mean, the muthafucka made himself some money.
- Russell 'Stringer' Bell: I don't know who the fuck you talkin' about.
- Joseph 'Proposition Joe' Stewart: I know you don't. And the police don't. And the stickup boys wouldn't have a fuckin' clue either, 'cause Charlie Sollers just sold dope. No profile, no street rep. Just buy for a dollar, sell for two. Sometimes when your back up against the wall, you go to the gun. I know, I been there. But you ain't gotta live by it. Avon... Avon a soldier. That's who you want with you when the shit fly. But as far as bidness go...
- Russell 'Stringer' Bell: [thinks for a few seconds] You still got that connect?
- Joseph 'Proposition Joe' Stewart: Right off the boat, String.
- Russell 'Stringer' Bell: A'ight. Imma buy from you at the price you payin'... and I'll let you walk that shit straight in the towers. You can have 734, 770, and 221. I keep the other three.
- Joseph 'Proposition Joe' Stewart: How you gonna tell it to Avon?
- Russell 'Stringer' Bell: It makes sense, don't it? He gonna hear somethin' when it makes sense.
- [Joe shrugs]
- Russell 'Stringer' Bell: Right?