The wire
Season 4.Episode 6
Margin of error.
-Landsman:-I see your point.
-Rawls:-Tactical tells me we're still about 20 bodies short for manning the polling places. I want you to detail two detectives to uniformed election duty immediately.
-Landsman:- Let me guess: Norris and Greggs.
-Rawls:- Sounds good. They're to report to Tactical at 1300 today for election orientation. They can pick up their writ and talk to their snitch on Wednesday. American democracy. Let's show those Third World fucks how it's done.
-Rawls: -Sergeant? Fuck your falling chips. If Braddock was killed because he was a witness and we break the case one day before the primary, Royce hates us forever. And Royce might win the election. If Braddock was killed for any other reason and we break it today, then Carcetti hates our guts and Carcetti could win.
-Landsman:-I see your point.
-Rawls:-Tactical tells me we're still about 20 bodies short for manning the polling places. I want you to detail two detectives to uniformed election duty immediately.
-Landsman:- Let me guess: Norris and Greggs.
-Rawls:- Sounds good. They're to report to Tactical at 1300 today for election orientation. They can pick up their writ and talk to their snitch on Wednesday. American democracy. Let's show those Third World fucks how it's done.
