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S2 E8

The Wire · Season 2, Episode 8

Herc, Bunk and others in “Duck and Cover”

[Bunk comes into detail room wearing lacrosse sweats]

Lacrosse?

What, a brother can't run with a stick? Jim Brown was an All-American midfielder at Syracuse.

You putting yourself beside Jim Brown?

Lester, um, I'm, I'm just saying...

I thought you were born in pinstripes!

Lieutenant, I was under the impression that, uh, when detailed against his will to some backwards-ass, no-count, out-in-the-district, lost ball/tall-grass drug investigation, a veteran police of means and talent can wear whatever the fuck he damn well pleases.

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