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{{Infobox television episode
| series       = [[The Wire]]
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| season       = 5
| episode      = 5
| director     = [[Agnieszka Holland]]
| teleplay     = [[David Mills (TV writer)|David Mills]]
| story        = [[David Simon]]<br/>David Mills
| airdate      = {{Start date|2008|2|3}}
| length       = 58 minutes
| guests       =
| episode_list = List of The Wire episodes
| prev         = [[Transitions (The Wire)|Transitions]]
| next         = [[The Dickensian Aspect]]
}}
"'''React Quotes'''" is the fifth episode of the fifth season of the [[HBO]] original series ''[[The Wire]]''. The episode was written by [[David Mills (TV writer)|David Mills]] from a story by [[David Simon]] & David Mills and was directed by [[Agnieszka Holland]].<ref name="Season 5 crew">{{Cite web|url=http://www.hbo.com/thewire/cast/crew/season_5.shtml|title=Season 5 crew|access-date=2007-12-12|publisher=HBO|year=2007}}</ref> It first aired on February 3, 2008.<ref name = "hbo55">{{cite web| year = 2008 | title = HBO Schedule: THE WIRE 55: REACT QUOTES | publisher = HBO | access-date = 2008-01-01 | url = http://www.hbo.com/apps/schedule/ScheduleServlet?ACTION_DETAIL=DETAIL&FOCUS_ID=650529}}</ref>

==Plot==
{{blockquote|Just 'cause they're in the street doesn't mean that they lack opinions.|character=Haynes|source=''React Quotes''}}

[[Marlo Stanfield|Marlo]] assumes [[Proposition Joe]]'s position as [[The Greeks of The Wire|The Greeks]]' narcotics distributor in [[Baltimore]]. [[Spiros Vondas|Vondas]] gives him a phone and shows him how to communicate with the Greeks without speaking. Marlo continues to use [[Maurice Levy (The Wire)|Levy]] to [[money laundering|launder money]] and gives Levy his new cell phone number; [[Thomas "Herc" Hauk|Herc]] copies the number after hours. [[Chris Partlow|Partlow]] tells his family he is going away and prepares to ambush [[Omar Little|Omar]] in [[Stanfield Organization#"Monk" Metcalf|Monk]]'s apartment. [[Duquan "Dukie" Weems|Dukie]] gets beaten up by [[Stanfield Organization#Spider|Spider]] when he stands up to bullying from Kenard. [[Michael Lee (The Wire)|Michael]] takes Dukie to [[Dennis "Cutty" Wise|Cutty]]'s gym to learn how to defend himself. Cutty tries to explain to Dukie that his intelligence gives him some prospects and that even if he learns how to fight, it won't necessarily stop him from being attacked. Michael also tries to teach Dukie how to shoot, but his ineptitude at target practice leads him to recommend that Dukie avoid using guns.

[[Law enforcement characters of The Wire#Rupert Bond|Bond]] holds a press conference to announce the corruption charges against [[Maryland State Senate|Senator]] [[Clay Davis|Davis]]. [[Politicians of The Wire#Nerese Campbell|Campbell]] convinces Davis to take the weight of the charges himself, and Davis begins a publicity campaign claiming that the investigation against him is racially motivated. [[Bubbles (The Wire)|Bubbles]] is amazed when he is given a negative [[HIV]] test and [[Street level characters of The Wire#Walon|Walon]] tells him to let go of his shame over [[Street level characters of The Wire#Sherrod|Sherrod]]'s death. Herc gives Marlo's cell phone number to [[Ellis Carver|Carver]], who in turn gives it to [[Lester Freamon|Freamon]]. However, [[Cedric Daniels|Daniels]] is unable to convince Mayor [[Tommy Carcetti|Carcetti]] to open a new investigation into Marlo, due to budgetary constraints. [[Jimmy McNulty|McNulty]] invents more details about his fake [[serial killer]] and leaks the story to [[Alma Gutierrez|Alma]] at the ''[[Baltimore Sun]]''. [[Scott Templeton|Templeton]] is assigned by [[Gus Haynes|Gus]] to canvass the homeless, but he has little success and invents a quote from the "father of a homeless family".

The resulting story draws attention to the case and Daniels appeals to Carcetti for resources. The mayor only allows [[Kima Greggs|Greggs]] to assist McNulty, who, under pressure from [[Bunk Moreland|Bunk]], tells her to keep working her own cases. Freamon and McNulty decide to stage a phone call from the killer to give them probable cause for a [[wiretap]] on Marlo's cell phone number. When Templeton fakes a call to himself from the serial killer, McNulty seizes the opportunity. The story takes the front page. Freamon sets up a disconnected wiretap in Homicide that the police believe is monitoring the fake killer's cell phone, while Freamon uses the court paperwork to set up his own wiretap on Marlo's phone. Elsewhere, [[Police of The Wire#Elena McNulty|Elena]] confronts McNulty about his failing relationship with [[Beadie Russell|Beadie]], while Beadie seeks advice from Bunk.

Omar and [[Omar Little and associates#Donnie|Donnie]] break into Monk's apartment where they are ambushed by Partlow, [[Stanfield Organization#Felicia "Snoop" Pearson|Snoop]], Michael and [[Stanfield Organization#O-Dog|O-Dog]]. Donnie is killed and Omar jumps from the fourth-floor balcony and disappears.<ref name = "E55">{{cite episode | title = React Quotes | series = The Wire | series-link = The Wire (TV series) | credits = Agnieszka Holland (director); David Mills (story and teleplay), David Simon (story) | network = HBO | airdate = 2008-02-03 | season = 5 | number = 5}}</ref>

==Production==

===Guest stars===

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*[[Paul Ben-Victor]] as [[Spiros Vondas|Spiros "Vondas" Vondopoulos]]
*[[Amy Ryan]] as [[Beadie Russell|Beatrice "Beadie" Russell]]
*[[Callie Thorne]] as [[Police of The Wire#Elena McNulty|Elena McNulty]]
*[[Chad L. Coleman]] as [[Dennis "Cutty" Wise]]
*[[Glynn Turman]] as [[Clarence Royce]]
*[[Steve Earle]] as [[Street level characters of The Wire#Walon|Walon]]
*[[Felicia Pearson]] as [[Snoop (The Wire)|Felicia "Snoop" Pearson]]
*[[Marlyne Afflack]] as [[Politicians of The Wire#Nerese Campbell|Nerese Campbell]]
*[[Dion Graham]] as [[Law enforcement characters of The Wire#Rupert Bond|Rupert Bond]]
*[[Delaney Williams]] as [[Jay Landsman (The Wire)|Jay Landsman]]
*[[David Costabile]] as [[Journalists of The Wire#Thomas Klebanow|Thomas Klebanow]]
*[[Sam Freed]] as [[Journalists of The Wire#James Whiting|James Whiting]]
*Robert Poletick as [[Journalists of The Wire#Steven Luxenberg|Steven Luxenberg]]
*[[William F. Zorzi]] as [[Journalists of The Wire#Bill Zorzi|Bill Zorzi]]
*Larry Andrews as [[Omar Little and associates#Donnie|Donnie]]
*[[Darrell Britt-Gibson]] as [[Stanfield Organization#O-Dog|O-Dog]]
*Norris Davis as [[Stanfield Organization#Vinson|Vinson]]
*Kwame Patterson as [[Monk Metcalf]]
*Thomas J. McCarthy as [[Journalists of The Wire#Tim Phelps|Tim Phelps]]
*[[Scott Shane]] as Scott Shane
*[[Brian Anthony Wilson]] as [[Police of The Wire#Vernon Holley|Vernon Holley]]
*Brandon Young as [[Journalists of The Wire#Mike Fletcher|Mike Fletcher]]
*Denise Boyd as AIDS clinic nurse
*Keenon Brice as [[School system of The Wire#Aaron "Bug" Manigault|Aaron "Bug" Manigault]]
*[[Thuliso Dingwall]] as [[Kenard]]
*[[Brendan Walsh]] as Brendan Walsh
*[[Larry Young (politician)|Larry Young]] as Larry Young
*Tony Cordova as [[Police of The Wire#Michael Barnes McNulty|Michael McNulty]]
*Arthur Laupus as Appointment Homeless Guy
*Eric Ryan as [[Police of The Wire#Sean James McNulty|Sean McNulty]]
*[[Ptolemy Slocum]] as Business Card Homeless Man
*Tony Small as Singer
*John E. Fairley as Unknown
*Joe Hansard as Nathan Levi Boston
*Theodore M. Snead as Sports Desk Editor
*Tony Tsendeas as Homeless Man #2
*[[Alexandra Tydings]] as Arts Desk Editor
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===Uncredited appearances===

*Edward Green as [[Stanfield Organization#Spider|Spider]]

== Trivia ==
The number Marlo gives to his lawyer in this episode—(410) 915-0909—returns a pre-recorded quote from Marlo. First reported in August 2012,<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Santana|first=Andrew|title=How to chat with Marlo Stanfield from 'The Wire'|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=15 August 2012|url=http://popwatch.ew.com/2012/08/15/the-wire-marlo-stanfield-phone-number-talk/|access-date=23 November 2013}}</ref> the number is still active as of August 2024. At the time of broadcast the number was not in service.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Goldberg|first=Jeffrey|title=Week 5: I Called Marlo|journal=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]|date=4 February 2008|url=http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/tv_club/features/2008/the_wire_final_season/week_5_i_called_marlo.html|access-date=23 November 2013|author-link=Jeffrey Goldberg|quote=By the way, I called Marlo's cell phone [...] there's no service on the line.}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* [http://www.hbo.com/the-wire/episodes#/the-wire/episodes/5/55-react-quotes/index.html "React Quotes"] at HBO.com
* {{IMDb episode|0977182}}

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[[Category:The Wire season 5 episodes]]
[[Category:2008 American television episodes]]