History Recap / TheWireS04E04Refugees

** Kima and Lester are still bitching about [[Recap/TheWireS04E03HomeRooms Marrinow]].
-->'''Jay:''' Marrinow does not cast off talent lightly. He heaves it away with great force.

** Bunk calls Kima "[[Series/KungFu grasshopper]]" at a crime scene.

[[Recap/TheWireS04E03HomeRooms Thanks to Daniels' efforts with Rawls on her behalf]], Kima is now in Homicide. She goes through the usual [[PracticalJoke hazing rituals (handling a call about a "methane probe", coming across a crime victim with a typed confession in his hand)]], but gets a nasty surprise as well; to make sure [[Recap/TheWireS04E02SoftEyes the dead witness case]] doesn't get wrapped up before the election, Burrell orders Foerster (who then orders Jay) to take Norris off the case and put Kima on it.

* TabletopGame/{{Poker}}: Both [[NotSoDifferent Marlo and Royce play this to try and raise money]].
-->'''Omar:''' I don't know much about cards, but, I think these [=45s=] beat a full house.

** Also, Norman agrees with Carcetti going to see the ministers, even if nothing comes of it, because "at least they get to see a begging-ass white man on his knees. Always a feel-good moment for the folks."

* YourCheatingHeart: Averted here; Bunk would like nothing more than to step out with any of the women he sees at the bar, but unfortunately for him, he's with Lester, not [=McNulty=].
-->'''Bunk:''' You know what the plural of pussy is? Puss-i. Jimmy taught me that.

* DontTellMama: The one thing that will get Randy to talk about anything is to threaten to call his mother and tell her he's in trouble, as Donnelly finds out. [[{{Foreshadowing}} This becomes important later]].

** Bunk tells Lester the shrine Lex's mother had built for him would have shamed both [[Music/ElvisPresley Elvis]] and [[Music/TupacShakur Tupac]].

-->'''Dennis:''' Tell me something. How is it you got so much wisdom about who should be where?
-->'''Deacon:''' A good church man is always up in everybody's shit. That's how we do.

* WarOnTerror: Old Faced Andre compares Omar to a terrorist, though Marlo is skeptical of this.

-->'''Bunk:''' You know what the plural of pussy is? Puss-i. Jimmy taught me that.

** Bunk tells Lester the shine Lex's mother had built for him would have shamed both [[Music/ElvisPresley Elvis]] and [[Music/TupacShakur Tupac]].

* GenreSavvy / SeenItAll: Bubbles warns Sherrod not to bother making up an excuse as to why he hasn't been in school, as Bubbles has "done heard, made up, and tested every excuse invented".

* TabletopGame/Poker: Both [[NotSoDifferent Marlo and Royce play this to try and raise money]].

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Omar robbing Marlo will become important later, as will Bunk's continued efforts to find Lex. Also, we find out later why Michael doesn't trust male authority figures, and why Spider hasn't been coming to boxing practice.

* WarOnTerror: Old Faced Andre compares Omar to a terrorist, though Marlo is skeptical of this.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Omar robbing Marlo will become important later, as will Bunk's continued efforts to find Lex. Also, we find out later why Michael doesn't trust male authority figures.

* ShoutOut: In addition to Prez's line (see {{Epigraph}} above), Bunk calls Kima "[[Series/KungFu grasshopper]]" at a crime scene.
* TooDumbToLive: The store security guard stopping Marlo for shoplifting, even though he knows it's going to get him into trouble later.

* HonorBeforeReason: The store security guard stopping Marlo for shoplifting, even though he knows it's going to get him into trouble later.

* ShoutOut: In addition to Prez's line (see {{Epigraph}} above), Bunk calls Kima "[[Series/KungFu grasshopper]]" at a crime scene.