>3) When you think about it, Avon had already given Muzone the
>go-ahead to get Stringer. He knew his man, his friend before
>they even sold a single ounce, had less than a day to
>live--and his death was essentially by his command. He even
>asks Stringer when's he meeting with the contractor (or
>whoever that white guy was), so he has a time and place for
>the set-up. That's rough.

Awesome scene. What put it over the top for me--and I love the little things in this show--was the extra bump/hug that Avon gives Stringer after "Us, motherfucker." Even Stringer could detect something unusual about that gesture; to us viewers, of course, it was like a final goodbye.