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Another reason she bought Naz the drugs


He was starting to have withdrawals. How on earth could he go in a courtroom withdrawing from heroine?
She knew for the sake of her case he needed to be "medicated" to resemble a normal person again.
I'm fairly certain if it were after the trial she would have refused to do it.

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You don't withdraw after mere hours, lmao. Regardless, I thought it was obvious he asked her to get it because he needed it to function at that point. Still, it's hilarious to me that someone as ignorant as you would comment like you have any idea what you're talking about.

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How was it shown to be mere hours? More like the course of a few days.
Either way if it was a few hours then it's a bad writing cause they were definitely showing us him starting to slip because of it.
I'll be awaiting your self righteous smarmy response.

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Here you go: http://americanaddictioncenters.org/withdrawal-timelines-treatments/heroin/

I know it's tough to google stuff before opening your mouth, but don't worry, I BC have you covered. Unless you're going to argue the timeline of the show was 10+ years, please, stop. It's not me being "smarmy" if you're being stupid.

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Did you even that article. It clearly states heroin withdrawals can begin in 6-12 hours from last use depending on severity of previous usage and they peak at 2-3 days it says.
Your hole is deep enough just put the shovel down man.

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Oh, and the reason I said "hours" is because that's the truth. When you're imprisoned and have court, you are transported early, sit in a cell for hours, appear before the judge, then go back to jail/prison when you're done. This may very well differ depending on the location but it definitely doesn't in new York. If they were out of drugs for days/weeks, they certainly didn't give us any indication.

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Oh the irony. You attack and insult me right off the bat with your first post with what you assumed was a position of high ground.
Then you post a link with information that actually totally refutes your argument and supports mine while continuing to insult me further still thinking you have the high ground.
The funniest part was you claimed it can't happen in "mere hours" when that's exactly what can happen.
My only question is how dull is your life?

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Lol, no, it can't. And neither of us knows am exact timeline but I'm pretty sure it's not years, so I'm closer to right than you are but a long shot. Also, like I said, hours. I know you're proud and won't admit you're wrong, though. You're suddenly using Google because i used it to refute your retarded post.

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I'm gonna be awake for at least another 60 minutes but I'm sure it will take longer than that for you to type up another response, so good night.

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Why do you keep mentioning years? No one is saying years or 10+ years or whatever you are taking about.

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Because once you get in year territory you're talking about actual withdrawal worries, not some moron on IMDb. Try to keep up.

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Oh the irony. Here's a bunch of text that doesn't address the fact we know he went from prison to court on the same day because that's what happens.

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They show Naz in his cell running out of dope the night before meeting his lawyer in the morning. That is plenty of time for withdrawal feelings to begin. She then scores the dope that coming night it appears and gives it to him the next morning. This all didn't happen in one day and I think it clearly shows this.

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And do you even know what withdrawal means? It's your body purging the toxins from itself and can last a week or more. It doesn't take a year I have no idea where you are getting that figure from.
Are you confusion relapse with withdrawal possibly?

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One becomes dope sick when their body has become physically dependent on opiates like heroin or oxy. Your body needs it to function regularly and without it you feel like sh/t. It takes awhile to develop a habit, but if you use enough everyday it will happen sooner or later.

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get a life Tony

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You are very condescending.

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I thought it RIDICULOUS that she would even consider smuggling illegal drugs to him! I was shouting at the screen in frustration. She had the option of getting him prescribed withdrawal medication like methadone, if she was that concerned he would have such bad symptoms that he couldn't perform in court.

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haha Tony you sad bastard

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no lawyer is going to risk their 7 years of law school, having a position at a prestigious law firm to smuggle in drugs to a criminal that is accused of murder with a pile of evidence which makes him look highly guilty..

I won't even get into the camera staring her right in the face, or the numerous signs saying they were being recorded..

Show would have been more believable if they had them secluded in a room with no cameras.. you know like a real attorney/client meeting would have been..

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no lawyer is going to risk their 7 years of law school, having a position at a prestigious law firm to smuggle in drugs to a criminal that is accused of murder with a pile of evidence which makes him look highly guilty..
Naz was not a criminal at that point, he was thrown into Rikers and was not given bail because the DA thought he would flea the US. Naz was born in NY and had never been to Pakistan, yet he was a 'risk'.

Naz was accused of a crime and was yet to go on trial. Ironically, the inmates in Rikers, many who are there for dealing drugs, could easily access them in jail. TNO painted a pretty grime picture of the US judicial system, the series pointed out how an innocent person could easily get railroaded and actually become a criminal while awaiting their trial. Naz got addicted to drugs and was an accomplice to the murder Freddy committed, all because Box did not go the extra mile.

TNO was the type of series where the acting definitely transcended the actual script. The series was filled with excellent performers.

There was so many ridiculous twists and turns and way too many red herrings. The most glaring error was the character Box, a long time supposedly 'seasoned' detective, who, for whatever reason.....he was retiring, he was jaded, perhaps he simply didn't care...never looked into Andrea's background at all. Nas, despite the lack of blood on his body, was immediately accused.

Box' initial interview with the stepfather was weak. He didn't go deeper into Andrea's financial situation, who her friends were etc.

Box' 'research' came much too late, Naz was already immersed in prison life at that point. There was a murder in my neighborhood a few years ago, it happened late at night, many shots were heard, I initially thought it was a car backfiring. Detectives were interviewing people the next day. I told them what I heard, I saw nothing.

Many of TNO's plot twists were incoherent, such as Chandra smuggling in the withdrawel meds for Naz. On the other hand, Naz needed the meds, it was obvious Naz was going through severe withdrawal symptoms and he did need help to take the stand. There was one scene where we could see he was punching the bus seat cushions on the way back to Rikers, this was BEFORE he took the stand. The was also gripping his fists the day he told Chandra he needed help.

How was Chandra supposed to get Naz legal Methadone? Naz was not supposed to be doing drugs while incarcerated. Sure, Freddy's guard friends looked the other way, but inmates are not supposed to be doing any sort of drug. 

It's common knowledge that inmates have access to drugs, but who admits it?! Exactly how would Chandra have approached getting Naz help for his addiction? She'd have needed to admit Naz was smoking heroin, which would have exposed Freddy's Riker drug operation.

IIRC, the time frame Naz was supposed to have been in Rikers, was about 5 months, that's more than enough time for anyone to get addicted to a narcotic. A person can experience withdrawal symptoms within a short time of not having access to the drug.

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I thought it RIDICULOUS that she would even consider smuggling illegal drugs to him! I was shouting at the screen in frustration. She had the option of getting him prescribed withdrawal medication like methadone, if she was that concerned he would have such bad symptoms that he couldn't perform in court.
Chandra bought the Methadone tablets (or another withdrawal pill) from a guy who was shown walking out of a clinic, likely a drug rehab clinic. As Chandra gazed across the street, the word 'clinic' is clearly seen above the building entrance.

Chandra did not buy heroin for Naz. The cell scene where she 'retrieves' the condom to give to Naz, the camera zooms in on the bench, anyone can see the condom is filled with tablets, not a powder. The first tablet Chandra takes out of her bra and gives to Naz, is likely Methadone or some other pill for withdrawal. Freddy possibly set up the Methdone buy for Chandra, he still had connections outside of Rikers.

Once again, as I posted above: how was Chandra supposed to get Naz legal Methadone? Naz was not supposed to be doing drugs while incarcerated. Sure, Freddy's guard friends looked the other way, they knew what was going on. Inmates are not supposed to be doing any sort of drug. Exposing Naz' addiction would have exposed much more.

It's common knowledge that inmates have access to drugs, but who admits it?! Exactly how would Chandra have approached getting Naz help for his addiction? Most of the people involved in Naz' case (Stone, Chandra, Naz' parents, the DA etc) knew Naz did not enter Rikers with an addiction, he was taking Adderall, not heroin.

Chandra would have needed to admit Naz was smoking heroin, which would have exposed Freddy's Riker drug operation. Getting Naz prescribed Methadone didn't seem like an option at all. Remember when Stone noticed that Naz was swallowing the heroin bags from Petey's mom? Stone did tell Naz, if he got caught smuggling drugs, that alone would keep him incarcerated.

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