 Poot recognizes Dukie and admits he used to work the corners, but says that he got tired of drug dealing and decided to get a legitimate job instead, because similar to Dennis "Cutty" Wise, dealing "got old" for Poot.He tells Dukie he won't get hired because he is not old enough, and that he should come back after working the corners for a couple more years.Poot's final appearance draws several parallels to Cutty, and signifies after much hardship he was able to successfully leave the drug trade behind him, an achievement which most of his peers never lived or hoped to accomplish.