I got the feeling Scarfe's life was coming apart from depression and half wanted it to end.
It may have been cocky or it may have been him saying beep it.
Right. Misty mentioned his late son Earl. You know I keep wondering if Earl's death put Scarfe on a downward spiral and that's what caused him to begin working for Stokes.

I got the feeling Scarfe's life was coming apart from depression and half wanted it to end.
It may have been cocky or it may have been him saying beep it.

He could have handled it better, sure. But I thought the whole point was that he got too cocky and greedy. He seriously misread Cottonmouth.
Just like Tone, Chico, and lots more..
It actually wasn't the first time Scarfe got all cocky when talking to Cottonmouth. Remember that scene a few episodes earlier when he's delivering Chico's body to them and selling out Luke? Scarfe helps himself to alcohol from the bar, puts his feet up on the counter, and generally acts disrespectful to Cottonmouth. All this to a man who had just been in the middle of a heated "throw things at each other and scream" argument with Mariah, and who is clearly having a bad day. In fact, he was lucky then that Cottonmouth only called him "Virginia Slim" ("What else do you call a skinny white bitch?") and didn't do something worse like use Scarfe for batting practice.

He could have handled it better, sure. But I thought the whole point was that he got too cocky and greedy. He seriously misread Cottonmouth.
There's always free cheddar in the mousetrap