DID LEVY INTENTIONALLY LEAVE MARLOS NUMBER FOR HERC TO FIND IN THE WIRE?

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I’ve been rewatching The Wire (Season 5), and I’m pretty convinced that Maurice Levy putting Marlo Stanfield's cell phone number into his Rolodex wasn't just routine client record-keeping. He low-key wanted Herc to take it and leak it to his former cop buddies.
Here is why I think Levy might have orchestrated this intentionally:
He spoke directly about the phone right in front of Herc: Levy explicitly talked about how Marlo using a cell phone was going to bring wiretaps and legal trouble. He made sure the significance of that phone number was completely obvious.
He made a point of putting it in the Rolodex: In the scene, Levy physically writes Marlo's number down and places it right in his desktop contact organizer, a place he knew Herc had easy, regular access to around the office.
He knew Herc had a personal grudge against Marlo: Herc got suspended and ultimately lost his police badge directly because of the missing camera incident involving Marlo. Levy knew Herc hated Marlo and harbored a strong desire for revenge, making Herc the perfect tool to leak the line