Laurie seems about her business tho
If she has a drug business that's going well why go out her way to get Rue when she could find some willing hoes?
Kidnapping is some whole other shyt
If you're in an illegal business you're trying to make money, not do extra shyt that can possibly get you exposed
And her character seems intelligent
Laurie and her deadpan delivery is one of my favorite characters
She's a comedian in real life
imo, it seems like she has plenty of experience turning out addicts. for example, she reached for the morphine before rue actually asked her for it or agreed she wanted it. also, that bag was full of pills and other drugs, but she only offered rue the needle. she knew what rue was going to do, and how to game her.
also, the locked room is, imo, clear foreshadowing of just how bad it could get for someone in rue’s position. or how bad it will get if Laurie shows up next season.
I don’t think she’s going out of the way per say. I think turning fiends into prostitutes is what laurie does, the same way drugs is what laurie does.