"Yet none are more devastating than the loss ofinnocent souls." "[ No Audi ble Dialogue ]" "[ No Dialogue ]" "[ Helicopter Whirring]" "music/ [ Rap, Indistinct ]" "music/ [ Rap Continues ]" "music/ [ Continues ]" "music/ [ Continues ]" "music/ [Fades ]" "[ Young Man Narrating] That's my city." "Washington, D. C.." "Any big decisions made before they're okayed... they come through here-- and they're either approved or they're vetoed... by the biggest pimp himself." "Whatever kind ofpeople you know stick to their lies so hard... they convince themselves it's the truth." "Even our mayor was smokin ' crack." "Make y'all wonder where our tax dollars was goin ', huh?" "Everybody take down for it." " Know what I'm sayin '?" " [ Chatteri ng, I ndisti nct ]" "That's Yuck Mouth." "He grew up around the way with us." "But he done smoked so much weed... and listened to so much reggae, he done turnedJamaican." "But I know one thing:" "Yuck always keep the bomb smoke." "Youjust never know where he gonna pull it from." "Cuz!" "Y'al I Wanna buy my bud?" "I t's I ive, cuz." "[ Man ] That's Dumb Donald right there." "The neighborhood flunky." "The mos'backwards hustler on the block." "Ifhe wasn't so dumb, he'd have been rich." "'Cause he hustles for anybody." "And all he want is 50 cents offeach bud sack." "When he was born, his twin brother Po 's umbilical cord... was wrapped around his neck." "That's how he got brain damage." "And I think Po blame hisself for that." " That's Po right there." " [ Female Officer On Police Radio ]" "Donald's twin brother." "He the head of the jumpout squad for the sixth district." " [ Engine Clattering ]" " And I'm tellin 'you, he be offwith no gang." "He hated every last one ofthem." " [ Chatteri ng ]" " I guess 'cause we be flunking'Donald from them." " You Want my bud?" " Respect here." "Y'all suck, man." " That's OfficerSnyder." " Hey!" " He was the first round draft pick for the Redskins in '9 1." " What you boy's doin' over here?" "But he messed his leg up doin' the Happy Feet at the Metro C.Iub." "After he messed his leg up, hejoined the police force." "Been walkin' the beat for five years." " [ growl i ng ]" " Just gettin'promoted to bicycle detail." "And he been lunching'ever since he got that damn bike." "You ai n't steal i n' no car!" "You ain't selling' no damn drugs, are you?" "What are you talkin' about?" "Ain't nobody doin' nothin'." " Well, answer me!" " [ Laughing ]" "You better pay attention When an officer ofthe goddamn law is talkin' toyou, boy!" "Man, ain't nobody doin' shit out here, man." "[Jamaican Accent ] Yo, mon, We not doin' nothin' but smoking' the good chronic out here." "What?" "Boy, bring your ass here!" "Breaker, breaker!" "I need backup out here." " [ Laughing ]" " That's right." "I need backup out here!" " I'm tiredofthat big-ass rent-a-cop." " That's bullshit." " Old-ass motherfucker" " Likely be drunk, man." "He gotta be trippin'." "Drunk or I don't know What." " Damn, man." "It's 6:30." " [Man, Narrating] That's Tee-Tee." "That's myman." "Wejive came up together." "All the wayfrom chumpin'bamas up in high school... to runnin'up in bama splats on missions, risking'our lives." "Not even just for the money though, butjust for the thrill." "Got to give my baby my man six." " 6:3 0, dog." "You're late." " Oh, I 'm late as a motherfucker!" "[Phone Ringing]" " Grandma." "How long has it been?" " Yeah?" " Oh, about 1 5, 20 minutes. [ Laughing ] - [Ringing C.ontinues ]" "[ Scoffs ] Whyyou ain't paged me?" "What?" "Boy, let me tell you something." "I ain'tyour damn maid, okay?" "That'syo'business." " [ Woman C.hattering On TV] - [ Ringing ]" "I'm sick of this shit, man." " Hello?" " [ Woman's Recorded Voice ] This is the Metropolitan... home detention monitoring system." " Please stateyour name at the tone." " [ Buzzing ]" " Rick brown." " Please connect your monitoring system now." " Your I.D. number has been confirmed." " [ Sighs ]" "[Hanging Up Receiver]" "[Phone Ringing]" " Hello?" " [ "Live" Woman ] Hello?" " Oh, it's you." " Yes, it's me." "Your court hearing is 9:00 A.M., but I'll see you at 1 1 :00." "Rick, please don't be late." "Yeah, all right." "Whatever." "Okay." "I'll be there." "[Man On P.A., Indistinct]" "Yes." "Right." "I Want you to serve him the papers." "I can't imagine." "Look" " We don't need to go over this." "Just issue the papers." " [Knocking]" " [ Clicks Fingers ]" " Come here." "Look, I can't talk anymore about it." "I have a client in front of me." "Just a second." "Okay?" "I'll be right With you." "Okay." "I'll call you back at 2:00." "Sounds good." "So." "Where is that?" "Oh, here it is." " how haveyou been doin'?" " Pretty good, I guess." "That's good." "Did they take the monitor off?" "Yeah, they came and got it this morning." "You know, I hope this experience has changed your life in some Way." "Rick,you are facing 20years." "twenty big ones." "But bein' the person I am, I pulled some strings so theyWould go easy on you." "I mean, I don't know What you're thinkin' about." "I mean, you're a young black man." "You have a lot of potential." "You don't deserve to be locked in some cage like an animal." "No black man deserves that." "That's what theywant." "You can't take this stuff for granted." "[ Sighs Deeply]" "I put my name on the line foryou today." "So When you go out there in that free World... and you're not Worryin' about time passing' by... or checking in, you just remember Mrs. Martin." "You remember." "I Was the one Who keptyou out of prison." "And you know What, Rick?" "Ifyou just think about getting in any trouble..." "I'll putyou back in there." " I Will." "Read my lips." " [Phone Ringing]" "I..." "Will... do it." "[Ringing C.ontinues ]" "[Rings ]" "[Rings ]" "[ Sighs ] Just gotta believe in yourself." "[Rings ]" "I do." "You wouldn't believe how much I do, Mrs. Martin." "And I know it's hard When I come here every day With the same attitude..." "like I don't appreciate nothing'." "I appreciate everything you've done for me." "I know ifit Weren't foryou, I probablyWould have been-- violated this probation, or I'dstill be in the streets doin'the same old things." "J ust Wanted to let you know I 'm very thankful." "And also, goin'back tojail, that's the last thing I got on my mind." "You can count on that." "You know, that's just What I Wanted to hear." "I mean, that just makes me so proud." "Well, good luck." " Thanks, Mrs. Martin." " Thankyou." "[Rick Narrating] That's myman D-Mo." "He ain't come from around myway." "He from uptown." "He a small-town hustler." "But his mouth always been bigger than his pocket." "But he cool folk though." " Ai n't nothi n', man." " how you doi n', man?" "I just came from Baltimore last Week, man." "Nigga just cut out, man." " What?" " Word up." "Claim I'm tWo-timin' his head." "Don't tell me he ain't got my money." " Oh." " For real, though, it Was only a "G"." " A "G"?" "I think I'd have hit that nigga too." " Still, man." " What's goin' on, man?" " I'm just chillin'." "But look, man." "I been Wantin' to holler atyou anyway, right?" " Mm-hmm." " Look, man." "I'm ready to step my game up." "I'm tired ofslingin' these sixty-tWos and these eighties." "That shitjust ain't doin' enough for me." "I'm readyto make me some real money." "Mm." "Yo." "You know that's a Whole 'nother gig, man." " I hearyou." " Man, you see this little street shit We used to..." " back in the days, man, you know?" " Mm-hmm." "Gotta haveyour clientele, man, you gotta know how to move it, you gotta be smart about it." "And besides, you can't do this shit byyourself." "Look, man." "I got uptown on lock." "My man Drama runs Southeast." "Together, We could lock this Whole city down." "Look, all We need is the starter keys, baby, and that's it." "That's all from there." "That's it." "A'ight." "Tell you What I'm gonna do then." "You knoWyou my man." "Your shit always been tight all the time." "We'll go up top." "Go check my piece." "If everything a'ight up thereWhen I get back..." "I come back here in about a Week or two." "We'll come checkyou." " We could rock." "That's cool?" " All right." " That's cool." " All right, man." "[D-Mo, Narrating] Now all I had to do... was convince Drama into hustling... and bring all that bullshit Ijust told Kenny to life." "Drama ain't really no hustler, but all I really needed... was another face, to make Kenny feel a li'l bit more confident." "Huh." "I told Kenny Drama had Southeast on the lock." "Man, that was some bullshit." "Drama straight outta Northeast." "Lincoln Heights." "He don 't even know how to hustle." "The little money he do get come from sticking ' up crap games." "Or breaking ' in nigga 's cars at the Go-Go." "Stealin ' they guns." "Sellin ' 'em to other dudes." "But ifl could get him to follow my lead..." "[ C.huckles ] the young 'un would be down with the program." "What's up?" "Look, ri ght?" "I don't even I i ke bei n' here." "I Wanna make this quick." "Look, I know you and your moms kinda been hurtin' for money, right?" " Yeah." " But I Was hollerin' at my man from Houston last night." "He talkin' about puttin' us on, helping' us make some real money." " Some real money, man." " I ain't about sellin' no drugs." "Ain't no drug dealer, I'm a thug, nigga." "It's better than this robbin' and stealin' you doin'." " It pay my bills." " You ain't makin' no real money." "You can't honestlytell meyou happyWith theWayyou livin'." "Look at this, man." "C.ome on." "Look." "Your moms still on ya, bro." "[Rick, "Drama"] This bama right." "I'm fucked up in the game." "'C.ause I don't have no money." "And money rule all this shit." "Ifl don't have no cash, I can't make no moves." "Ifl can't make no moves, Mama gonna smoke her life away." "Sti I I Weari n' the same clothes you had on last year." "You ain't never got no money." "Don't no Women Want nobody that ain't never got no money." " I ain't Worried about that." " Yeah." "Well, look." "You need to Worry about this:" "you owe me money." " how much money do you owe me, Drama?" " I don't remember owing'nothin'." "Yeah, you owe me." "Look." "I needs mine." "You need your own money." "What's up?" " What you gonna do?" " [ Sighs ] Man" "I just got off two years' probation, dog." " I don't know, man." " Look, man." "Look." "It ain't hard." "This shit is easy, man." "Look, man, I" " All I can say is, I'll try, man." " That's all I'm askin'." " A'ight, I'm down forWhatever, dog." " A'ight, bad." "music/ [Rap, Indistinct]" "music/ [ C.ontinues ]" " What's up, bro?" "Ain't nothin', man." " What's up, boy?" " how ya doin'?" " Chillin'." " A'ight, ready to handle all this?" " Yeah, I got ya, man." " A'ight." "Who dat?" " That's myman Drama." " The man you Was talkin' about before?" " Yeah." "Yeah." " All right." "Cool, man." " I'm 'a holler atyou later, okay?" " A'ight." "Careful." " A'ight." " Hey, yo." "D-Mo?" " Yo." "One thing, man." "You in the big league now." "Don't fuck up." "You're my man and everything, yo?" "Yo, you fuckWith my money, man, you're a dead black-ass nigga." "Hold up, man." "Look." "You ain't gotta threaten me." "I can handle my business." " I'll holler atyou later." " A'ight." "[Dumb Donald] I went to the Met last night." "[ C.ontinues, Indistinct]" "No, that ain't no bitch." "Seriously,Joe." "She's about 350." "Bang her, too,Joe." " Her ass is just like" " Damn!" " Tryin'to fuck 350you be bangin', Donald?" " That bitch big as shit, man." " It's Where you put it." "That butt Was like, bang, its own stretch marks" " Its stretch marks looked good." "[Drama ] Bein'as though I was new to the dope game." "To me?" "Man, I had to add my own little touch to it." "Everybody knew, but they would have never figured out." "I was moving keys in a matter ofdays." "In a big duffel bag, with my hammer, on a bike." "C.Iientele was slow at first, but D-Mo... was sendin ' dudes to me from his side oftown... and after a while, it's like itjust started gettin'out ofcontrol." "[ D-Mo ] Now, you already know Drama wasn't really no hustler." "On this job, he caught on real quick." "And pretty soon, we had the whole city on lock." "That's when things really started movin '." "I went from meeting ' with Kenny once a week... to twice a week." "And every time we met, we got more and more work." "And the more we got, the cheaper the number." "So I started makin 'power moves." "A young black man owning'business." "I got three barber shops, and I'm still maintaining ' on these streets." "Kenny put us on." "Kenny put us all the way on." " [ Woman ] Stacy, come on." " [Alarm C.hirps ]" "[ Chuckles ] Excuse me." "Sorry." " N i kki?" " D-Mo!" " H i, baby!" " [ Laughi ng ]" " how you doin'?" " Oh, my goodness." "how long's it been?" "It's been a long time." "Last time I seen, you Were having' a baby." " [ Chuckles ]" " Oh." " [ C.hild] Mama, mama." "I Want some candy." " This is Stacy." " Hi." " Hi." "Good." " Hey, Stacy." "how're you doin'?" "There you are." "Got big." "But, uh-- Where's Black?" "Uh, he's been locked up for about a year and a half now." " Oh, yeah?" " Didn't even leave me a dime to help take care ofher." "I got my act together." "I'm at college, gettin' my degree." "I didn't Want my baby growing' up like I did, you know." "That's good." "You always said you Were gonna do it." " Hmm." " And you did." "Still lookin' good too, baby." " [ Laughs ]" " Still got that fat ass." "What's up With that?" " But Mommy, I wantsome candy." " No." " But for real, I'm proud ofyou, baby." " Thankyou." "From the looks of it, looks like you're takin' care ofbusiness too." "[ Scoffs ] I'm tryin' a li'l somethin' something'." "know What I'm sayin'?" "But What's up?" "Still at the same place?" " Yeah, you remember Where my mother lives?" " Yeah." " I'll stop by later, all right?" " Do that." " A'ight, bye." "Good to seeyou, baby." " Mm." "It's good to seeyou!" " [ Laughing ]" " Yo, Nikki!" "All right, baby." " I'll seeyou." "Bye." " Seeyou later, all right?" "Bye." "[D-Mo Narrating] Me and Nikki back togetheragain." "Man, this couldn't have came at a better time... when my life is finally comin' together." "Finally comin'back together." "music/ [ Rap, Indistinct ]" "[ Drama ] I be rockin' this block all day, every day." "It's like overnight I was livin ' like a ghetto superstar." "But I always said, "Ifl could at least get my nose above the water..." ""I would never forget where I came from." "I'm givin 'back. "" "It wasn 't much, butjust to see them kids smile... made a brother feel like he was really doin 'somethin '." "Snyder wasn 't too much to worry about, 'cause he couldn 't run... due to his bum leg." "But as far as creeping ', I gotta give him the utmost respect." "But at the same time... he only was gung ho about his job when he was tweaking '." " [ Woman On Pol ice Radio ] - 'C.ause when he'd get to tweaking'... cuz be puttin' the press on all of'em." "And I swear he must have oiled that bike down from the handlebars to the pedals." "'C.ause thatJoe ain't never make a sound." "By the time you look around to see where he at... this bama right up in yo ' face." "I really ain 't never had too many problems with the Feds... especially ol' "Bum-Leg"Snyder." "And he really ain 't make a lot ofarrests." "It used to seem like he was all about free weed or something." "C.atch a bama sleepin ', he 'lljust take the bama weed and let him go." "Yuck Mouth used to fall victim on the daily." "[ Drama ] I ain 't hardly ever see D-Mo no more." "Not unless it involved money." "He got strung out offofNikki again." "And her daughter Stacy." "Ifhe wasn 't hustlin ', gettin 'money... he was somewhere with you-know-who." "Like that was his secondjob or something." "When he got back in good with her, you know he had it good." "'C.ause even Stacy liked him." "She started callin ' the man "Daddy"and everything." "You know what?" "I think that gave that man... even more reason to keep on hustlin'." "music/ [ Reggae ]" "[ I ndisti nct ]" "Come on, dog." "music/ [ Rap, Indistinct ]" "[ Chattering, I ndistinct ]" "The Macombo is considered a neutral zone." "When Snyder offduty, everybody know where he at." "Myplan was to take these broads home." "So I put a little bug in their ear." "how m uch for both ofya?" " [ No Audi ble Dialogue ]" " She said 3500." "So after that, y'all know a nigga was quittin' thejob." "[ Siren Whooping]" "Po caught Donald hangin' with me again." "Man, he was pissed." "Snatched out ofthe club and everything." "Look, man." "Word at the station... you down i n Lincoln Heights selling' that shit." "how the fuckyou think that's gonna make me look?" "how the fuck you think that make me look, dog?" "Huh?" "Niggas at the station talkin' 'bout my twin brother... selling' that shit." "Look." "You need to stop What the fuckyou doin'." "Them niggas don't give a fuck aboutyou 'round here." "Them niggas-- Them niggas show me love." "They loveyou?" "They loveyou?" " Love." " Mama ain't raised no drug dealers, man." "Look, you stay the fuck away from Tee-Tee and Drama... 'cause I don't Wantyou in that shit When it go down." "You hear me?" "You listenin'?" "Man, you don't understand, man." "I'm doin' this for Dad." "All them times he gave me stuff?" "Dad?" " I Was Wanting to give it back." " Dad?" "Dad's been dead for fiveyears." "Cut the dumb shit, Donald." "Look, man." "Go home, man." "You stay the fuck away from Drama and Tee-Tee." "And I ain't got no money." "And Tee-Tee drivin'." "You catch a motherfuckin' bus, you catch a cab." "Don't go the fuck back in there." "Go the fuck home." "Go home!" "[Engine Rewing, VeryFast]" "music/ [Rap, Indistinct]" "[Drama ] I always heard money was the root ofall evil." "But when I started gettin' money, that wasn't evil at all." "[ C.huckles ]As a matter offact, that was kind ofnice." "I never been one for tricking'... but I must say my 35 was well spent." "'C.ause for real, I was like, I ain't even trippin'." "I could make that back in a day." "Yeah. 'C.ause I was a-gittin '." " You I i ke it?" " Yeah." " [ Laughi ng ]" " Stop teasi ng." "[ Phone Ringing ]" "[ Ringing ]" " Hello?" " [ Woman ] You have a collect call from an inmate... at D.C. Correctional Center." "To accept, press one." "To deny, press two or hang up now." " Who Was that?" " [D-Mo Narrating] I hadan idea who it was on the phone." " [Banging Receiver]" " It was probably Black..." "Stacy's father." "Me and that nigga ain't never get along." "I had to knock him out once." "Right before Nikki found out she was pregnant." "When she found out, she left me." "She said it was the right thing to do, since he was Stacy's father and all." "music/ [ Rap, Indistinct ]" "I bought a Benz." "But I didn 't drive it too much... only every once in a while." "Ifyou shine too much in this city... you mess around and get found duct-taped in your trunk." "Dead. [ Scoffs ] Dead on arrival." "music/ [ Rap, Indistinct ]" "music/ [ C.ontinues ]" " You seen D" " Mo?" " No." "What's up, dog?" "What's up, cuz?" " What's up With ya, babe?" " What's up, man?" " You'rejust the man I wanted to see." " [D-Mo ] This is myman Nut." "He from out C.ali. Nicholson Gardens, or C.ompton orsomething like that." "He was into that gang-bangin' back in the day." "But now, he 's strictly 'bout them birds." "He must have did a lot ofdirt where he from... 'cause he don 't never go back there." "But he jive like a cool dude." "Yeah, he a 'ight." " Hey, you lookin 'good today." " Yeah, I 'm tryi n' to, baby, tryi n' to." " Whatyou up to?" " Man, they lovi n' that White shit you gave me, right?" "Look, man, the last time halfwhite, halfdoo-doo brown." " What?" "Me?" " That brown shit slow my roll up, Nut." "Look, I ain'tjust gettin'one bird no more, I'm at least gettin'eight." "You need to show me some love on them prices, man." "Every time I come around, there's some more of it." "You talkin' the same old bullshit on some low numbers, dog." "Lecture time right around the corner, cuz." "Can't be takin' no more shorts, man." " Thereyou go." " Tell you What I do though." " You buy 20 ofthem things..." " Hot damn." "and I'llknock a "G"off everyone ofthem things." "But it got to be C.." "O.D.." "C.ash in sight getyou a low-ass price." " You know that, right." " twenty, huh?" "Yeah, that's What I said, nigga, 20." "Hmm." "A'ight, look." "I got some money on the streets, right?" " Oh,yeah?" " I handle my business." "I'm gonna hityour greedy ass tonight." "That's What I came here for, little dog." "You need to get With me, right?" "Forreal. 'C.ause Tuesday we're rollin'to Texas." "We can't stay in one spot too long, baby." "I toldyou I'm gonna hityou tonight, man." " A'ight?" "A'ight." " A 'ight, dog." " Peace out." " Hold it down." "Damn." "[ D-Mo Narrating] Nutjust made me a offer I can't refuse." "Twenty birds?" "Huh." "But for the same price Kenny gave me 1 5 for." "Ol'greedy bama." "But Kenny ain 't comin 'back to town for a couple days." "With the money I owe him, plus the money I made offthis flip,Joe... it oughta just be enough to get them 20." "And I'm thinkin', the way me and Drama been rollin '..." "I figured I could flip Kenny's money before he even gets back." "Ifnot, Ijust have to duck him for a couple days." "I need to tal k to you on somethi ng." "Hey, What the fuck are you talkin' about?" "[All C.hattering Together]" "Get the fuck outta here!" "Get the fuck outta here." "Drama was messin' with them broads too much." "It was throwin'his hustle off." "Way off." " Hey, Drama." " Niggas around the way say he was doin'dumb shit." "Lettin'everybody know his business." "Layin'up with freaks." "Sleepin' through money." " Man, me and Drama need to talk." " [ Knocking ]" "[ Scoffs ] Where Drama at?" "[ Scoffs ] Wait a m i nute." "These sorry-ass niggas, man." "[ Snoring ]" "[ Snoring ]" "[Drama, Narrating] Don't know whythis bama came overhere lookin'all crazy." "You know what?" "I'm glad he came." "Hejust saved me a trip." "We need to talk." "Right now, in private." "We need to talk right noW." "[ Drama ] C.ome on in here." "I got something I need to say to you too." "What's up with you, man?" "What's all this about, man?" "What's all What about?" "What?" "What, my dogs can't come chill With me now?" "Look, I'm not even talkin' about them." "I'm talkin' about the police, man." " Look, you makin' us hot, man!" " I'm makin' us hot?" "You makin' us hot." "Theyjust sent a crackhead into my shop." " I don't come in your shop!" " You need to get these sorry-ass niggas outyour house, man." "You need to calm down, comin' in here all hype." "I don't even know Whatyou're talkin' about." "Ain't nobody snooping' around my shit." " [ Scoffs ] They seeyou." " Nobody see me do shit." " They seeyou." " Don't nobody know What I be doin'." "Oh, they don't know?" "They see you ridin' around, givin' out money to all these kids." "Look, man." "People talk." "The same peopleyou givin' money to, talk." "You need to quit all this Robin Hood shit and get back to the game plan." " Holdup, man." " That's Whatyou need to do." "I'm gonna look out for these kids around here because I used to be one." " Me too." " Butyou ain't gotta Worry about that." " I already know What I need to do." " Handleyour business, man." " Yeah, I-I am." "Just handleyour business." "All right." "All right." "You bet." "All right." "My man Kenny comin' in town Thursday." "I need you to meet him." " You need me to meet With him?" " Yeah." "Meet with him." "Kennyyour man." "I ain't been goin' to see Kenny." "What you gotta do so important..." " you can't go see him?" " I got some business to take care offor my shops." "[ Scoffs ] I'm a businessman nowadays, man, you know that." "For the shops, huh?" "I guess you think I don't know about the dudes you meeting' With Thursday." " Whatyou talkin' about?" " You can't hide nothin' from me, nigga." " I'm out here just likeyou is." " Ain' gotta hide nothin' from you." "What is you talkin' about?" "[ Sighs ] Look man, don't be mad." "I got hear shit from niggas... that ain't even affiliated With us." "Don't matter." "Fuckyou, though, nigga." "Doin' my oWn thing now." "Me and my cousin outta Detroit 'bout to have all this shit locked down." "Yeah." "Check this out." "Ifyou handle things With your cousin... the Wayyou handle this right here, I hopeyour cousin don't ratyou out..." "When they go down for dinner With a punk-ass nigga likeyou." " Oh, yeah?" " Yeah." " Yo, bitch, look" " You got What?" "You put that down!" "Is you crazy?" "Look, We put this together, me and you." "I had to make deals to keep us goin'." "For the times you came up short 'cause of some bitch." "Look, man." "I love you like a brother, man." " You got a gun in my face." " [ Scoffs ]" " [Drama ] AfterD-Mo pulleda gun on me..." " I don't care about the money." " I knew things would never be the same between us." " Spend all the moneyyou Want." "But I couldn't let him know that." " Just don't fuck up the connect, man." " [ Drama ] Notjustyet." " [ Continues ] - [ Drama ]Ain't never had a nigga pull a gun on me." "I ain't goin'out like that." "Look, man, you don't understand." "I ain't never had money like this." "I know I probably let it get to my head and all that." "I apologize for that, dog." "But I'm gonna handle Kenny." "You handleyour business." "I gotyour back." "Just like old times, dog." " Just like the first day, man." "Just like the first day." " All right." " You know how We do." " Holler atyou later." "What's up, Kenny?" "Yo, Where D-Mo?" " Hadsome otherbusiness to take care of." " Other business?" "More important than my money?" "I got your money right here." "That's What I'm here for." "[ Chuckles ] Niggas been tellin' me you a hot-ass nigga, man." "I know one thing though:" "my money better be in there." "Hold up." "What the fuck isyou talkin'about, Kenny?" "Whyyou actin' all funny, man?" " What's up?" " I'm cool." "So, Where you say D-Mo Was again, man?" "I didn't, man." "What the fuck is all the questions for, Kenny?" "Gimme What I came to get and let's roll, man." " Where the money, man?" " Breaker, breaker." "This is Officer Snyder." "I got a 22-46 in progress." "What the fu" "Wake up, man." "Wake up,Joe." "In the 47th Street alleyway." " I need backup!" " Snyder, man." " What the fuck?" " [ Receiver Buzzing ]" "What the fuck was that?" " What the fuck is goin' on, yo?" " You tell me." " Tryin' to set me up, yo?" " Oh, you a damn motherfucker." " Hey!" "Stop right there!" " That fuckin' nut." "Keep straight, make a left." "Tee-Tee, hold this shit." "[Siren Wailing]" "Shit!" "Fuck it!" " Where the shit?" "Where the bag at?" " I ain't got shit." " Where the motherfuckin' bag?" " I don't have no fuckin' bag!" "[Woman On Police Radio ]" "Man, just one more motherfuckin' time." "Where the bag?" " I got no fuckin' bag, man." " Put him in the back." "It's about damn time somebody listen to their radio out here." " You fuckedit up, Snyder." " Snyder, Where Kenny at, man?" " You fucked it up!" " Whatyou got in the car?" " Yeah, man." " He gone, man." "Why don't you make it easy on me man, and tell me Where it's at?" "Should have my lawyers though." "Got no product, man." "I got no product, no money, no nothing, man." " You gotta let him go." " Aw, fuck that." " You ain't got nothin' on me." " Let me go." " down the motherfuckin' drain." "Snyder." " You fuck everything up." " [Siren Wailing]" "[ Woman C.hattering On Police Radio ]" "Damn." "[D-Mo ] When Drama told me about his run-in with the Feds?" "Yeah." "It seems like they were everywhere." "They was on me like O.J." "Hel lo?" "Not now, al I right." "Not now!" "Baby, can We tal k?" "Look, uh, I 'm on my Way up there, okay?" "Be about 7:00, all right?" "I love you. [ Kissing Sound ] Bye-bye." "[ Voices On TV] Amateur." "[ Tires Squealing ]" " OW, Candice." "That hurt!" " You right." "Just a minute!" " [Knocking C.ontinues ]" "D-Mo, you're not dressed!" "D-Mo, I thought we were goin'out tonight!" " Don't tell me I done got a baby-sitter for nothin'." " Look, baby." "We can't." "Look, they everywhere." "They been following me all day." "Shit." "Go, go, go." "Go." "Go!" " [Man On TV, Loud]" " D-Mo." "I can't do this." "I can't take this shit anymore." " Shh!" " I can't do this shit!" "Look, I" " Not now." "Come on." "Not now." "Look, it's all right." "Look, baby, look." "I got a plan." "All we have to do isjust wait a little while longer." "J ust a little While longer." " We?" "What's this we shit?" "D-Mo, I can't Wait on you." "I'm not 1 6 anymore." "And I got a five-year-old daughter... to take care of, in case you forgot!" "I'm not gonna let no man stand in the Way of my child's happiness." "[ Chuckles ] Come on, look." "You know I loveyou." "You know I loveyou." "Look." "Look, baby, look." "I don't Want this life either." "Ever sinceyou came back into my life, you've shown me What life is all about." "Look, I need you in my life." " I need you and Stacy in my life, baby." " D-Mo, I loveyou too." " I need you, baby." " I can't!" "I just can't!" "I need you to leave." "Leave, D-Mo!" " Oh, it's like that now?" "It's like that." " It's like that." "D-Mo, get your shit together!" "I love you, but I need to feel safe!" "A'ight." "A'ight, I'll leave." " A'ight." " [ Crying ]" "No." "Uh-uh." "Look, I loveyou." "I'm gonna straighten my life out... and We gonna be together." "Can you promise me that me, you and Stacy be a family?" " Can you promise me that We'll be together, Nikki?" " D-Mo." " Can you promise me that, baby?" " Getyour life together." "[D-Mo ] Man, afterthis shit went down with Kennyand Drama..." "I knew I couldn't trust Kennyno more." "And I could tell in his voice he didn't trust me either." "I ain't come here to kill the man... but the way he was talkin'..." "I knew it was either him or me." " So I did what I had to do." " [ Gunshots ]" "I ain't tell Drama." "It's not a thing for everybody to know." "So much shit happened to me within the last 24 hours." "Man, shit was gettin'crazy." "I called Drama and I told him we had to talk." " [ Loud Beepi ng ]" " What the fuck is this now, man?" " What's up, cuz?" " I 'm lunching' on ya, man." " It's all right, man." " What's up, man?" "[ Laughing ] What's up With you, bro?" " Ah, shit,Joe." " Look like shit, man." "Joe, look.Joe. Feel like it, man." "Po been followin'me all week, man." "You knowtheygot myother connectyesterday, right?" " Word." " I even got the I.R.S. breathing'down my neck." "Look, I got a plan." " I t's Where you come in at." " I t's Where I come in?" " Yeah." " [ C.hildren Playing]" "Look, man, look." "No bullshit?" "Since that happened between me and Kenny, I been thinkin' twice about all this." "I got a second chance." "I can't mess this up." "I got 20 years on my head, man." "Look, I'm happyforya." "But I Want out this too." "Look, I got a lot to lose, man." "I got three shops." "I'm not tryin' to lose them." "Look, I owe the I.R.S. $30,000 in taxes." " I gotta do What I gotta do." "I ain't got no choice." " I feel you, man." " Why didn'tyou get that shit from Kenny?" " [ Scoffs ]" "No, fuck Kenny, man." "I don't even deal With him no more." "Look." "I was there foryou whenyou needed me." " The guilt trip jumper." " I gave you moneyWhen you needed it." " Oh, man!" " All I need you to do is hold something for me till tomorrow." "You ain't never got to Worry about D-Mo again." "Ever." "Just till tomorrow." "That's it." "That's it." "Man." "Look, dog." "I'll do it" " I'll hold it till tomorrow,Joe." "No later than that." " After that, I ain't touching' nothin'." " That's all I'm askin'." "[OfficerPo] I been waitin' on this momentso long... feel like I hadjust hit a lottery orsomethin'." "[Sniffs ] Theyso dumb theyjust proved me right." "Ain't no such thing as a smart hustler." " Man, I ai n't touching' nothin', dog." " That's all I'm asking." "See you tomorrow." "I'll see you tomorrow, all right?" " A'ight." " A'ight." "music/ [Rap, Indistinct]" "[Drama ] C.an this be a coincidence?" "The same night he give me some shit to hold forhim... the same night the D.E.A. come runnin'up in my house." "[ No Audi ble Dialogue ]" " That's him?" " Yeah, that's him." " [ Scoffs ] They gonna love him upstate." " Damn, boy." "You got more records than Michael Jackson." "Four keys." "Four motherfuckin' keys." "Oh, We got you now." "Possession, distribution." "Possession of a firearm." "Not to mention your parole." "What the fuck do you think your P.O. had to say about that?" "What the fuck" " What the fuck-- you think he gonna have to say about all that?" " I ain't got nothin' to say" " You hear me?" "Huh?" "I don't got nothin' to say until I see my lawyer." " Fuckyour lawyer!" " You can't afforda lawyernow." "And the public defenders Work for us!" " You start talkin'." "Who's your connect?" " What?" "You heard him." "Whereyou gettin'yo'shit?" " If I tell you all that, I'm a dead man." " And ifyou don't... you're gonna die in jail." "Jail, boy." " Cut the bullshit!" "I ain't got all day." " What's it gonna be?" " I ain't goin' back tojail." " I ain't goin' back tojail." " Saysomethin'." "Youain't got nothin'but one choice." " You goin' back." " I can't." " Start talkin'." "You better talk or use your finger." "now cut the bullshit!" " Who is he?" " [ Pants, Groans ]" " Start pointing'." " If I tell y'all, I'm out ofhere today?" "Useyour fuckin' finger, now!" "[ Sighs ] That's D-Mo did it." "Told you he Would snitch." "Gimme myfive dollars." "Man, you Want to stayfree?" "You Work for us." "Who elseyou know?" "Who elseyou know?" "[ Detectives Chattering ]" " Look, we ain't got no more games, man." " Get it over, dog." "We ain't got time for games." "[ Telephone Ringing]" "Do some more pointing'!" "Man, who else involved in this shit?" " Yo." "Son." "What's up?" "You know your homeboy Drama?" " What's up?" " What's up?" "What?" " Well, he up here snitchin'." " Word." "Come on, I know What he look like." " What?" " It's him, dog." " You sure?" "A'ight." "I gotta go." " A'ight." "Peace." " [D-Mo ] Huh." "Damn." " C.an't believe my dog goin'out like that." " [ Beeps ]" "Huh." "Oh, it's on now." "Mommy, I Want to go outside." "sweetie, I already told you." "I don't Want you out there." " It's dangerous out there." " Please!" "But Miss Candice is out there." "All right." "But I don't Wantyou goin' in the street." " Doyou hear me?" "Gimme a kiss." " Yes." "[ Kissing Sounds ]" "[C.hildren Shouting]" " We niggas heardyou, snitch." " Snitch?" "No." " What's up with that?" "You snitch?" " Look, man" "Whatyou fuckin'come 'round here for?" "Snitch-ass nigga." "You fuckin'snitch." "I don't fuckin' wantyou 'round me." " Ain't no snitches out here." " You're a bitch, man." "Bitch-ass nigga." "What's up with that?" "Yeah." "You ain't got too much longer out here." "Fuckin'snitch." "[All Shouting ]" "[ No Audi ble Dialogue ]" "[ Grandma ] Remember all them days when we were goin'" "Hold it!" "This boy's gone crazy." "Wait a minute." " What's Wrong With you?" " Grandma, I need you to go to Auntie's house." " Is that a gun you got there?" " Grandma, please." "Give me the gun, Rick." "Give me the gun!" "Give me the gun!" "What areyou doing With that gun?" "What areyou doin', boy?" "Give me the gun!" "I don'tWant to go-  [Pounding On Door]" " Open this door!" "Rick!" "I'm gonna call the cops!" " Rick!" "Open this door!" "Rick!" " [ Knocking C.ontinues ]" "Okay." "Po?" "T ake this area here." "Midnight?" "T ake the street." "[ People C.hattering]" "That's just the Way it goes sometimes." "Brothers always tryin' to act bad." "And they caught up in the aftermath and they mowed down." "Nine millimeter." "Had to hurt her." "Shit!" "music/ See the reaper, I'm sleepin' I'm still grinning'/music" "music/ She Was a loser in this game It ain't no Winner /music" "music/ And ifWe die, don't really care Whatever's comin' /music/ Shit." "What you got, Midnight?" "235-45-1 7s." "Michelin tires." "It's gotta be a Benz." "Oh, and a straw." " A straw?" " Damn!" "Whoo!" "What the" " Whatyou get over there?" " Nine-millimeter shell casing." "And a baby doll." " Baby doll?" " Baby doll." "Get these people out ofthe Way." "Po, talk to me." "Got some evidence right here." "Got a female gunshot victim." "About six or seven years old." "She Was on the slide, on top." "She slid down." "Way I see it, she made it halfway." "Took a stray." " [Helicopter Whirring] - [ Whistling Through Teeth ]" "[Flies Buzzing]" " We gotta get on this one." "Fast." " I'm on it." "[ Thinking ] Bein' a police officer over the years, it had its benefits." " [ No Audible Dialogue ]" " But it got its bad side too." "The Worst part of this job Was having' to call somebody's family... and tellin' them We think somebody in their family is in the morgue." "[ No Audio ]" "[Phone Ringing]" " Hello?" " Hello." "Is this Nikki?" " Yes?" "Yes." " Nikki Davis?" " Hello, this is Officer Montana..." " Yes?" " from the Metropolitan Police Department." " What?" "A little girl's been killed, and We think it could beyour daughter." " Areyou sure?" " We're sendin' someone to pickyou up." " We need you to identify the body." " No." "No!" "[ Sobs ] Oh, God!" "Oh" " Oh, God!" "[ Sobbing ] Oh, God, no!" "No!" "[ Sobbing ]" "No!" "Oh, God!" "[Midnight's Voice ] 235-45-17s." "Michelin tires." "It's gotta be a Benz." "[Female Officer] You knowyour homeboy Drama?" "He up in here snitchin'." "[ D-Mo ] Look, man." "I love you like a brother, man." "[ Drama ] You got a gun in my face." "[ Nikki ] D-Mo, I can 't wait on you." "I'm not 1 6 anymore." "And I got a five-year old daughter to take care of, in case you forgot." " [ Midnight ] Oh, and a straw." " [ Po ] A straw?" "[ D-Mo ] I needyou and Stacy in my life, baby." " [ Nikki ] D-Mo, I love you too." " [ D-Mo ] I needyou, baby." "[ Nikki ] I can 't, Ijust can 't." "[ Po ] Nine-millimeter shell casings." "[ D-Mo ] Look, we put this together." "Me andyou." "[ Po ] Got your evidence right here." "Got a female gunshot victim." "About six or seven years old." "She was on the slide, the top." " Get over there!" " Slid down." "Baby doll." "[ Midnight ] Baby doll?" "[ Po ] Baby doll." "[ Lieutenant, Narrating ] Each year, murder affects our lives." "Yet none are more devastating than the loss ofinnocent souls." "That her?" "[ Loud Voices On Television ]" "Drama?" "Drama, this is Lieutenant Redding..." "Metropolitan Police." "I Want to talk to you." "We are at the home of narcotics suspect Rick brown... alias "Drama."" "Drama is said to be alone in the apartment, but he is distraught." "Police have no idea When they could get into the apartment." "We can end this ifWe can just talk." "Drama, I'm coming up." "Wait, it looks like Lt. Redding is moving into the apartment." "Drama?" "It's Lt. Redding again." "Listen." "We can talk about this." "Talk aboutWhat?" "We can talk this over." "Okay?" "I already said enough." "Listen to me, Rick." "I'm coming in." " [Gunshot] - [Woman On Police Radio, Indistinct]" " [D-Mo Narrating] Damn." "I messed up." " Oh, damn." "Stacy!" " I messed up bad." " Stacy." "C.ouldn't go to none ofmy usualspots." "So I ran to myplace, Sister Buttercup's." " [ Whi m pering ]" " That's one ofmy hideouts." "Oh, Stacy." "[ Man ] We're live in Northeast for a special report." "[ Woman ] Yes.John, it is confirmed." "Rick Brown is dead." "I repeat, Rick Brown, alias Drama, has shot himself." "The standoff is official ly over." " Lieutenant Redding has left the scene." " Damn, Drama." " Damn." " The police aren't releasing any otherinformation at this time." "Thankyou,John." "Can I have Lieutenant Redding, please?" "Lieu" " Lieutenant Re- Yeah, Redding." "Yes." "Yes." "Um, could you tell him" " Yeah." "Could you tell him it's D-Mo?" "I think he's looking for me." "Yes." "D-Mo." "Thankyou." "I thought about running" "leaving the country." "True enough, I could run from the police... for a couple ofyears." "Or maybe even more." "But I couldn't run from my own conscience-- not even for a couple ofminutes." "I was wrong." "My whole way ofthinking was wrong." "Now I'm gonna make things right." "Damn." "I wish I could have realized before it came to this." "[ Bells Tolling ]" "music/ [ C.hoir]" "music/ Never forsake you /music" "music/ God is /music" "music/ Still on /music" "music/ The cross /music" "[ Cryi ng ]" "music/ Never leave you /music" "You knoW" "music/ Never forsake you /music" "music/ God is /music" "music/ Still on /music" "You know, this is the third one of my children... they've put away like this." "Rick, baby..." "I never thought it Would be you." "But it's all right." "It's all right, baby." "They'll never hurtyou again." "It's all right, baby." "music/ Godis/music" " Oh, my baby." " It's gonna be okay." "Oh, God." "My baby." "Damn." "Whyyou had to die on me,Joe?" "Damn, man." "music/ Neverleaveyou/music" "naw, dog." " /music/ Neverforsakeyou/music" " naw, dog!" "music/ Godis /music" " /music/ Still on/music" " Damn, dog." "music/ The cross /music" "I know that you're crying Warm tears at midnight." "And I know that you're going through things right noW thatyou don't understand." "But we came to letyou knowthat God will make it all right... ifyoujust staystrong." "I wish I had a witness tonight." "He'll make it all right, but you gotta stay strong." "Weeping may endure for a night, but joy..." "[ C.huckles ] is gonna come in the morning time." "I Wish I had a Witness out there." "It doesn't matter what's going on or what's going wrong in your life." "God Wi I I make it all right... ifyou just stay strong." "Come here, Bucky." "I Want you to sing this thing for them." "For the people." "Minister to them." "Right there." "music/ Hold on /music" " Tell them trouble don't last." " /music/Trouble don't last always /music" "Nowsomethingabout the trials that we face in life." "music/These trials in your life /music" " They're just a test." " /music/Just a test ofyour faith /music" "music/ [ C.hoir Vocalizing]" "Ain't no more crime Where you're at, babe." "[ Kisses ] Make it stop." "Hey." "Sorry forWhat happened." "Everyone in the hood sends their regrets too." "Hey." "Shit happens." "Hey, Ross, Fessbar, C.rusher." " Bro, you better come squash it." " Need assistance in section eight." "When you get in there, don't get to thinking, man." "Just stick that nigga." " I got this." "I got this." " That nigga hityour daughter, man." " This is personal right here." "Let's get that nigga." "What now, big nigga?" "[ Groans ]" "[ Groans ]" "Ialways knew I was going to payformyactions." "Ijust didn't know how... when... or where." "I watched my whole life crumble right before my very own eyes." "Hmm." "I lost everything." "I lost my girl." "She lost her daughter." "I lost my best friend." "But most ofall..." "I lost what I cherished the most." "I lost my life." "I suffered the repercussions." "Subtitled By Captions, I nc." "Los Angeles" "music/ [ Rap, Indistinct ]" "[ No Audible Dialogue ]" "music/ [ Rap C.ontinues ]" "[ No Audible Dialogue ]" "music/ [Rap, Indistinct ]" "music/ [Rap C.ontinues ]" "Damn, boy." "You got more records than Michael Jackson." "Four mother-- [ Beep ] keys." "We got you now." "Not to mention your parole." " You know your homeboy, Drama?" " Yeah." "What's up?" " Oh, he up in here snitchin'." "Word." " What?" "The [ Beep ] your P.O. is gonna have to say about that?" "Huh?" "What the [ Beep ]-- What the [ Beep ] you think he gonna say about all that?" " Youain't got nothing" " Do you hear me, punk?" "Cut the bull-- [ Beep ]!" "Who is it?" "[Man ] Man,you want to stayfree?" "You work forus." "[ Tires Screech ]" "[ Glass Shatters ]" "[ Metal Rattles ]" "[ Doll Laughing ]" "I Want to talk to you." " [ Woman ] We're at the home of Rick brown, alias Drama." " [Redding] We can end this." " Drama is said to be alone in the apartment, but he is distraught." " Drama..." " Police have no idea how to get into the apartment." " I'm coming up." " [Knocking]" " Drama?" "I'm coming in."