简介：Dennis,livinginahousingprojectinBrooklyn,NewYorkhashadenoughofpoverty,andwitnessinghisalcoholicfatherbeathismother.Hisfatherisdepressedandtroubledfromworkinghardfor'thewhiteman'forsomanyyears,yethavingnothingtoshowforit. Dennisandtwofriendscomeupwithaplantorobalocaldrugdealerandsplitthemoney.Oneofthefriendsaskshisuncletoborrowhiscar,andthenaconnectionhehasgiveshimashotgunfortheoperation. DenniskeepstellinghisgirlfriendthattheywillsoonhavemoneyandbeabletomoveoutofBrooklyn,buthedoesnotactuallytellheroftheplan.Whenhedoeseventuallyexplainwhatheisabouttodo,sheleaveshimandtellshimtherelationshipisover.Meanwhile,hismotherlosesherjobduetothebruisesonherfaceasaresultoftheongoingdomesticviolence. Onthedayoftherobbery,theywaitinthecarforthedealertocomeoutwithabriefcasefullofcash.Astheydriveuptohim,Dennispointstheguninhisfaceandtellshimtohandoverthebag,yethedoesn'tactuallyshoothimlikehisfriendsweretalkingaboutjustbefore.Asaresult,thedealerseestheirfaces,andafterbeingorderedtogetthemoneybackfromthegangsterheworksfor,goesoutlookingforthethree. WhenDennisandhisfriendstakethebriefcasebackhomeandrealisethatitcontainsmuchmorethantheyexpected,theothertwogetscaredandrealizethattheywillbetargetedforstealingthebaginthefirstplace.AfteranargumentwithDennis,theyleaveallthemoneywithhimandsaytheywantnothingtodowithit. Thesamenight,Dennisbringsthemoneyhometoshowhisfamilyandtellthemtheycanmoveoutoftheprojects,buthisfatherislessthanhappyaboutwhathissonhasdone.ThiscausesanargumentinthehousewhichleadstomoreviolenceandDennis'smotherhavingtogotohospital. Thenextdayatthehospital,Dennis'fathergoesoutforsomeairwhenthedrugdealerwhowasrobbedseeshimandrecognizeswhoheis.Theychasehimandheisblockedonbothsidesandshotdead.Atthesametime,inthehospitalDennis'motherdieswithhersonanddaughterbyherside.…