To them, he's a hero. We're going to destroy that dream. The truth will set you free. It won't always make you happy. wasn't all bad. A trial, Ben. His name's Durk. In Harlem, kid goes away to a good school, brings back money to the community. A candidate for sainthood? The good part of him, yeah. Maybe he needed the bad part to make the good part work. Maybe being the tough black kid at college, the street kid, helped him to come home and give away money. Robin Hood? You think that'll play with the jury? They find out he's a drug dealer, they'll never believe he didn't have a gun. Then make a deal. Fredo does a couple of years, Tommy's name stays clean. Can't do it, Paul. You can't let killers walk. Stone. Yes, send them in. The Richardsons. Mrs. Richardson, thanks for coming down. Is this Abel? Yes, it is. Come in. Sit right down. Uh Mrs. Richardson, when this case goes to trial, there may be unpleasant things said about your son. I read in the papers that the policeman could go free. Uh Mrs. Richardson, my husband was killed. Tommy was 10 years old. That boy he started coming home from school late, 2 3 hours. I thought he was hanging out on the streets. After school job made him late, delivering groceries, to help me out. Tommy spent his whole life just taking care of the people. He had some problems. My boy got out of Harlem. That's what white people wanted him to do and it's what I wanted him to do. Assistant Could I talk to you outside for a second? You're going to kill my mom. This drug deal on the street, Abel, this wasn't a one-shot thing, was it? You can't do this to my mom. That's not us doing it. Raven, Thayer, your mother, everybody wants justice, but I have to know what really happened. Tommy was moving a ton of dope. At Princeton? Maybe 2 weeks. He buy it here? Harlem had this mule moved it down the train. This mule have a name? Girl. Her name Doris. I don't know nothing, okay? He's dead and I'm still here. That's all I know. When you were on with Stroh Yeah, well, that's old news. Well, not old enough for the statute of limitations. You jumped bail. Yeah, well, I forgot to show up in court. You want a reminder? Okay, you want it straight up, Oreo? Tommy asked me to score some coke. Gave me money, train tickets, said to bring it down to him someplace in Jersey. Smart move, Doris. me so much I stopped turning tricks. Cuz of him I got out of the life. Oh, great. Hooking the drug dealer? Yeah, but which would you rather sell, drugs or your body?