Felon

Okay, let's get you some bananas.

You haven't even touched your cereal yet.

I thought you were hungry.

Good. So, what's up for today?

Uh, well, today, we gotta give

the caterer the last check.

Go over the decorations at the church.

And I have to find out why my dress is gonna cost more.

You know, I told them I didn't want lace on the bust,

instead they doubled it. How much more?

Six-fifty.

Whoa. Six-fifty.

That's a lot of money.

Mikey... come here.

Six-fifty. What do you think of that, huh? You sure?

Yeah.

Man says go for it.

Really?

It's your wedding dress, baby. Mikey wants Mom to look hot.

So do I. Major brownie points.

Hey. Hand me that... Manny.

Thanks.

What time we got, 4:30?

On the dot, Wade.

Checks, boys. I'm down with that, man.

Time to get paid.

Baby. Mm?

We got the business loan.

Oh, shut up. Are you kidding?

Oh, baby, that's so great.

I can hire four or five more guys.

I get Joe to run a second crew.

Do another 30 grand this year.

I'm so proud of you, baby.

You built up this entire business all on your own.

No. We did.

Somebody's in the house.

Shh.

We gotta get Mikey. Quiet.

Stay with me.

Okay.

Okay. Hey.

What's wrong?

Shh. Everything's okay. Everything's okay.

What's happening?

Shh. Everything's okay. Just go back to sleep.

Stay in this room.

Wade!

Stop! What are you doing?

Back off! I said stop!

Damn it.

Oh, God.

Wade, what's happening?

Stay in the house!

Stay in the house!

Stay alive, please.

Please don't...

Heh. Jesus Christ.

Motherfucker, I did that.

Wade, I'm calling 911!

Can she at least put him to bed, please?

We didn't find a weapon anywhere.

He did have your wallet in his hand.

Maybe you thought that, uh... if you...

No. What I saw was, he was reaching for something.

I thought it was a gun or weapon.

I told him to stop. He kept turning around, okay?

So I aimed the bat at his shoulder,

then he started to duck.

Look, if he was still in the house when it happened,

or if he was at least armed,

we could make a case for self-defense.

But the problem is...

he was no longer a threat when he left the house.

Yet you proceeded to chase him outside with a bat.

Killed him with one swing.

Wait a second, please.

I didn't... It was an accident. I'm sorry.

We're gonna have to place you under arrest for murder.

Murder?

Are you out of your minds? The guy was robbing us.

He was in my child's room! Ma'am, I understand...

No, what was Wade supposed to do?

Wait for the guy to shoot him first?

No. What he should have done is stay inside and dial 911.

Face the wall. Hands over your head.

Hands up on the wall.

Are you HIV positive?

No.

Don't touch this button unless it's an emergency.

Come back up in here.

You know what I'm saying?

Don't come back up in here.

You eyeball me, motherfucker, huh? You eyeballing me?

You motherfucker.

Oh, I see. You're a bitch, huh?

I'm gonna clean your mouth out. You suck my dick, motherfucker.

Fuck you.

Fight in 33! Fight in 33!

All of you get against the wall!

Crew resistance. Crew resistance.

I'll fucking kill you.

Against the wall, everybody.

Get up against the wall!

I'll kill you, boy.

All this started from you looking, man.

You're dead, motherfucker!

You're so dead.

Keep your hands on your heads.

You down for yours, homes?

We gonna have a wreck in here?

No.

Good.

You just clean up the pad on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

And keep all your shit on your bunk.

Hey. Hey.

Baby, wh...? What happened to your face?

I got jumped.

Well, we gotta tell somebody.

It won't help, Laura.

Are you okay?

How's Mikey?

He's scared.

He just keeps asking for you, Wade.

I-I... I didn't know what to tell him.

So I-I told him that you went on a trip.

And it doesn't help that we're staying with my mother.

Great.

Wade, I didn't feel safe at the house by myself.

Everything's gonna be okay.

I promise you.

We have to get you out of here.

They're gonna give me a public defender.

Let me see what they say. We'll go from there.

I'm Mara Reid. I'll be representing you.

Hi. Nice to meet you.

This part's more of a formality. Judge will arraign you.

Set bail at a million, which is mandatory for a murder charge.

Do you have a million dollars in collateral to make bail?

No. Not even close.

Anybody willing to help out and cosign? Maybe your parents?

My parents died nine years ago.

I'll do what I can to move things along.

Yeah!

State of revolution!

Revolution!

Come on in. Come on, motherfucker.

Get in.

What are we gonna be? We'll see.

We'll see.

Did Smith say why they were rioting?

No. It's like he got everyone riled up

just for the hell of it.

Now, with John, there's always a reason.

Come and destroy me. Break the illusion to pieces.

Sure know how to stir up a pile of shit, don't you, boy?

Well, you know me, Gordon.

Always one for live entertainment.

They mean business this time, John.

They wanna stick you in the hole forever.

Now, you and I both know you don't want that.

My Maria would have been 27 yesterday.

Is that what this is all about?

You gotta stop living in the past, John.

Hey, I am the past.

Now, I should've been a dead man walking.

Instead, they turned me into the walking fucking dead.

All right, look.

I'm gonna get 'em to transfer you.

Give you a fresh start.

But after that,

I am all out of favors,

you understand me?

Well, I guess it's, uh...

on to the next chapter, huh, Gordon?

Then again, maybe not.

Just behave yourself, would you?

Come on.

What the hell's going on?

My preliminary hearing was supposed to be weeks ago.

I asked for more time to build your case.

But I got some good news.

The DA's sympathetic to your situation. He is.

He's agreed to reduce to an invol,

if you plead no contest forthwith commitment...

Hold on. What does that mean?

If you plead no contest,

he'll reduce the charge to involuntary manslaughter.

It means you get no more than three years,

and you start serving it immediately.

You stay out of trouble, you only do half.

Hell, you've already got 95 days time served.

You'd be out in less than 15 months.

And what other options do I have?

We go to a jury trial...

which will take a year to get to anyway,

and they try you for second-degree murder.

It carries a mandatory sentence of 15 years to life.

Look, take the deal.

We won't do better.