Paul, meanwhile, continues to listen to the tapes after he abandons Janet, David moves on to Juanita ( Reagan Gomez-Preston), a college student that he meets in an upscale bar.
Additionally, Moon learns of Paul's involvement in the situation from bystanders as his role of David's driver to the hospital, and requests for his murder, as well. In the present, Moon sends out a duo of henchmen to kill Mike. David abandons her as she presumably turns to selling his drugs to pay the bills and for her drug habit. A television star, she turns to David's heroin and becomes sick and detached in the process. He finds assistance with the Vietnamese and even a new girlfriend, Janet ( Jennifer Sky), whom he abuses. He then vows revenge against Moon for the double-cross.Īs Paul listens to the journal, the story of David's life is told: after a particularly bad drug experience in the east, David relocated to the west in search of a second chance.
Just before Mike can be killed himself, he gains gravity of the situation and guns down the henchmen but is unable to retain his sister's life as she dies in his arms. Instead, he sets them up as two henchmen shoot and kill Blue and Ella, to Mike's horror. Meanwhile, Moon is unnerved by Mike botching the deal by using violence against David and becomes paranoid of police attention.Īfter being informed of Blue's injury, he tells the two to wait in a parking garage for a car to come and drive them to the hospital. The items include jewelry, his car (which is a rare Stutz Blackhawk), and a collection of his audiotapes. Paul is informed that King has died and has left him all his personal possessions. Paul, who passes by at that moment, drives David, a total stranger, to the hospital. A weakened David stabs Blue in the eye with an ice pick before they abandon him in a gutter. Mike angrily demands if David recognizes him, and proceeds to stab him multiple times in the abdomen after receiving several taunts. Mike is very tense upon arriving at the location of the pickup, prompting Blue to authorize it for him.Īfter a brief but tense transaction between Blue and David, the latter is set up for an ambush.
He, his friend Blue ( Antwon Tanner) and his sister Ella ( Drew Sidora) go to David and collect the money. Before the deal, he is warned to not sabotage the deal to avert police attention. Mike ( Michael Ealy), one of Moon's henchmen, is assigned to collect his boss's money from David, appearing to be very interested in him for some reason. She contacts Moon to inform him of his return and willingness to pay his debt, as well as momentarily passing by Paul ( David Arquette), a struggling writer. Upon David's return, he meets up with Jasper ( Luenell), a barkeep who expresses a strong dislike towards him. He keeps tape-recorded journals about his life and is always talking about a woman named Edna ( Keesha Sharp). Hardened criminal and drug dealer King David ( DMX) return to his unidentified East Coast city, where he can find redemption by settling an old score with drug lord Moon ( Clifton Powell). ( October 2015) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise. This article's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed.