Street fight and intimidated by the police, blows the whistle on Priest, then he breaks away and is killed by a passing motorist.

Priest and Eddie are cornered by the cops and are offered a crooked deal: Scatter will be by-passed and "the man'' will deal directly with Priest and Eddie, supplying as much cocaine as they can handle.

In despair at what's happening, Priest turns to his girl Georgia (SHEILA FRAZIER). He explains that his longing for money is based not on avarice but on the hope for freedom of choice in life. Georgia throws her destiny in with his.

At the apartment of Priest's downtown white woman, Scatter shows up, and begs for money to escape the henchmen of "the man." He gives Priest an envelope containing material that will incriminate "the man." Scatter doesn't escape. He is captured and killed with an overdose.

Priest hires a pair of professional killers to murder "the man" and his family should anything happen to him. He demands half his cut from Eddie, who gives it to him in large bills in a briefcase, then, as Priest leaves, his so-called friend tips off the police.

Anticipating the double-cross, Priest switches briefcases with Georgia before he is picked up by the police and confronted by "the man" himself, who urges Priest to stick to the system. The dealer replies insultingly. Attacked by the detectives accompanying "the man," Priest reveals the true identity of "the man," the deputy commissioner of