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Everything changes when a brutal confrontation in the courtroom exposes TJ’s vulnerability. A young woman named Bonnie Lufkin—a character we come to understand has an unfortunate connection to the underbelly of crime—finds herself caught between justice and the coercive forces of exploitation.
A major turning point occurs during a violent encounter in the field where TJ is faced with a life-or-death decision that leads to the unintentional shooting of Billy Taylor, a promising young man and local athlete. The grief of this incident ripples through the community, revealing the complex dynamics of race, privilege, and the ever-looming shadow of police violence.