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I was born a BASTARD of southwest Philadelphia and raised in a rundown row house in one of America's most notorious GHETTOS, Camden, New Jersey. My upbringing was marked by a resilient mother, an inconsistent father, and the harsh realities of a city that claimed several of my immediate family member's lives, the youngest among them being a victim of police violence. I found myself embodying the archetype of an American stereotype.

B082MTZ24TSandy and Xavier are young, accomplished, and happily married, living their American dream. Xavier, a police sergeant, sees himself as Sandy's protector, while Sandy's professional ambitions and work as a surgeon inspire her husband. Together they've forged the perfect life together. Or so they thought, until a tragedy in the couple's affluent suburb causes a ripple effect that will forever change their world. The aftermath of the incident spreads to DC's halls of justice, threatening democracy as we know it - and the relationship Sandy and Xavier once thought they had.

Take a moment and imagine your history books devoid of war. Envision entire civilizations absent of heinous crimes against humanity. A planet spared from the plagues of slavery, cultural genocides, and the colonization of indigenous nations by foreigners. Would you dare make the choices necessary to maintain this Utopia in which universal peace existed? Could you ignore the devil whispering in your ear, luring you away from a world in which loving your fellow man was the expectation, not the exception?

After a deadly domestic dispute nearly takes both parents away, his mother’s self-sacrifice is followed by a sudden move to Philadelphia to Camden, New Jersey which offers an opportunity for a new life and a clean slate. Then he comes face to face with the family “business”...integrating mainstream business principle and integrity with the raw rules and politics of the street don’t come easy. At lease, not without a little dirty work to ensure problems disappear and their enemies can’t draw another breath.