ITS THE STORY OF A BLACK BROTHER WHO LIVES HIS LIFE IN CRIME AND POVERTY AND HOW HE STRUGGLED TO NOT SUCCUMB TO A LIFE OF CRIME.HE WAS BEATEN BY THE PRISON GUARDS, AND RAPED BY THE INMATES. AFTER SPENDING TIME IN THE INFARMRY HE ESCAPE AND MAKES HIS WAY TO NEW YORK CITY, WHERE HE INVENTS THE NUMBERS GAME.