<P> Avery angrily quits his job when a promised promotion goes instead to the owner's incompetent son . Drunk and upset with his disappointing life, he contemplates suicide . He is stopped by a wealthy man named Cain, who explains he, too, considered suicide at the same bridge several years ago . Cain offers him a job and shares his life philosophy: one's old life and problems must be left behind at the bridge . Meanwhile, at the apartment complex, Darryl and Krystal have sex, revealing they had previously been in a relationship . Krystal, however, blows off Darryl once Slim proposes to her . </P> <P> Benny counsels Darryl to forget about Krystal, impressing Darryl with his maturity for a 20 - year - old . As they talk, Benny finds On the Down Low, a non-fiction book about closeted gay African - American men . Benny becomes uncomfortable and quickly leaves . Under Cain's guidance, Avery becomes an armed robber . After spending time with Cain and becoming intoxicated with his decadent lifestyle, Avery tells Connie he wants a divorce . Upset and hurt, Connie turns to Darryl, and the two begin a relationship . She is surprised when the police come asking about Avery and Cain, searching her apartment with a warrant . </P> <P> Krystal comes on to Darryl, offering to maintain an affair, which Darryl rejects . When Slim catches her coming on Darryl, she accuses Darryl of attempted rape . Darryl's life is further complicated when Benny makes a pass at him, assuming Darryl to be gay . Benny is crushed when Darryl explains he is straight and was only trying to understand his gay brother's struggles by reading On the Down Low . In denial that his son is gay, Ben angrily accuses Darryl of trying to corrupt Benny . At the same time, Avery learns of Darryl's and Connie's relationship . Amid these issues, Darryl is found dead in his apartment after an arson . </P> <P> Detectives Thomas and Anderson question each of the occupants . Eventually, evidence is found in Ben's apartment, and he confesses to the murder, assuming Benny is the killer . The police become suspicious when they learn Avery was seen in the apartment complex prior to Darryl's death, and they press Connie for details, also learning from Krystal that her mother died mysteriously in a fire . Krystal, who blames Connie for her mother's death, is shocked when the police reveal evidence tying her father to the murder of both her mother and Darryl . After making a plea bargain to avoid jail time for aiding her father's escape, she works with the police to set a trap . </P>

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