BROTHERS BY CHOICEPART THREE — LAKKY'S GUILTINT. LAKKY'S BEDROOM — NIGHTLakky sits on the edge of his bed.His school uniform hangs on the wall.His acceptance letter is on the desk.But he can't look at it.All he can see is Dohdoh being placed into handcuffs.His mother enters.MOTHERLakky?He quickly wipes his eyes.LAKKYI'm good.She sits beside him.MOTHERYou've barely spoken since last night.Lakky says nothing.MOTHERDid something happen?Lakky looks at her.For a moment, he almost tells her everything.Then he remembers Dohdoh's voice."You got a future, bro."Lakky looks down.LAKKYNothing happened.His mother hugs him.Lakky closes his eyes.And silently cries.EXT. COURTHOUSE — DAYDohdoh is led into the courthouse in handcuffs.Across the street, Lakky watches from inside a car.He sees Dohdoh turn his head.Their eyes meet.Dohdoh gives him a tiny nod.Lakky looks away.He can't bear it.THE COURT DECISIONINT. COURTROOM — DAYThe courtroom is silent.The judge looks over the case.Dohdoh stands before the court.JUDGEYou have been found guilty of the death of another man.Dohdoh says nothing.JUDGETaking responsibility for your actions does not erase the seriousness of what happened.Lakky sits in the back of the courtroom.His hands are trembling.The judge delivers the sentence.JUDGEYou are sentenced to a substantial term of imprisonment.The gavel falls.BANG.Lakky's eyes fill with tears.Dohdoh turns toward the gallery.He sees Lakky.For a second, the courtroom disappears.They're twelve again.Sharing a patty.Talking about their future.Dohdoh smiles.Lakky silently mouths:LAKKYI'm sorry.Dohdoh shakes his head.Then the guards take him away.YEARS OF GUILTMONTAGELakky finishes school.He studies harder than anyone around him.He graduates.He joins the police.He receives his badge.People congratulate him.But every achievement feels empty.Whenever someone says:"You should be proud."Lakky thinks about Dohdoh.Every night, he wonders:"What kind of man would my brother have become if I had told the truth?"PART FOUR — DOHDOH BUILDS AN EMPIREINT. PRISON — NIGHTYears have passed.Dohdoh has learned something important:Prison isn't only about surviving fights.It's about understanding people.He meets men with connections outside.Men who know how money moves.Men who know how criminals organize themselves.Dohdoh listens.He watches.He remembers.But he doesn't rush.One prisoner tells him:MACKAYou got something most men in here don't have.DOHDOHWhat's that?MACKAPatience.Dohdoh smiles.MACKAWhen you get outside, don't be somebody's soldier.Dohdoh looks at him.MACKABuild your own name.That sentence stays with him.DOHDOH'S FIRST MOVEEXT. KINGSTON — NIGHTAfter Dohdoh's release, he reconnects with several men he met during his time inside.He doesn't immediately try to become king.He starts by helping people.He earns loyalty.Then he starts making money through the drug trade.Soon, people begin coming to him instead of the older men.Dohdoh isn't the loudest man.He's the one who thinks ahead.His organization grows.Then one night, he calls two trusted members into a room.DOHDOHI want something bigger.MANHow big?Dohdoh looks at him.DOHDOHBig enough that nobody ever has to tell us we're poor again.THE MONEY TRUCKEXT. INDUSTRIAL ROAD — DAYA heavily guarded money truck travels through the city.Two of Dohdoh's men watch from a distance.Their assignment is simple:Take the money and disappear.But Dohdoh has deliberately kept himself away from the operation.He doesn't want his face connected to it.The robbery begins.Everything goes wrong almost immediately.Sirens.Panic.People running.The men barely escape.INT. SAFE HOUSE — NIGHTDohdoh waits.The door bursts open.His men rush inside carrying bags.Everyone is breathing heavily.Dohdoh looks at the bags.Then at his men.DOHDOHEverybody alive?They nod.Dohdoh opens one bag.His expression changes.For the first time, he realizes what they have accomplished.The money is enough to change their lives.DOHDOHNobody talks.Nobody spends crazy.Nobody gets comfortable.One of the men laughs.MANBoss... we're rich.Dohdoh looks at him.DOHDOHNo.He closes the bag.DOHDOHWe're just getting started.THE RISEMONTAGEThe stolen money changes everything.Dohdoh buys legitimate businesses.He gets expensive cars.He moves into a mansion.His men dress differently.The community starts seeing him as a powerful businessman.But behind the clean image is an expanding criminal organization.Dohdoh's name spreads throughout Kingston.People who once ignored him now ask for his help.People who once threatened him now show respect.The prison lessons have become his foundation.Patience. Loyalty. Silence. Fear.He remembers every lesson. PART FIVE — LAKKY TRIES TO SAVE HIS FRIEND INT. POLICE STATION — NIGHT Lakky is now an officer. He secretly discovers that Dohdoh is still alive and has become a major figure in the criminal world. He is devastated. LAKKY Dohdoh He sits alone. He realizes the truth: His friend didn't become a criminal because he was born evil To be Continue.