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Arturo Lemón - is the leader of a powerful gang located in the rough city of Compton, California. He has committed many crimes in his career, but he has always stayed in areas of Compton that cops can’t go to without being killed. Basically, Arturo is protected so well by his inferiors that it would be a suicide mission for a cop to try to kill him. Arturo has made a lot of money in the organized crime business, but he is greedy so he continues running operations. When his right-hand man Tony messed up a job, even after working for Arturo for 11 years, Arturo decided to kill him to prevent the police from hunting Arturo down since he thought Tony was going to get captured. As the leader of a powerful gang, Arturo pressures people such as …show more content…

He has finally built up the courage to go after Arturo and get revenge on the killer of his uncle (Arturo). He knows that Arturo killed his uncle and framed his death. He has been waiting for years now to get revenge and decides that the best way to do so, is to set Arturo up so he gets captured by the police. His job is to help the Los Angeles Police Department capture Arturo, who he believes is the killer of his uncle.

Relationship- Torrence is the nephew of one of Arturo’s ex workers, Tony. Torrence believes that Arturo killed his Uncle and framed his death as a car accident so that the body would never be found. This leads to his genuine hatred and desire for revenge against Arturo. He decides to join Arturo’s gang and pretend as if he wants to follow his uncle’s footsteps into the crime business. Little does Arturo know that Torrence is well aware of who killed his uncle and is only joining the gang so he can get revenge. When Arturo asks Torrence to rob a bank for him, he takes this opportunity to finally get …show more content…

Torrence: Open the bag.

(Arturo unzips the bag only to find out the bag is filled with stuffed animals )

Arturo: What the fuck? I’m gonna fucking kill you! Where the hell is my money?

Torrence: You think I don’t know how Uncle Tony went out? You think I’m stupid? He didn’t die in no car accident. You killed him and got rid of his body for not completing one fucking mission. He did so much for you and you took him out as if he was nothing. You think I didn’t know what happened, like he wasn’t going to call me when he knew you were going to kill him?

Arturo: What’re you talk…

Torrence: It’s over. Look around. (cops begin to approach Arturo’s SUV from all angles) You’re not getting away this time. You’re going to jail for the rest of your life for all the crimes you have committed. I can’t believe a man of your notoriety was dumb enough to come out in public when you know that cops are always on the lookout. The police have been after you for years now and it’s about time you pay for what you have done. I hope you die in hell.

Arturo: You set me up, didn’t you?

Torrence: Indeed, I did. I have been waiting for this moment ever since you killed my uncle. To watch you finally get taken away in cuffs. You killed my uncle and now I’m getting

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