4:00 PM South Bronx, NY

"Pay up boys! Frankie did it again!"

Frankie was playing dice on his corner with his boys he was winning every game and laughing. Today really was his lucky day he finally asked out that cute girl that lived in his building, bought the new car he was saving up for a few months, and paid off his tab at the bar. His day though was just about to get worse.

"Woah look who it is!"

That was Mac the local tough guy that Frankie owes money to. Mac was many things he was a bookie, a loan shark, and a fence. If you wanted some money you went to Mac, place a bet? go to Mac, want a new radio? go to Mac. Mac can be your friend but he can also be your worst enemy if you don't pay him back. Mac had a huge grin on his face and a baseball bat in his hands Frankie owed him money for that Yankees game he bet on owed him five grand.

"What you don't remember me?"

Frankie looked like he had just seen a ghost

"Oh sure when you want something it's Mac please I'll pay ya back. Oh Mac something happened I don't have your money right now. Then it's gimme one day, one more week, one more month. Well Frankie you're outta time. I WANT MY GOD DAMN MONEY!"

Frankie is shitting his pants and struggles to say something he manages to mumble a few words

"P...please Mac I don't want no trouble. Just gimme more time I'll have your money in a week I promise."

Mac smiles

"Wrong answer."

Frankie runs for it but Mac is right behind him Frankie never was much of a varsity athlete Mac manages to trap him in an alley and gives him a beating with his bat. Mac walks out of the alley and goes over to Frankie's friends that watched the entire thing

"That's a lesson for all of you here always pay me on time else y'all end up like Frankie."