 When Brianna Barksdale cuts off the monthly payments that the Barksdale organization had been making to the Brices, Namond is pressured into dealing by his mother.Howard "Bunny" Colvin takes a liking to Namond after dealing with him in the special program for troubled youth that Colvin is supervising.Seeing potential in the boy, Colvin approaches Wee-Bey and asks his permission to take Namond into his home.