Mario Montero, an immigrant from Guatemala, moved to Culver City, California, when he was 9 years old. He knew not a LICK of English. He loved to dance & sing, ever since he he could walk & talk. He also learned English very quickly & loved EVERYTHING about American culture.

By the time he was 18, he moved away from California & then moved to Tuscaloosa, AL with his older sister, Monica. Monica had a White fiance', named Brent Tate.

Brent Tate was financially well off. He came from a family that was wealthy enough that he didn't need to work, if he didn't have to. Brent didn't believe in living for free off of his rich parents. His 4 brothers were money-hungry. He didn't have any sisters. He thought he was too cool for college. He preferred to make an honest living, off of his OWN labor, & not somebody else's. He was a FIRM BELIEVER in that. He was a mechanic who had a side hobby of playing the Spanish guitar.

Because of the fact that Mario moved to Alabama by his sister, he felt like he made a BIG mistake, because he couldn't get a job out there, whatsoever. He desired to go to college, but didn't have the money.

Mario & Brent were good friends, but Brent didn't want Mario working with him because he didn't want business to get conflicted with home life since Mario was living with them. Because of that, they would get into altercations when...