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These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:19,802 --> 00:00:21,847 [Jack] Meech left Atlanta. 2 00:00:21,978 --> 00:00:23,066 He knew the heat was on. 3 00:00:23,197 --> 00:00:24,676 That's when everything changed. 4 00:00:24,807 --> 00:00:28,376 We left houses, cars, everything, 5 00:00:28,506 --> 00:00:30,204 and we moved to Miami. 6 00:00:30,334 --> 00:00:31,944 [tense music plays] 7 00:00:32,075 --> 00:00:34,469 [Stephen] Everything was built on loyalty. 8 00:00:34,599 --> 00:00:36,645 One wrong person in the wrong place can sink a whole ship. 9 00:00:36,819 --> 00:00:38,299 ♪ ♪ 10 00:00:38,429 --> 00:00:39,865 [Rand] Omari starts talking about Meech 11 00:00:39,996 --> 00:00:42,085 and his organization and laid it all out. 12 00:00:42,216 --> 00:00:45,045 [Bryant] Once the squeeze was put on Doc Marshall 13 00:00:45,175 --> 00:00:46,742 about this car fraud case, 14 00:00:46,872 --> 00:00:49,353 he said, "Hey, I know some bigger fish." 15 00:00:49,440 --> 00:00:50,528 [Wayne] They in the house gambling, 16 00:00:50,615 --> 00:00:52,226 and the feds got there. 17 00:00:52,356 --> 00:00:55,011 Terry and numerous other people were arrested. 18 00:00:55,098 --> 00:00:59,755 [Scott] Demetrius tried living relatively quietly in Texas, 19 00:00:59,885 --> 00:01:02,540 but it was too late at that point. 20 00:01:02,671 --> 00:01:04,368 [Latarra] You knew that it was really 21 00:01:04,499 --> 00:01:06,588 no coming back from this. 22 00:01:07,110 --> 00:01:09,330 They're not gonna play nice. 23 00:01:09,417 --> 00:01:11,549 [dramatic hip-hop music plays] 24 00:01:11,680 --> 00:01:13,725 [Meech] E-everybody move like brothers. 25 00:01:13,812 --> 00:01:15,336 [echoing] Like brothers. Like brothers. 26 00:01:15,510 --> 00:01:18,382 ♪ ♪ 27 00:01:25,433 --> 00:01:27,348 Everybody's shining like new money. 28 00:01:27,435 --> 00:01:28,871 [echoing] New money. New money. New money. 29 00:01:29,045 --> 00:01:31,961 ♪ ♪ 30 00:01:35,747 --> 00:01:37,619 It ain't no other crew like this in the world, 31 00:01:37,749 --> 00:01:39,186 and never will be another. 32 00:01:39,273 --> 00:01:40,100 [echoing] Never will be another. 33 00:01:40,230 --> 00:01:41,362 Never will be another. 34 00:01:41,536 --> 00:01:44,365 ♪ ♪ 35 00:01:49,457 --> 00:01:51,937 [ominous music plays] 36 00:01:52,068 --> 00:01:55,202 [Cavario] The BMF story is one of rags... 37 00:01:57,204 --> 00:01:59,641 ...to riches... 38 00:01:59,771 --> 00:02:01,686 to wretchedness. 39 00:02:01,773 --> 00:02:03,035 The American dream 40 00:02:03,166 --> 00:02:05,995 and nightmare at the same time. 41 00:02:06,169 --> 00:02:09,085 ♪ ♪ 42 00:02:20,270 --> 00:02:23,012 You don't have the guts to be what you want to be. 43 00:02:26,058 --> 00:02:28,191 Say good night to the bad guy. 44 00:02:28,278 --> 00:02:31,151 [Scott] For someone that idolized Tony Montana 45 00:02:31,238 --> 00:02:34,328 and patterned some of his empire 46 00:02:34,458 --> 00:02:36,373 in theScarface mold, 47 00:02:36,460 --> 00:02:39,855 Meech wasn't going to go out Scarface style. 48 00:02:39,985 --> 00:02:42,249 Say hello to my little friend! 49 00:02:42,379 --> 00:02:43,511 Ah! 50 00:02:49,212 --> 00:02:51,693 [Scott] In fact, his arrest 51 00:02:51,823 --> 00:02:54,522 in suburban Texas 52 00:02:54,652 --> 00:02:57,481 was incredibly low profile. 53 00:02:57,612 --> 00:03:01,964 He went without any drama or histrionics. 54 00:03:02,094 --> 00:03:04,880 [tense music plays] 55 00:03:05,054 --> 00:03:07,622 ♪ ♪ 56 00:03:07,752 --> 00:03:09,406 [Latarra] When they picked Meech up, 57 00:03:09,493 --> 00:03:11,582 it was a reality check, 58 00:03:11,713 --> 00:03:13,541 because you knew that it was real. 59 00:03:13,671 --> 00:03:15,586 It's, like, really no coming back from this. 60 00:03:15,760 --> 00:03:17,588 ♪ ♪ 61 00:03:17,675 --> 00:03:20,243 They weren't gonna let him out. 62 00:03:20,374 --> 00:03:21,462 [Lucille] To receive a phone call 63 00:03:21,592 --> 00:03:24,204 that your child has gone to jail, 64 00:03:24,334 --> 00:03:26,467 those are phone calls you don't wanna get-- 65 00:03:26,597 --> 00:03:29,513 you don't ever wanna get, you know? 66 00:03:29,600 --> 00:03:30,862 I said, "I don't care what it costs. 67 00:03:30,993 --> 00:03:32,429 "Get him out right away. 68 00:03:32,560 --> 00:03:34,039 Fast as possible." 69 00:03:34,126 --> 00:03:37,260 [tense music plays] 70 00:03:37,391 --> 00:03:40,568 [Drew] I got a phone call that Demetrius was locked up 71 00:03:40,698 --> 00:03:43,614 in Texas on possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. 72 00:03:43,745 --> 00:03:47,227 I went to Texas and prepared 73 00:03:47,357 --> 00:03:50,099 to try to get him out on bond. 74 00:03:50,230 --> 00:03:51,666 I went to the court there 75 00:03:51,796 --> 00:03:53,885 and was looking at the evidence, 76 00:03:54,016 --> 00:03:55,670 and I remember thinking, 77 00:03:55,800 --> 00:03:58,150 "This is a bullshit search." 78 00:03:58,325 --> 00:03:59,935 ♪ ♪ 79 00:04:00,065 --> 00:04:01,893 They went into a house that he was renting 80 00:04:02,024 --> 00:04:05,462 and went into the safe and found this gun. 81 00:04:05,593 --> 00:04:08,160 This is, like, clearly an illegal search. 82 00:04:08,291 --> 00:04:10,467 Like, what's going on here? 83 00:04:10,598 --> 00:04:12,252 We were in the midst of that battle, 84 00:04:12,382 --> 00:04:14,776 trying to get him out in Texas, 85 00:04:14,906 --> 00:04:19,259 when I found out that he was indicted in Detroit. 86 00:04:19,389 --> 00:04:22,697 It was a 42-defendant indictment, 87 00:04:22,827 --> 00:04:25,177 and then reality struck me 88 00:04:25,265 --> 00:04:28,311 that Texas was a pretextual arrest 89 00:04:28,442 --> 00:04:30,095 to just get their arms around him 90 00:04:30,226 --> 00:04:31,880 and have him in once place, 91 00:04:32,010 --> 00:04:34,970 and then announcing an indictment. 92 00:04:35,100 --> 00:04:36,972 [Jack] We were trying to get Meech in custody, 93 00:04:37,102 --> 00:04:39,322 and don't let him know 94 00:04:39,453 --> 00:04:41,585 about this big indictment that's about to come down. 95 00:04:41,759 --> 00:04:43,674 ♪ ♪ 96 00:04:43,805 --> 00:04:46,155 [Wayne] When Meech and Terry got arrested, guess what. 97 00:04:46,242 --> 00:04:47,591 We all finna get pinched. 98 00:04:48,462 --> 00:04:50,899 I already knew what was coming. 99 00:04:51,029 --> 00:04:52,640 [reporter] Five members of the cocaine organization 100 00:04:52,770 --> 00:04:54,294 known as the Black Mafia Family 101 00:04:54,424 --> 00:04:55,686 were picked up today in metro Atlanta. 102 00:04:55,817 --> 00:04:57,514 [Chad] I see it on the news, 103 00:04:57,645 --> 00:04:58,472 the indictments. 104 00:04:58,646 --> 00:05:00,300 ♪ ♪ 105 00:05:00,430 --> 00:05:03,215 I'm like, "Shit, I don't know what to do, 106 00:05:03,346 --> 00:05:05,000 'cause I know they finna come get me." 107 00:05:05,087 --> 00:05:06,915 [ominous music plays] 108 00:05:07,045 --> 00:05:08,786 [reporter] Three search warrants were also executed 109 00:05:08,917 --> 00:05:10,701 in metro Atlanta. 110 00:05:10,832 --> 00:05:12,616 [Clifford] I felt what any person would feel. 111 00:05:12,747 --> 00:05:16,794 Nerves, fear, anxiety. 112 00:05:17,186 --> 00:05:20,972 A rash of emotions. 113 00:05:21,103 --> 00:05:23,540 [reporter] Those with Atlanta ties were charged in indictmens 114 00:05:23,671 --> 00:05:25,673 either in Orlando or Detroit. 115 00:05:25,803 --> 00:05:27,283 [Clifford] You just heard on the news, 116 00:05:27,414 --> 00:05:29,590 doors being kicked in, 117 00:05:29,677 --> 00:05:31,896 people being arrested, 118 00:05:32,027 --> 00:05:36,336 30-plus people indictment, 50-plus people indictments. 119 00:05:36,466 --> 00:05:38,294 [Wayne] After Meech and Terry got arrested, 120 00:05:38,425 --> 00:05:40,209 I was on the run for four months. 121 00:05:40,296 --> 00:05:41,471 That shit was horrible, man. 122 00:05:41,558 --> 00:05:43,473 ♪ ♪ 123 00:05:43,604 --> 00:05:45,693 You hear the neighbor across the street or the dog bark. 124 00:05:45,823 --> 00:05:47,042 [dog barking] 125 00:05:47,172 --> 00:05:48,696 You hear the door shut. 126 00:05:48,826 --> 00:05:50,219 You can't sleep. 127 00:05:50,350 --> 00:05:52,134 Man, you always think it's the feds. 128 00:05:52,264 --> 00:05:53,178 And I'm drinking like a motherfucker. 129 00:05:53,309 --> 00:05:54,789 I'm just a fucking man. 130 00:05:54,919 --> 00:05:57,269 I got to try to keep some courage up here. 131 00:05:57,357 --> 00:05:59,794 [siren wailing] 132 00:05:59,924 --> 00:06:01,883 [tense music plays] 133 00:06:02,013 --> 00:06:05,060 [indistinct yelling] 134 00:06:05,147 --> 00:06:07,932 You're seeing many of your homeboys going to jail, 135 00:06:08,063 --> 00:06:11,414 you understand, and that's the hurtful part, 136 00:06:11,545 --> 00:06:15,157 watching, you know, dudes get swept off the street. 137 00:06:15,287 --> 00:06:18,465 I was like, damn, man, this shit crazy. 138 00:06:18,595 --> 00:06:21,381 One night, there was, like, four, five cars behind us. 139 00:06:21,511 --> 00:06:23,165 Like, they following me. 140 00:06:23,295 --> 00:06:24,949 Man, by the time I got to the light, 141 00:06:25,080 --> 00:06:27,561 the DEA came from everywhere. 142 00:06:27,691 --> 00:06:29,998 I was like, damn, they got my ass. 143 00:06:31,478 --> 00:06:34,698 [tense music plays] 144 00:06:34,785 --> 00:06:36,700 [Rand] At that point, there was nothing I wanted to do less 145 00:06:36,831 --> 00:06:39,573 than listen to 150,000 phone calls. 146 00:06:39,703 --> 00:06:41,488 And plus, every phone call we--we took, 147 00:06:41,618 --> 00:06:43,446 I had to send a letter to everybody 148 00:06:43,533 --> 00:06:45,970 that was not a defendant and letting them know 149 00:06:46,101 --> 00:06:47,755 that we'd captured their voice on a phone call. 150 00:06:47,885 --> 00:06:51,628 And that was something like-- like, 2,000 letters. 151 00:06:51,759 --> 00:06:52,803 [Jack] I don't know anybody who worked 152 00:06:52,890 --> 00:06:54,239 more long hours than I did. 153 00:06:54,370 --> 00:06:55,850 I did not have a family. 154 00:06:55,980 --> 00:06:57,329 You know, I was married to the job, 155 00:06:57,460 --> 00:06:58,635 and I-I don't recommend that. 156 00:06:58,722 --> 00:07:00,289 It's not something to be proud of. 157 00:07:00,420 --> 00:07:01,682 [tense music plays] 158 00:07:01,812 --> 00:07:03,814 Demetrius made it very, very clear 159 00:07:03,945 --> 00:07:05,163 that he wanted me to be his lawyer, 160 00:07:05,294 --> 00:07:07,688 both in Texas and in Detroit. 161 00:07:07,818 --> 00:07:09,951 In Detroit, they had unveiled 162 00:07:10,081 --> 00:07:12,823 this incredibly detailed indictment, 163 00:07:12,954 --> 00:07:16,174 and Demetrius was charged with his brother 164 00:07:16,305 --> 00:07:18,655 and then 40 other people. 165 00:07:18,786 --> 00:07:21,397 The allegations were complex. 166 00:07:21,571 --> 00:07:24,487 ♪ ♪ 167 00:07:24,618 --> 00:07:27,011 Terry had already been denied bond. 168 00:07:27,142 --> 00:07:28,404 They were keeping him in custody 169 00:07:28,535 --> 00:07:30,188 because of the magnitude of the case, 170 00:07:30,275 --> 00:07:32,669 and I was trying to get Demetrius out on bond, 171 00:07:32,800 --> 00:07:34,628 but we just couldn't satisfy the court's conditions 172 00:07:34,758 --> 00:07:36,673 to get him out. 173 00:07:36,760 --> 00:07:39,154 Demetrius and Terry were staring down the barrel 174 00:07:39,284 --> 00:07:44,202 of a major CCE that was brought against them. 175 00:07:44,333 --> 00:07:46,291 [Frank] In layman's terms, if you're a leader 176 00:07:46,422 --> 00:07:48,772 of an organization under which you have 177 00:07:48,903 --> 00:07:52,167 five or more members that you're directing 178 00:07:52,297 --> 00:07:55,823 who distribute more than 150 kilos of drugs, 179 00:07:55,953 --> 00:07:58,347 you can face up to life in prison. 180 00:07:58,434 --> 00:08:01,785 In this case, the only two CCE defendants 181 00:08:01,916 --> 00:08:04,527 were the Flenory brothers. 182 00:08:04,658 --> 00:08:06,660 [Scott] But the case against Demetrius 183 00:08:06,747 --> 00:08:11,099 wasn't nearly as strong as it was against Terry. 184 00:08:11,186 --> 00:08:14,363 [Jack] On the wire, Terry was talking about Meech 185 00:08:14,450 --> 00:08:16,408 causing trouble for the whole family, 186 00:08:16,539 --> 00:08:18,498 and at the same time, Terry's conversation 187 00:08:18,628 --> 00:08:21,457 is being intercepted by the DEA. 188 00:08:48,876 --> 00:08:50,486 [Drew] A really big issue 189 00:08:50,617 --> 00:08:52,793 was whether or not they were able 190 00:08:52,880 --> 00:08:56,884 to identify Demetrius' voice on phone calls. 191 00:08:56,971 --> 00:09:00,017 I had put together a rock-solid team. 192 00:09:00,104 --> 00:09:02,411 I mean, we were working just nonstop 193 00:09:02,542 --> 00:09:06,241 on the United States of America versus Demetrius Flenory. 194 00:09:06,371 --> 00:09:09,200 Potential consequences were a life imprisonment. 195 00:09:27,044 --> 00:09:29,264 [Drew] When the evidence started rolling in, 196 00:09:29,394 --> 00:09:31,179 we get 14,000 pages. 197 00:09:31,309 --> 00:09:32,920 We thought it was the end of the world. 198 00:09:34,878 --> 00:09:37,533 But in those 14,000 pages, 199 00:09:37,664 --> 00:09:40,536 so much of the evidence was about lifestyle. 200 00:09:40,667 --> 00:09:41,972 [all] I'm rich, bitch! 201 00:09:42,103 --> 00:09:44,105 -[DJ] Aye! -[rapper] Yeah! 202 00:09:44,235 --> 00:09:46,150 [hip-hop music plays] 203 00:09:46,281 --> 00:09:48,805 [Drew] The shocking lifestyle 204 00:09:48,892 --> 00:09:51,242 of Demetrius Flenory. 205 00:09:52,766 --> 00:09:56,204 There's no pictures of him 206 00:09:56,334 --> 00:09:58,206 around cocaine. 207 00:09:58,336 --> 00:10:00,817 There's no pictures of him standing there 208 00:10:00,948 --> 00:10:03,341 that deal with cocaine. 209 00:10:04,125 --> 00:10:06,606 The only pictures of Demetrius Flenory 210 00:10:06,736 --> 00:10:09,130 are at cool-ass parties, at clubs, 211 00:10:09,260 --> 00:10:13,351 directing videos, being with famous people. 212 00:10:13,482 --> 00:10:16,964 So the evidence was that he threw really wild parties. 213 00:10:17,051 --> 00:10:19,662 ♪ ♪ 214 00:10:19,793 --> 00:10:22,622 [soft music plays] 215 00:10:40,683 --> 00:10:42,163 [Jack] Now, Meech and Terry were going to make 216 00:10:42,250 --> 00:10:43,599 a determination, whether they wanna 217 00:10:43,730 --> 00:10:47,342 fight the case or go to trial 218 00:10:47,472 --> 00:10:51,651 or plead guilty and cooperate and take even less of a hit. 219 00:10:51,738 --> 00:10:53,783 The whole focus was to go to trial. 220 00:10:53,914 --> 00:10:55,350 That's all we were working towards. 221 00:11:05,273 --> 00:11:06,709 [Scott] Meech thought whatever the feds 222 00:11:06,840 --> 00:11:08,232 were gonna bring against him, he had a chance 223 00:11:08,363 --> 00:11:10,844 of beating the case at trial. 224 00:11:10,974 --> 00:11:14,978 But the task force zeroed in on Doc Marshall. 225 00:11:15,109 --> 00:11:16,937 [tense music plays] 226 00:11:17,067 --> 00:11:19,330 He was viewed by law enforcement 227 00:11:19,461 --> 00:11:21,245 as a weak link. 228 00:11:21,376 --> 00:11:26,033 He did not have a street or a gangbanger mentality, 229 00:11:26,163 --> 00:11:28,818 so they saw that as a pressure point. 230 00:11:28,949 --> 00:11:30,428 [Frank] The Flenory brothers sensed 231 00:11:30,559 --> 00:11:34,606 that Doc Marshall was gonna cooperate. 232 00:11:34,737 --> 00:11:36,521 You know, they understood the whole money side 233 00:11:36,652 --> 00:11:38,959 of this investigation. 234 00:11:39,046 --> 00:11:41,048 They sensed that he could take the witness stand 235 00:11:41,178 --> 00:11:43,093 one day against 'em. 236 00:11:43,224 --> 00:11:44,878 [Scott] Doc Marshall was the only one that was 237 00:11:45,008 --> 00:11:47,707 doing business with both Terry and Demetrius, 238 00:11:47,837 --> 00:11:50,187 was handling all of their financial affairs, 239 00:11:50,274 --> 00:11:51,841 and laundering all of their money. 240 00:11:53,538 --> 00:11:54,801 [Jack] There's no way they could beat 241 00:11:54,931 --> 00:11:57,151 the money laundering charges. 242 00:11:57,281 --> 00:11:59,762 Meech and Terry had to account for all these years 243 00:11:59,893 --> 00:12:01,895 where they never paid a dime in income taxes, 244 00:12:01,982 --> 00:12:03,766 and they're obviously spending money 245 00:12:03,897 --> 00:12:05,333 left, right, and center. 246 00:12:05,463 --> 00:12:07,074 So there's evidence of money laundering 247 00:12:07,204 --> 00:12:09,946 all over the place, and, uh, that--that hurt them. 248 00:12:12,688 --> 00:12:14,908 [Scott] In March of 2006, 249 00:12:15,038 --> 00:12:16,474 Doc signed a cooperation agreement 250 00:12:16,561 --> 00:12:19,826 and handed over all of his financial documents 251 00:12:19,913 --> 00:12:23,177 tied to the Black Mafia Family organization. 252 00:12:23,264 --> 00:12:25,527 What was going on with the BMF drug money 253 00:12:25,657 --> 00:12:27,181 and how it was being washed 254 00:12:27,311 --> 00:12:29,661 and where it was ending up. 255 00:12:29,749 --> 00:12:33,622 Now you could make a very strong conspiracy case 256 00:12:33,753 --> 00:12:35,755 against both Flenory brothers and get convictions. 257 00:12:49,464 --> 00:12:52,075 The next step was the government 258 00:12:52,206 --> 00:12:54,599 aggressively went after Demetrius' father. 259 00:12:54,686 --> 00:12:56,950 [somber music plays] 260 00:12:57,080 --> 00:12:58,995 Going back to 1990, 261 00:12:59,126 --> 00:13:02,129 the very first house the Flenory brothers purchased 262 00:13:02,259 --> 00:13:03,870 down in the Atlanta area 263 00:13:03,957 --> 00:13:06,829 was put in the name of the dad. 264 00:13:06,960 --> 00:13:11,355 So Charles Flenory was charged with money laundering. 265 00:13:11,486 --> 00:13:15,142 They aggressively went after Demetrius' sister-in-law 266 00:13:15,272 --> 00:13:17,274 and his nephew. 267 00:13:17,405 --> 00:13:19,015 They indicted them. They charged them. 268 00:13:19,146 --> 00:13:20,800 And Demetrius and Terry 269 00:13:20,930 --> 00:13:23,193 just couldn't watch family members go down. 270 00:13:23,367 --> 00:13:25,152 ♪ ♪ 271 00:13:25,282 --> 00:13:27,241 [Scott] The day the trial was supposed to start, 272 00:13:27,371 --> 00:13:31,811 Demetrius and Terry requested a face-to-face conversation 273 00:13:31,898 --> 00:13:34,901 for the first time in almost two years. 274 00:13:35,031 --> 00:13:38,252 But Terry and Demetrius began screaming at each other. 275 00:13:38,382 --> 00:13:40,428 Everyone in the courtroom could hear 276 00:13:40,558 --> 00:13:43,344 what was going on at that meeting. 277 00:13:43,474 --> 00:13:47,304 I was sitting next to some DEA agents and FBI agents, 278 00:13:47,435 --> 00:13:49,089 and they were slapping high fives. 279 00:13:49,219 --> 00:13:50,264 They were like, "This is it, 280 00:13:50,394 --> 00:13:51,787 "Terry's gonna flip on him, 281 00:13:51,918 --> 00:13:53,571 "and we're gonna be able to put Demetrius away 282 00:13:53,702 --> 00:13:55,138 for the rest of his life." 283 00:14:19,510 --> 00:14:21,077 [Scott] Both brothers did the math, 284 00:14:21,208 --> 00:14:23,384 and they knew that they could take a plea, 285 00:14:23,514 --> 00:14:26,604 which would give them 30 years in prison, 286 00:14:26,691 --> 00:14:28,041 or they could roll the dice at trial 287 00:14:28,128 --> 00:14:29,651 and risk being convicted 288 00:14:29,781 --> 00:14:31,044 and put in prison for the rest of their lives. 289 00:14:32,828 --> 00:14:36,397 [Lucille] They tried to turn Terry on Meech, 290 00:14:36,484 --> 00:14:38,703 and I believe vice versa, 291 00:14:38,834 --> 00:14:41,619 but it's my belief that Terry and Demetrius 292 00:14:41,706 --> 00:14:45,406 will not turn on each other. 293 00:14:45,493 --> 00:14:49,671 Demetrius and Terry, no matter how divided they seem to be, 294 00:14:49,801 --> 00:14:54,197 they still have that bond and that love for one another, 295 00:14:54,328 --> 00:14:56,591 and they'll carry that to the grave with 'em, you know? 296 00:14:58,854 --> 00:15:00,421 [Drew] Demetrius communicated to me 297 00:15:00,508 --> 00:15:02,466 that he and his brother had made a decision 298 00:15:02,553 --> 00:15:04,468 to enter a plea. 299 00:15:04,599 --> 00:15:07,515 As a father, as a brother, 300 00:15:07,602 --> 00:15:10,648 I understood the decision to enter the plea, 301 00:15:10,735 --> 00:15:14,174 but as a trial attorney, I was dressed for the prom, 302 00:15:14,304 --> 00:15:16,828 but I didn't go to the prom. 303 00:15:16,916 --> 00:15:19,701 [dramatic music plays] 304 00:15:19,875 --> 00:15:21,442 ♪ ♪ 305 00:15:21,529 --> 00:15:24,445 I was there. Courtroom was kind of quiet. 306 00:15:24,575 --> 00:15:27,100 It was very few people that knew him there. 307 00:15:29,189 --> 00:15:31,060 Everybody's there for all the good shit, 308 00:15:31,191 --> 00:15:33,236 but when it comes time to get sentenced, 309 00:15:33,367 --> 00:15:35,151 wasn't a damn soul there. 310 00:15:35,282 --> 00:15:37,980 [Drew] When they went to the podium, 311 00:15:38,111 --> 00:15:39,808 they both got 30 years. 312 00:15:39,939 --> 00:15:42,767 [dramatic music plays] 313 00:15:42,942 --> 00:15:44,552 ♪ ♪ 314 00:15:44,682 --> 00:15:48,817 [Nicole] It was hard hearing 30 years, 315 00:15:48,948 --> 00:15:52,255 'cause you had both of them taken away, 316 00:15:52,386 --> 00:15:54,823 and, um... 317 00:15:58,609 --> 00:16:01,438 ...it was difficult. 318 00:16:03,832 --> 00:16:07,531 [Lucille] That was a hard pill to swallow, 319 00:16:07,662 --> 00:16:09,751 but I told them, 320 00:16:09,881 --> 00:16:12,754 "You gotta remember what I always taught you. 321 00:16:12,884 --> 00:16:15,800 "You gotta stay prayerful, and you gotta stay strong, 322 00:16:15,931 --> 00:16:18,238 no matter what." 323 00:16:18,368 --> 00:16:20,022 [Stephen] Meech took it on the chin. 324 00:16:20,109 --> 00:16:21,937 Most people would buckle and cry. 325 00:16:22,024 --> 00:16:23,634 Like, he took that shit-- like, I'm-- 326 00:16:23,765 --> 00:16:25,071 way he looked at it was, 327 00:16:25,158 --> 00:16:26,159 "I got a out date. I'm coming home." 328 00:16:26,289 --> 00:16:28,726 [dramatic music plays] 329 00:16:28,900 --> 00:16:29,945 ♪ ♪ 330 00:16:30,076 --> 00:16:31,729 [Troy] Some point, I think, 331 00:16:31,860 --> 00:16:34,602 a part of him was relieved. 332 00:16:34,732 --> 00:16:36,473 He was tired. 333 00:16:36,604 --> 00:16:37,779 All the runnin'. 334 00:16:37,909 --> 00:16:39,650 I think he was able to just... 335 00:16:39,737 --> 00:16:42,175 [exhales] ...take a deep breath. 336 00:16:42,305 --> 00:16:43,959 But it hurt. 337 00:16:44,090 --> 00:16:46,657 I'll be 58 before I see him again. 338 00:16:46,788 --> 00:16:49,182 People don't deserve a 30-year sentence 339 00:16:49,312 --> 00:16:50,531 for a drug crime. 340 00:16:50,661 --> 00:16:52,011 The day I walked out of prison 341 00:16:52,141 --> 00:16:54,491 after 32 years, 7 months, 342 00:16:54,622 --> 00:16:57,016 I chose to wear a "Free Big Meech" T-shirt, 343 00:16:57,146 --> 00:16:59,453 because I thought what was being done to him 344 00:16:59,583 --> 00:17:01,324 was a violation of his rights. 345 00:17:01,411 --> 00:17:03,805 I didn't think he deserved 30 years. 346 00:17:03,935 --> 00:17:06,590 I didn't think Terry deserved 30 years. 347 00:17:06,721 --> 00:17:08,288 I couldn't wear two shirts. 348 00:17:10,029 --> 00:17:11,813 Meech and Terry both got 30 years. 349 00:17:11,943 --> 00:17:15,338 Maybe it was considered harsh. I wasn't shocked by it. 350 00:17:15,469 --> 00:17:18,907 Eventually, pretty much everybody was prosecuted, 351 00:17:19,038 --> 00:17:20,865 and most were guilty pleas. 352 00:17:20,996 --> 00:17:22,693 The BMF played the game and they lost, 353 00:17:22,824 --> 00:17:24,826 and we played it better and we won. 354 00:17:24,956 --> 00:17:26,523 The world was not BMF's after all. 355 00:17:26,610 --> 00:17:27,829 [chuckles] 356 00:17:27,959 --> 00:17:30,092 [hip-hop music plays] 357 00:17:30,223 --> 00:17:33,226 [Rick] Drug businesses are run like Fortune 500 companies 358 00:17:33,356 --> 00:17:35,706 if you run 'em on a certain level. 359 00:17:35,837 --> 00:17:39,058 We come from the street, but we're just as smart. 360 00:17:39,188 --> 00:17:42,626 We can still do the same things that CEOs do. 361 00:17:42,757 --> 00:17:46,369 We just didn't have that opportunity. 362 00:17:46,500 --> 00:17:50,982 Meech doesn't deserve 27 years in prison for a drug crime. 363 00:17:51,113 --> 00:17:54,421 Non-violent offenders don't deserve that many years. 364 00:17:56,031 --> 00:17:58,816 [tense music plays] 365 00:17:58,947 --> 00:18:02,472 [Drew] The war on drugs was a direct affront 366 00:18:02,603 --> 00:18:03,821 to the Black community. 367 00:18:03,952 --> 00:18:05,475 [indistinct chatter] 368 00:18:05,606 --> 00:18:07,303 It was disproportionately used 369 00:18:07,434 --> 00:18:10,524 to investigate and to prosecute. 370 00:18:10,654 --> 00:18:13,353 There's clearly a racial component. 371 00:18:14,441 --> 00:18:15,964 The people that are getting brought down 372 00:18:16,095 --> 00:18:17,922 on the racketeering statutes are white and Italian, 373 00:18:18,053 --> 00:18:20,142 so they'll get the max of 20 years, 374 00:18:20,273 --> 00:18:22,449 but most of the people that are being brought down 375 00:18:22,579 --> 00:18:26,322 on a CCE are African American, 376 00:18:26,453 --> 00:18:28,498 and the punishment for guys like Meech and Terry 377 00:18:28,585 --> 00:18:31,414 is considerably harsher. 378 00:18:31,501 --> 00:18:33,373 [T.I.] When Meech got locked up, that shit 379 00:18:33,503 --> 00:18:36,332 felt like that dark cloud was over the entire city. 380 00:18:36,463 --> 00:18:38,160 BMF was an era, 381 00:18:38,291 --> 00:18:41,032 a cultural phenomenon. 382 00:18:41,120 --> 00:18:43,600 Some shit that ain't never been done before, 383 00:18:43,731 --> 00:18:45,515 shit that'll never be done again. 384 00:18:45,646 --> 00:18:47,256 [cheers] 385 00:18:47,387 --> 00:18:50,346 We were the heartbeat of this city 386 00:18:50,433 --> 00:18:52,435 for a very long time... 387 00:18:52,609 --> 00:18:54,133 ♪ ♪ 388 00:18:56,613 --> 00:18:58,528 ...and it was dead. 389 00:18:58,659 --> 00:19:00,095 [tense music plays] 390 00:19:00,226 --> 00:19:03,185 Things in the city died down. 391 00:19:03,316 --> 00:19:06,232 Just wasn't the same. 392 00:19:06,319 --> 00:19:09,148 It affected a lot of people economically 393 00:19:09,235 --> 00:19:10,410 when they weren't there. 394 00:19:10,540 --> 00:19:13,326 That shit stopped a lot of action. 395 00:19:13,456 --> 00:19:17,025 I wouldn't close the book on Black Mafia Family. 396 00:19:17,156 --> 00:19:19,636 Black Mafia Family didn't influence culture. 397 00:19:19,767 --> 00:19:21,377 It became the culture. 398 00:19:21,551 --> 00:19:22,813 ♪ Big stepper like Big Meech ♪ 399 00:19:22,987 --> 00:19:23,814 ♪ I think we BMF ♪ 400 00:19:23,988 --> 00:19:25,251 ♪ Free Big Meech ♪ 401 00:19:25,338 --> 00:19:26,382 ♪ Damn, I feel like Meech ♪ 402 00:19:26,513 --> 00:19:28,471 [hip-hop music plays] 403 00:19:28,602 --> 00:19:30,430 [Troy] What drug dealer do they constantly mention 404 00:19:30,517 --> 00:19:33,084 in all the rap songs? 405 00:19:33,215 --> 00:19:36,827 It's always, "I think I'm Big Meech." 406 00:19:36,958 --> 00:19:40,179 [T.I.] BMF made a significant enough impact 407 00:19:40,309 --> 00:19:43,878 to resonate and withstand the test of time. 408 00:19:44,052 --> 00:19:47,186 ♪ ♪ 409 00:19:47,316 --> 00:19:51,668 [Rick] In 50 years, kids will talk about BMF. 410 00:19:52,930 --> 00:19:55,759 They helped a lot of people in the music industry. 411 00:19:55,890 --> 00:19:59,241 Like, some very influential people today owe them 412 00:19:59,372 --> 00:20:00,938 a--a debt of gratitude. 413 00:20:01,069 --> 00:20:03,593 [all] BMF! 414 00:20:03,724 --> 00:20:07,902 BMF! BMF! 415 00:20:08,032 --> 00:20:11,079 [soft music plays] 416 00:20:11,166 --> 00:20:14,082 [Yolanda] The BMF legacy to me, 417 00:20:14,213 --> 00:20:16,519 I think it's bringing families together. 418 00:20:16,650 --> 00:20:20,131 I mean, because so many people that were around us, 419 00:20:20,262 --> 00:20:24,440 they didn't have moms, dads. 420 00:20:24,571 --> 00:20:27,095 When you came here, you didn't have a house, 421 00:20:27,226 --> 00:20:31,142 but now you've provided a house for your child, 422 00:20:31,230 --> 00:20:32,927 private school for your children, 423 00:20:33,057 --> 00:20:34,233 courtesy of the mob. 424 00:20:35,886 --> 00:20:37,410 We're a family. 425 00:20:39,716 --> 00:20:41,631 [Clifford] BMF was a brotherhood. 426 00:20:43,416 --> 00:20:47,202 We got along always, from all walks of life. 427 00:20:47,289 --> 00:20:50,205 Crips, Bloods, GDs, Vice Lords, 428 00:20:50,336 --> 00:20:52,729 people from West Coast, East Coast, 429 00:20:52,860 --> 00:20:55,428 Atlanta--you name it. 430 00:20:55,558 --> 00:20:56,994 It was a melting pot 431 00:20:57,125 --> 00:20:59,345 of different personalities and cultures. 432 00:21:00,998 --> 00:21:02,913 And we all got along. 433 00:21:06,090 --> 00:21:09,572 [pensive music plays] 434 00:21:09,703 --> 00:21:11,574 [Jimmy] His new show is calledBMF. 435 00:21:11,705 --> 00:21:14,098 Please welcome Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson. 436 00:21:14,229 --> 00:21:16,275 [cheers and applause] 437 00:21:16,449 --> 00:21:19,278 ♪ ♪ 438 00:21:20,931 --> 00:21:22,455 [Demetrius Jr.] My dad called me one day 439 00:21:22,585 --> 00:21:25,545 and told me that he had been talking to 50 440 00:21:25,632 --> 00:21:27,851 about doing, like, a BMF show. 441 00:21:29,592 --> 00:21:31,725 50 called me and told me he wanted me 442 00:21:31,855 --> 00:21:33,901 to start doing acting classes, and he was gonna pay for 'em. 443 00:21:33,988 --> 00:21:35,816 [director] Action! 444 00:21:36,686 --> 00:21:38,166 [Curtis] This show is really my baby. 445 00:21:38,297 --> 00:21:40,342 Like, I put all of the pieces together for it. 446 00:21:40,429 --> 00:21:42,518 [soft music plays] 447 00:21:42,649 --> 00:21:44,128 I looked at Lil Meech. 448 00:21:44,215 --> 00:21:45,478 He's the spitting image of his daddy. 449 00:21:45,652 --> 00:21:47,610 ♪ ♪ 450 00:21:47,741 --> 00:21:49,830 If I didn't get him when I got him 451 00:21:49,960 --> 00:21:53,747 and send him to acting school, 452 00:21:53,877 --> 00:21:57,664 he was gonna become Big Meech, 453 00:21:57,751 --> 00:21:59,622 the new version, 454 00:21:59,753 --> 00:22:02,930 'cause his only influence is, he looks up to his dad. 455 00:22:04,627 --> 00:22:05,585 [T.I.] He's gonna take the legacy 456 00:22:05,715 --> 00:22:08,501 that his father passed on, 457 00:22:08,631 --> 00:22:10,459 but without any of the negativity. 458 00:22:12,156 --> 00:22:13,636 [Stephen] If I close my eyes 459 00:22:13,767 --> 00:22:15,986 and, like, let the series play, 460 00:22:16,117 --> 00:22:18,728 I hear his dad. 461 00:22:18,815 --> 00:22:20,208 I'm really proud of him. 462 00:22:22,123 --> 00:22:24,734 [Curtis] One time, Meech said on the phone, 463 00:22:24,865 --> 00:22:27,607 "I don't know if you-- if you thought about it, 464 00:22:27,737 --> 00:22:30,044 but you moved him closer to me." 465 00:22:30,174 --> 00:22:32,655 [dramatic music plays] 466 00:22:32,786 --> 00:22:35,223 [Scott] You know, life in the world of entertainment 467 00:22:35,354 --> 00:22:36,920 had never worked out 468 00:22:37,007 --> 00:22:39,793 for Charles "Pops" Flenory or Big Meech. 469 00:22:39,923 --> 00:22:41,272 -This my mom right here. -Oh, my God. 470 00:22:41,403 --> 00:22:42,926 [both] Hi. 471 00:22:43,013 --> 00:22:46,669 [Scott] But to see Meech's son thriving 472 00:22:46,800 --> 00:22:49,411 will honor his grandfather's legacy 473 00:22:49,542 --> 00:22:51,500 and his father's legacy, 474 00:22:51,631 --> 00:22:53,894 even if those legacies were completely separate. 475 00:22:55,504 --> 00:22:56,462 [Curtis] Is there anything you wanna say 476 00:22:56,592 --> 00:22:57,898 on behalf of the, uh, show? 477 00:23:00,944 --> 00:23:02,816 [Curtis] No, you already know, huh, you already know. 478 00:23:02,946 --> 00:23:05,079 [Demetrius Jr.] I've never seen my dad more happy 479 00:23:05,209 --> 00:23:06,646 since the show came out. 480 00:23:06,776 --> 00:23:08,735 I'm doing what he always wanted to do. 481 00:23:08,865 --> 00:23:12,347 I'm, like, turning the business legitimate. 482 00:23:12,434 --> 00:23:13,914 I'm breaking the family curse. 483 00:23:14,044 --> 00:23:16,307 [soft music plays] 484 00:23:16,395 --> 00:23:20,486 Dad got locked up when I was turning six years old. 485 00:23:20,616 --> 00:23:22,749 It definitely affected me growing up. 486 00:23:22,879 --> 00:23:24,228 You know, just because who doesn't want, 487 00:23:24,359 --> 00:23:26,230 you know, their dad in their life? 488 00:23:26,361 --> 00:23:29,190 All my friends had both their parents, 489 00:23:29,320 --> 00:23:32,149 and when we used to have picture day or-- 490 00:23:32,280 --> 00:23:33,890 or a day where your parents supposed to come to school 491 00:23:34,021 --> 00:23:36,980 or even when your parents pick you up after school, 492 00:23:37,111 --> 00:23:39,592 I used to feel just alone, because all my friends 493 00:23:39,722 --> 00:23:41,332 had both their parents, and I didn't. 494 00:23:41,463 --> 00:23:43,334 And I see how it hurt my mom-- 495 00:23:43,465 --> 00:23:47,295 I used to see her cry at night just 'cause she missed my dad. 496 00:23:47,426 --> 00:23:50,516 [Latarra] Ever since Demetrius was incarcerated, 497 00:23:50,646 --> 00:23:54,781 my son and I, we would visit him every three months. 498 00:23:54,911 --> 00:23:57,436 The good times is when he were able 499 00:23:57,566 --> 00:23:59,220 to sit across from us. 500 00:23:59,307 --> 00:24:00,656 [sighs] 501 00:24:00,787 --> 00:24:03,006 And especially for my son, 502 00:24:03,137 --> 00:24:06,575 it was nice for him just to embrace him. 503 00:24:08,359 --> 00:24:09,970 [indistinct chatter] 504 00:24:10,100 --> 00:24:11,014 [person] Is everybody ready? 505 00:24:31,165 --> 00:24:32,601 [person] Give it up for little man. 506 00:24:32,732 --> 00:24:33,820 [person] Big man in the green jersey. 507 00:24:36,213 --> 00:24:38,389 [Lucille] I'm so proud of my grandson 508 00:24:38,520 --> 00:24:41,001 playing the part of his father. 509 00:24:41,131 --> 00:24:45,875 It's educating him into knowing about a life 510 00:24:46,006 --> 00:24:48,530 he doesn't have to live. 511 00:24:48,661 --> 00:24:51,838 [Yolanda] Meech is like, "If my son never 512 00:24:51,968 --> 00:24:54,188 "has to go through anything 513 00:24:54,318 --> 00:24:57,234 "remotely near anything that I've gone through, 514 00:24:57,321 --> 00:25:00,934 my life has been successful." 515 00:25:01,064 --> 00:25:03,502 I say it's pretty successful. 516 00:25:03,632 --> 00:25:07,723 You know, all our heroes always die at the end of movies. 517 00:25:07,810 --> 00:25:09,420 Maybe this will be a different ending. 518 00:25:09,551 --> 00:25:10,900 Maybe him and his son will walk off into the sunset, 519 00:25:11,031 --> 00:25:14,425 you know, winners. 520 00:25:14,556 --> 00:25:16,819 That's what we praying for. 521 00:25:16,950 --> 00:25:20,344 It was only my hopes that one day 522 00:25:20,475 --> 00:25:23,086 that I would be able to live and see 523 00:25:23,173 --> 00:25:26,263 that you take the BMF initials 524 00:25:26,394 --> 00:25:30,180 and turn them around from a negative to a positive. 525 00:25:30,311 --> 00:25:32,922 Now, that's my prayer. That's my dream. 526 00:26:00,210 --> 00:26:01,995 [Meech laughs] 527 00:26:04,127 --> 00:26:06,956 [hip-hop music plays] 528 00:26:07,130 --> 00:26:09,959 ♪ ♪ 38873

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