this chapter reveals it was twan, gwendolyn's brother who was just released from prison, who was the one who was shot. after realizing who it was, sylvester and james argue at who was at fault with the shooting, with sylvester blaming the entire incident on the cop. twan is presumed to be dead, but in the middle of sylvester, james and gwendolyn arguing, twan coughs, assuring them he is okay and that he was only non-fatally shot in the shoulder. as twan recovers in the bathroom, sylvester begins telling him what caused the incident when someone knocks on the door. after being hesitant with answering the door, sylvester grabs his gun and aims it at the door, twan joins him, snatching james' gun. at the count of three, twan opens the door and it is revealed to be the next door neighbor, rosie, who is shown with a spatula in her hand. a relieved sylvester and gwendolyn invite rosie in while james snatches his gun back from a bewildered twan's hands and leaves.