As Victor attempts to begin his abandonment of his past life, his relationship with his girlfriend, Carmen begins to unravel. The audience is first introduced to Victor's beloved early in the film. The scene begins with Victor describing his love for money. "Money", he claims, "is what life is all about." Victors love for money, however, is

Of the most injurious affects that arise as a result of Victor's lifestyle change, is the rift that develops between his former 'employer.' In the initial stages of the film, the viewer is given background on the dynamics of drug trade in the South Bronx. With Victor's group making claim to the largest division, the South Bronx is split into four sections, each fragment 'owned' by one group of heroine dealers. Despite the fact that obvious difference exist within each group, all four drug dealers are supplied from the same source- La Colombiana. Essentially the 'employer' of the drug lords, La Colombiana owns the right to make 'managerial' decisions- namely, those dealing with territorial disputes. Just as for any manager, certain individuals are made favorites; for La Colombiana, Victor, was the favorite. As a savvy business man who knew how to keep everyone content, Victor would ask La Colombian's permission to take action against other South Bronx dealers. As a result of such desire to gratify La Colombiana, Victor would commonly receive comments of appreciation from his employer. After deciding to venture avenues completely contrary to those that were endorsed by La Colombiana, Victor's former superior is less than impressed. One does not simply hand in a letter of resignation to retire as a drug lord, argued La Colombiana. One leaves the trade with a bank of secrets that can easily become fast money once sold to law enforcement agencies. While likely knowing the risk that his former employer's would take in allowing him to leave the drug trade, Victor convinced himself tha

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