Leroy and the Old Man

LeRoy Chambers is the sole witness to a murder by a local Chicago gang called "The Wolves".

Living with his grandfather, LeRoy learns how to sleep on a boat, how to catch shrimp and crabs, how to saw lumber, how to buy and sell goods, and even how to drive a truck.

His father ran away from him and his mother many years ago when LeRoy was in sixth grade.

LeRoy understands that he is the only person who saw the Wolves murder an old woman in his housing development.

Finally, the respect LeRoy has for his grandfather and the new life he has started to build in Pass Christian, Mississippi trumps his father's wishes as well as the fear he has to testify in court.