Franklin escorted by his former rival turned bodyguard Peaches takes a ride out to the burbs to have a talk with Rob about the shooting. Franklin hears about the incident almost instantly on the news and immediately goes into damage control mode.Īs Franklin’s empire grows bigger, it’s nearly impossible for him to control who gets their hand on his product and what they will do it. His friend manages to get away and is now on the run. But all that comes to a halt when Vlope’s close friend murders a white partygoer over a cocaine-fueled dispute.
Expanding beyond the inner city has drastically increased his earnings. Franklin has entrusted Rob Vlope to sell his drugs in the white suburban areas in Los Angeles which is a great idea since Rob blends in these white neighborhoods. Franklin is spooked because laws like this notoriously target African American men. Just when Franklin decides to increase his product supply and purchase 300 kilos a week in order to remain competitive, President Regan signed the Anti Drug Abuse Act of 1986 which called for life in prison for anyone caught selling drugs led to someone’s death. Rather than center the entire episode around the tragic death of the Celtic draft which garnered nationwide attention, the cracks in Franklin’s drug empire are slowly being exposed. This incident inspired Ronald Reagan’s war on drugs. Unfortunately, Len Bias died from cardiac arrhythmia due to a cocaine overdose in his dorm room. Legend has it that Bias played along with the great Michael Jordan. Bias was a famous college basketball player in the eighties that has been drafted by the Boston Celtics in 1986. The first episode begins in the door room of Len Bias. With more at risk to lose, Franklin is willing to do anything to “protect the family” and he doesn’t hesitate to take a life if need be. Franklin has leaned into his role as a kingpin. Our guy is nothing like the drug dealing newbie he used to be. In Snowfall Season 5 Episode 1 we enter a new phase in Franklin’s questionable leadership. Franklin’s father exposed the identity of the CIA cocaine supplier that Franklin was doing business with which led his close inner circle to question his leadership.
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