Fallout

Kwame finishes a joyful basketball session and heads home with a smile. He phones a girl and tells her he loves her, savoring the moment. A small gang led by Dwayne closes in, and Emile searches him for valuables, finding nothing.

Emile and the gang corner Kwame, patting him down for valuables. They find nothing, but Perry urges them to press on with the chase. Kwame tries to slip away, sensing danger.

Kwame breaks into a frantic sprint through the local park, calling for help on his phone. The gang closes in, trapping him as he pleads for mercy. The tension escalates as escape seems impossible.

Emile delivers a fatal stab to Kwame's chest, ending his life. The gang quickly searches the body and steals his trainers before fleeing the scene. They leave Kwame to bleed, turning a park into a crime scene.

Ronnie, a member of the gang, witnesses the murder from across the road. She rushes to Kwame as he bleeds, but he dies in a pool of his own blood. The event sets the rest of the film in motion.

Ronnie runs to her best friend Shanice and tells her what she saw. Shanice goes to Kwame's body and places flowers at the scene. The neighborhood starts to sense the gravity of the crime.

The gang flees to a nearby river and dumps Kwame's trainers to erase evidence. Dwayne also orders the others to discard their clothes. The goal is to cover their tracks and avoid identification.

Detective Sergeant Joe Stephens, a former resident of the estate, is assigned to the case with his partner Matt. He quickly focuses on the gang and starts pursuing Shanice as a potential witness. Joe's approach challenges stereotypes on the estate.

Dwayne's leadership is challenged, and Emile finds himself increasingly isolated and endangered by the other members. A rift forms within the gang as accusations fly. The tension foreshadows further conflict.

Dwayne and Shanice share a kiss, which is interrupted by Emile. Shanice convinces Dwayne not to shoot, cooling the immediate danger but leaving the bigger crime unresolved. The moment deepens the web of loyalties and lies.

Shanice tells Joe that Emile was responsible for Kwame's death. She believes she is revealing the killer, but she only knows who did it, not how or why it happened. The truth remains partly concealed.

Ronnie eventually tells the police what she saw, confirming the murder she witnessed. A color detail about the trainers leads to a crucial misstep: Joe corrects her by stating the trainers were blue, exposing that he knows more than he admits. The revelation leads to Joe being fired.

Perry and Clinton corner Emile with a large knife; Emile attempts to escape by jumping to a lower level. Joe intervenes and the looming threat is defused as Perry flees the scene. Emile survives the encounter but is endangered.

Joe confronts Emile at another point and beats him badly, referencing the earlier exchange about being vexed. Shanice arrives to defend Emile, but Joe's assault continues, leaving Emile severely hurt. The episode highlights the cost of anger and prejudice.

Shanice visits Kwame's mother to confess that she had a part in Kwame's death by falsely stating that Kwame had made unwanted advances. She explains she had tried to pursue Kwame, and told Emile the opposite, prompting his jealousy-fueled violence. Kwame's mother forgives her, saying the Lord will forgive you, and Shanice gains a clear conscience while Emile is left disfigured.