Summary

Chapter 1 is titled “Zee.” Zhorzha Trego, who prefers to be called Zee, is on a train with her young nephew Marcus. (For the sake of clarity in this guide, Zhorzha Trego is referred to as Zee except in direct quotes, though Gentry Frank calls her Lady Zhorzha and some other characters use her full name.) She is delivering 100 pounds of marijuana and has Marcus with her because her sister, LaReigne Trego-Gill, volunteers at a prison and did not come home the previous night. Zee feels the constant need for more money to help pay for the apartment she shares with LaReigne and Marcus, her own medical bills, and the needs of her mother Dorothy. Zee is worried about LaReigne because she always calls or texts if she is not coming home. She gets a text from Toby, the man who is picking up...