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A listener note, this episode depicts racial violence and other graphic material. It may not be suitable for a younger audience.

It's February 9, 1982. In a neighborhood on the south side of Chicago, a Chevy Impala comes racing down the street.

Its wheels screech as it turns a corner and as the car approaches a yellow light, it speeds up, gunning it through the intersection.

Inside the car, Andrew Wilson sits in the passenger seat, staring out the window. The south side is Wilson's home.

It's a largely black neighborhood full of brick houses and miles of concrete. And while sometimes the area can get a little rough, Wilson knows how to defend himself.

He reaches into his coat pocket and feels around for a couple stray bullets. Wilson doesn't have any immediate plans to fire these bullets.

But he and his brother are about to pull off a risky scheme and he knows he'd be a fool to come unarmed.

Wilson and his brother are heading to the Cook County Hospital. They're looking for one of their accomplices, a man named Edgar Hope.

Once they find him, the two brothers are going to help him escape from the hospital unnoticed.

While the plan isn't nearly as dangerous as robbing a bank, the Wilson brothers have to pull it off successfully because a few days ago, Hope was in a shootout with the police.

He was injured and taken to the hospital to recover. But as soon as he's healed up, he's all but certain to face intense questioning from the police, something the Wilson brothers can't let happen.

A month ago, the three men were involved in another crime. They robbed a McDonald's and Wilson ended up killing a security guard.

The police still don't know who was responsible for the murder and Wilson needs to make sure they never do.

He just got out of prison after serving two and a half years for armed robbery and he's not going to head back.

So he and his brother, Jackie, have to do this right. They have to get their accomplice out of the hospital.

They have to make sure the cops never get a chance to learn who robbed that McDonald's a month ago.

Wilson's brother turns down another road. When suddenly there's the sound of a siren.

Wilson looks over his shoulder. Police car has pulled up behind them, lights flashing. Their options are limited.

So Wilson's brother pulls over and kills the engine.

A minute later, two police officers step out of the squad car. Both of them are white. Wilson and his brother are black.

They know the drill though. Things could revolatile and fast. They can have to play cool.

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