The Line (SG)TV Show

Marcus Hill balances school, his friends Reggie Price, Corey Bennett, Daniel Morales and Daniel's little brother Mikey Morales, and a tense home life with his older brother Desmond while Detective Paul Rinaldi investigates a violent string of overdoses connected to a growing drug operation in the suburbs of Newark. After an encounter with a mid-level dealer named Darnell “Nell” Freeman at the boys school basketball court, Marcus and his friends are offered an easy opportunity to make quick money. Nell hands over a bag of drug product stamped with a line across the packaging, which Marcus, Reggie and Corey sell to Stacks, the leader of the Deuce Sevens. The episode ends as Marcus walks away with a handful of cash, enticed by how easy it was to make the money.