The lieutenant reveals that he is Scatter's supplier and that they can have as much "weight," as they want, and will be extended both credit and protection. That night, after picking up the kilo from Scatter, Priest and Eddie are apprehended by several policemen. Freddie attempts to escape and is killed when he runs in front of a car. The next day, Freddie is picked up for fighting, and when he is beaten by the police, he reveals when and where Priest and Eddie are to pick up the first kilo of cocaine from Scatter. Priest and Eddie are joined by Freddie, who turns over the money he stole. Priest defuses the situation and persuades Scatter to help them, although Scatter warns that it will be the last time. Eddie threatens Scatter, demanding that he reveal his source if he will not supply them, but Scatter holds him at gunpoint. Scatter initially refuses to help Priest. Eddie argues that crime is the only option left to them by "The Man." That night, Eddie and Priest approach Scatter, a retired dealer who started Priest in the business. With such a big score, they can retire comfortably. Priest discusses his plan to buy thirty kilos of high-quality cocaine with the $300,000 he and his partner Eddie have, which they can sell for $1,000,000 within four months. Although the timid Freddie abhors violence, he agrees and accompanies another member of Priest's "family" of lower-level dealers to commit the robbery. One day, Priest confronts Fat Freddie, one of his dealers, about money that Freddie owes and threatens to force Freddie's wife into prostitution unless he robs a competitor. He yearns to go straight, despite the fortune he makes. He returns to Rome and to Georgia as they embrace and walk away together in arms.Youngblood Priest (Ron O'Neal), an African-American cocaine dealer, enjoys a luxurious lifestyle in Harlem. Priest has now fulfilled a certain sense of personal responsibility, and seems to be absolved from his past life. Beaten and exhausted, he exits the dark room similar to a slave dungeon while entering the daylight of outside as the Muslim call to prayer echoes all around. Priest cleverly rigs an electric light switch in the room to kill one of the officials who guard him and ambushes a second to escape capture. They question Priest on the whereabouts of the guns without getting answers, which leads them to beat and lock him in a dark room. The officials suspect gun smuggling, but do not find any evidence when searching the wooden crates delivered. While arriving in the small fictional African nation, Priest is captured and detained by a few European officials representing the government. Sonko needs him to get the guns into his country without detection, which Priest agrees to do. He is able to acquire the guns needed by winning at cards against an regular associate. Returning to Rome from his visit, he decides to assist Dr.
Having time to think and perhaps feeling a sense of guilt for his cocaine hustling days, Priest decides to visit Africa to see things for himself against the wishes of Georgia. Sonko, having learned some things of his background, presses upon him he has an obligation to help African people. Priest is not interested at first but Dr.
Sonko is a revolutionary living in Rome also and would like Priest to assist him with supplying guns for his fellow countrymen to defeat colonialism in his country. Lamine Sonko (Browne) a native of a small African country. Through a mutual associate he plays cards with, he comes into contact with Dr. Priest (O'Neal) has retired from his former life as a cocaine hustler back in the streets of New York and now living comfortably in Rome, Italy with his lover Georgia (Frazier).