Adult Chris: [v.o.] In 1985, crime was on the rise everywhere, and when I say "everywhere," I mean everywhere. There was white-collar crime. There was blue-collar crime. There was even collard green crime.
Woman: Hey, come back here with my pot liquor!
Adult Chris: [v.o.] In Bed-Stuy, one crime was an epidemic: chain snatching. Everybody had a gold chain and somebody was waiting to snatch it. Nobody was safe. Not young people. Not old people. Not even dead people. I never had a gold chain because my parents would never let me get one.
[flashback:]
Rochelle: Gold chain?
Julius: Is a gold chain gonna keep the house warm?
Rochelle: Is a gold chain gonna help you graduate?
Julius: Is a gold chain gonna get rid of my gout?
Rochelle: Is a gold chain gonna help clean this place up?
Julius: The only thing you need with a gold chain is to lock up the gold gates on your gold house.