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Gary Cooper White has been arrested in Ohio and brought back to New York to be charged with the murder of Theresa Dunn. Gary has just come to New York from Florida where he left behind a sixteen-year-old pregnant wife. Gary has a warrant out for his arrest in Florida and is attempting to out run the police while making a little bit of money for his wife along the way. Gary hitches a ride and steals the driver's wallet in order to get a job with his identification. In New York the friend Gary has come to stay with is no longer at the address he gave him and Gary is left with no money and no place to stay. Gary eventually finds himself in a gay bar where a man offers him a place to stay in exchange for sexual favors. (read more)