uck . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁fr antic ▁search ▁at ▁the ▁city ▁dump , ▁they ▁find ▁it . ▁Nick ▁convin ces ▁Jim ▁and ▁V es ▁to ▁meet ▁D anny , ▁a ▁hero in ▁add ict . ▁The ▁police ▁and ▁the ▁mob ▁are ▁searching ▁for ▁the ▁dru gs , ▁using ▁every ▁contact ▁they ▁have ▁in ▁the ▁under world ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁streets . ▁D anny ▁is ▁thr illed ▁by ▁the ▁small ▁" test " ▁packet ▁of ▁hero in ▁brought ▁to ▁him ▁by ▁the ▁boys ▁and ▁agre es ▁to ▁sell ▁it ▁for ▁them . ▁ ▁The ▁three ▁are ▁aw ed ▁by ▁the ▁money ▁that ▁D anny ▁gets ▁for ▁the ▁hero in . ▁Nick ▁and ▁V es ▁go ▁sho pping , ▁while ▁Jim ▁bu ys ▁a ▁bra ce let ▁for ▁Kath y . ▁When ▁he ▁explains ▁where ▁he ▁got ▁the ▁money , ▁Jim ▁is ▁surprised ▁by ▁Kath y ' s ▁veh ement ▁re jection ▁of ▁the ▁bra ce let . ▁ ▁She ▁up bra ids ▁him ▁for ▁prof iting ▁from ▁others ' ▁weak ness . ▁ ▁D anny ▁rel ates ▁to ▁Jim ▁in ▁h arrow ing ▁detail ▁how ▁he ▁got ▁add icted . ▁Deep ly ▁moved ▁by ▁D anny ' s ▁story , ▁Jim ▁grows ▁more ▁rel uct ant ▁to ▁continue ▁s elling . ▁ ▁The ▁police ▁obtain ▁their ▁first ▁break ▁when ▁the ▁pa wn bro ker ▁reports ▁the ▁brief case ▁he ▁bought ▁from ▁the ▁boys . ▁He ▁rec alls ▁that ▁one ▁was ▁named ▁Nick ▁and ▁worked ▁in ▁a ▁gar age . ▁Len ny ▁and ▁Mitch ▁learn