Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of substance use, addiction, physical abuse, graphic violence, sexual violence, and sexual content.

Slim took Chris home, and she seemed impressed by his living situation. He introduced her to the other women and sent them out to work. Later, Slim went to see Sweet and told him that he now had three women working for him. Sweet warned Slim that he needed to find a fourth so that there wouldn’t be an odd person out. He then reminded Slim to keep his emotional distance from the women and never let them get to know him. Slim went home later and found that Chris had returned from her first night working for him. She told Slim about her visit to see her husband, who expressed anger when he heard that she was living with Slim.

A month later, Slim found a fourth woman, Jo Ann, and started to consider himself a real pimp. One night, he went to the Roost with Glass Top, and a fight broke out, leading to a shooting. Slim’s hat was shot off, but he didn’t flinch or even react, in part because he was using a great amount of cocaine.