Sonnys men offer Lorenzo a job to make more money, but Lorenzo, preferring a law abiding life, politely declines. Cult Horror Movies The Great Bear. Sonny, however, befriends Calogero and introduces him to his crew. Calogero earns tips amounting to 6. Mafia bar and throwing dice, and is admonished harshly by Lorenzo when he discovers it. Lorenzo speaks severely to Sonny, returns the money, and warns him to keep away from Calogero. Eight years later in 1. Calogero now played by Lillo Brancato, Jr. Sonny regularly without his fathers knowledge. Calogero is also part of a gang of local Italian boys he grew up around, even though Sonny tries to persuade Calogero to keep away from them and focus more on his schoolwork. Later on, Calogero meets an African American girl named Jane Williams Taral Hicks, and is smitten with her. Despite the high level of tension and dislike between Italians and African Americans, particularly amongst Calogeros friends, Calogero arranges a date with Jane. He asks for advice from both his father and Sonny the latter lending Calogero his car. Around the same time, Calogeros friends beat up black cyclists passing through their neighborhood Calogero is powerless to stop them but does his best to defend a young man named Willie, who turns out to be Janes brother. Here is one more look at the broadcast scripted series whose fate beyond this season has not been determined yet. You have not yet voted on this site If you have already visited the site, please help us classify the good from the bad by voting on this site. Willie, however, mistakes Calogero for one of the assailants and accuses him of beating him when Calogero and Jane meet for their date. In the ensuing argument, Calogero loses his temper at Willies lack of gratitude and responds by addressing him with a racial slur, but then instantly regrets it. Heartbroken, Jane and Willie walk back to the car and leave Calogero. At home, Calogero is confronted by his father, who saw him driving Sonnys car from the window. An argument ensues, and Calogero storms out. Suddenly, he is confronted by Sonny and his crew, who found a bomb in Sonnys car and suspected Calogero of planning to assassinate him. Calogero breaks down, proclaiming his love and dedication to Sonny, whereupon Sonny recognizes Calogeros innocence and allows him to leave. Lorenzo, who saw the mobsters roughing up Calogero, emerges to defend his son, but is held back by Sonnys men. The African American boys egg the Italian boys usual spot in retaliation for the previous beating, and in revenge, Calogeros friends make a plan to strike back using Molotov cocktails. They take an unwilling Calogero with them but during the ride, Sonny stops the car and orders Calogero out. Calogero catches up with Jane, who tells him that Willie had since admitted that the boy who beat him up wasnt Calogero, but Willie was angry and tried to hurt Calogero by lying about him. Jane and Calogero make amends, but Calogero suddenly remembers his friends plans to assault Janes neighborhood, and the two rush to stop them. However, upon arriving, Calogero and Jane see the boys car destroyed. During the assault, someone had thrown one of the Molotov cocktails back into Italian boys car through the window, igniting the remaining bottles, causing a crash and explosion, and killing all of Calogeros friends.