Toronto, 1989. Five years ago Leslie and Reuben were inseparable best friends - until a toxic party lifestyle tore their | dG1fZW4tcU9RelpEUjQ
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00:00 (dramatic music)
00:02 - As we have been reporting over the last few months
00:08 in Toronto, the new popular street drug
00:11 that has taken over the city, known as Pearl,
00:14 is even more dangerous than originally anticipated.
00:17 Researchers say that Pearl gives the user
00:19 a 15 minute out of body experience
00:21 and renders them to a zombie-like state.
00:24 Addiction is highly prevalent,
00:26 as further studies show the extremely hazardous
00:29 long-term effects to be catatonic.
00:31 - So you want me to enter a tournament with you?
00:37 - That's what this is about.
00:38 - It's much more complicated than that.
00:40 You remember the promise you made me?
00:43 That if I ever needed anything,
00:45 you owed me and you would come true?
00:47 - That was a long time ago.
00:50 - Long time ago or not, I saved your ass
00:53 and you made a promise.
00:54 It's Milico Brotherless.
00:56 It's been missing for a week.
00:58 - Sol?
00:59 - Last year's tournament was insane.
01:02 Six people were killed by tigers.
01:04 And the time before that, he had the losers
01:07 branded after a bare-knuckle boxing match.
01:09 - Jesus Christ, what are you doing?
01:14 - Drinking and having a good time, you?
01:17 (grunting)
01:20 (dramatic music)
01:23 - Leslie, you know if we go in tonight,
01:31 there's no turning back.
01:32 You think you can handle it?
01:35 - And our hope, as ever,
01:39 bang!
01:40 (crowd cheering)
01:42 (dramatic music)
01:46 (clapping)
01:48 - Congratulations, mister.
01:51 - Congratulations, mister.
01:53 (dramatic music)
01:56 (dramatic music)