Blue Caprice 2013

Lee, a teenager who relocates from Antigua to the United States on his own due to his mother’s work commitments, finds a new father figure in John. Living in Tacoma, Washington, alongside John’s girlfriend Angela, Lee becomes increasingly integrated into John’s family, which includes his three children: one daughter and two sons. Their bond deepens after John introduces Lee to his friend Ray during a jogging session, which leads to Ray introducing Lee to firearms. Much to John’s surprise, Lee’s talent as a marksman becomes evident.

As John’s life becomes increasingly strained due to a restraining order preventing him from contacting his children in Maryland, tensions rise with Angela, resulting in her throwing both John and Lee out of her home. They find refuge with Ray and his family, where Lee stumbles upon a hidden stockpile of firearms in Ray’s basement.

What follows is an alarming transformation, as John exploits Lee’s vulnerability, pushing him toward a dark path of violence. Lee’s first foray into murder occurs when he shoots a neighbor at point-blank range under John’s encouraging gaze. Each subsequent act of violence becomes a twisted rite of passage, with Lee committing further murders, including that of a pub owner, for the sake of repaying John’s perceived debts.

In a chilling turn of events, John and Lee embark on a month-long campaign of terror in Washington, D.C. Armed with a Bushmaster XM-15 rifle, Lee shoots randomly at victims from the trunk of a dark blue Chevrolet Caprice Classic—a car they procured using stolen money. For two weeks, fear grips the city as the pair’s actions lead to widespread panic, prompting a serious investigation from both the Montgomery County Police and the FBI.

Their crime spree reaches its climax when they are finally cornered by law enforcement while parked illegally. After ten harrowing months that result in 17 fatalities and numerous injuries, they are apprehended.

Five months post-capture, Lee finds himself in prison, where a lawyer approaches him to discuss the motivations behind the chilling random killings. However, Lee’s response is unyielding as he queries, > “Where is my father?” before being escorted back to his cell.