Things were getting desperate for the Barksdale Gang on the streets of Baltimore. It seems nowadays the police are always watching, and now you can't even talk on the phone and expect privacy. The Barksdales were always a stealthy bunch, but now was a time for more desperate measures. William Gant, an everyday working man, had the information to bring down the gang, and he had to go. Not many people defy the Barksdales, and so William Gant became a message to all. It was his own fault for doing