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Synopsis: In the heart of one of the most chaotic years in American history, one timid young man is thrust into violence, heroism, and legend before he even learns how to use his badge.Marvin Levey has always played it safe. Raised in a tight-knit Jewish family in Brooklyn, he is a math whiz, a mama’s boy, and a dreamer who lives vicariously through detective novels. But everything changes when he makes an impulsive decision to join the NYPD, craving purpose, independence, and a way out of his family’s shoebox empire.Then history intervenes.On April 4, 1968, the night before his first full day as a New York City police officer, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. Riots erupt across the country. In a desperate move, the NYPD deploys untrained recruits to help control the chaos. Marvin is thrown into the fire, unarmed and unprepared. While riding the subway home, Marvin stumbles upon a brutal mugging. Ten gang members are savagely attacking a banker. Before he can act, a group of construction workers leap into the fray, pummeling the assailants with tools and raw strength. When the dust settles, the vigilantes vanish, and Marvin, dazed and bewildered, is the only one left standing.Fearing ridicule and eager to prove himself, Marvin does not correct the misunderstanding. The media dubs him \