(Singleton said director Daniel Attias deserved kudos for his treatment of the scene. is trying to get the money out of this guy and that's what he does.'ĭespite the big grin on his face after he finishes his attack, Karvel is shot in a way that makes him look like a monster. What would he do totally humiliate him? I came up with that.
We talked about what would be the most shocking thing to see. 'In the writer's room,' he said, 'we were talking about interrogation procedures. John Singleton, who co-created the series, told TV Guide in an interview that the scene was his idea. For a while, Franklin and his buddy Leon (Isiah John) are unaware what's happening outside the room, until Leon pieces it together and tells Franklin, 'He ain't killing him, he giving it to him.' Both boys are terrified, and in that moment join a small minority of characters who've endured or witnessed a man be sexually assaulted. Lenny still won't say where the money is, so Karvel drags him into a bedroom and rapes him. It happens when Karvel (Sheaun McKinney), a goon hired by the series' hero Franklin Saint ( Damson Idris) to steal back his money from Lenny (Craig Tate), elevates his violent interrogation to a horrific level. A recent episode of Snowfall, though, mostly gives the crime the gravitas it deserves.
