Flowers for the Living

A riveting story of how a suicidal African American teenagersforcing a young white cop to kill him devastates the teenagersmother as well the rookie cop. It also sparks a massive race riotand puts the mother and rookie in the crosshairs of a derangedgunman. The only place Emma Jennings, the mother, and Russell RustyCarter, Jr., the cop, find refuge from the chaos engulfing them isthe teenagers serenely beautiful grave. Through initially awkwardmeetings there, Emma and Rusty establish a bond that they mustultimately rely on to rebuild their lives and help heal their city.