VI.

After finishing, Marvin Gaye bowed lightly to thunderous applause before walking slowly from center court. Almost a year later, Marvin’s fading body was resting in his brother Frankie’s arms after being shot by his father. Before dying, he told Frankie, “It’s good. I ran my race. I’ve got nothing left to give.”

Frankie told police that he didn’t get to his brother’s side quicker because he thought the sound of the shots from his father’s gun were fireworks.