Marcus Reed

Marcus Reed is the main protagonist of the 2005 video game, True Crime: New York City, and is Nick Kang's successor.
He was voiced by Avery Kidd Waddell.
==Biography==
Marcus Reed is the son of New York gang kingpin Isaiah Reed. When Marcus was 18, Isaiah was arrested, leaving Marcus in charge of his father's gang. On of 2000, Marcus and Isaiah were shanked by a guard who was working for Kev Lar. Marcus then drove to Kev's apartment with two SMGs and killed a bunch of his men, before cornering Kev in the basement and killing him.
One of Kev's surviving soldiers tried to kill Marcus, but was shot in the head by Terry Higgins, who received a call about Isaiah getting shanked in prison. Terry agreed to cover up the killings, but he also told Marcus to get his life together. As a result, Marcus left his life of crime and went to become a police officer for the PDNY.
Five years later, Reed gets promoted to the PDNY's Organized Crime Unit (OCU) under Terry's wing. After being taught the ropes and paying a visit to his father, Marcus was ordered by Terry to take him to an old building. Once there, Terry told him that he wanted to deliver some info to the FBI. However, as soon as Terry walked in, the building exploded. Shortly afterwards, Marcus was demoted back to beat cop. 
Later, Marcus met FBI agent Gabriel Whitting, who explains that Terry had evidence on a mole within the wing. He also mentions that the mole had connections to four criminal organizations in New York City: the Magdalena Cartel, the Palermo Mob, the President's Club, and the Shadow Tong. Marcus' first target was the Magdalenas, a drug cartel that is believed to be responsible for 75% of New York's cocaine trade. After infiltrating the cartel and interrogating their leader, she reveals that the mole was someone within the OCU.
Marcus then went after the Palermo Mob, which was remerging after the last don was arrested a decade prior. After eventually cornering Vincent Tuzzi at a construction site, the don tells Marcus that the deals between him and the mole were done over the phone, and that the mole spoke with a Spanish accent. Next, Marcus went after the President's Club, which was led by five "presidents": Lincoln, Hamilton, Jackson, Grant, and Benjamin. He also discovered that the club was at war with the Japanese Yakuza. After fighting Lionel Jones, the gang leader reveals that the mole went by the alias "El Jefe".
Finally, Marcus tracked down the Shadow Tong, a triad led by Leeland Shen. After battling Shen in a subway tunnel, Shen tells Marcus that El Jefe is going to collect his money from a locker in Grand Central Station numbered 125. Thinking that Navarro was the mole, Marcus gave Whitting a call and told him to meet at the station.
In the Good Cop ending, Navarro is arrested and escorted out of the station by Whitting's assistant. Marcus is then told to get some rest and goes to the subway station. He is surprised to see Terry, who had apparently survived the explosion. It was then that Marcus realized that Terry was the mole the whole time and that he had framed Navarro. Marcus then chases his former father figure through a subway train until Terry reaches the first car. Terry disconnects the rest of the train to escape, but Marcus shoots at the train, causing it to derail. Marcus then runs to the rear of the train as it crashes. 
In the Bad Cop ending, Navarro resists arrest and kills Whitting, forcing Marcus to chase after him through a subway train. Upon reaching the front car of the train, Marcus kills Navarro after brawling him and sending him falling onto the tracks. Marcus then sits on a bench to think about things until he is approached by Terry.
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