Chad is 18 and a thug. The middle child of a middle class home, he makes his mark by being tough. He thrives on having power over others. Chad is a rebel against authority but expects everyone to yeild to his. Chad uses many different drugs from crack to pot, and Arden Keane is his dealer. He is sly and coercive and intelligent enough to know that if one even person challenges his authority, his power over his friends will deminish. The one thing Chad cannot loose without dire consequences is his power as it is his life.