Will Jeffries was a veteran police officer and the most senior detective in the Philadelphia Police Department's Homicide unit. His childhood home life was suggested to be an abusive one, however he was a talented football player until he injured his knee senior year, putting an end to any hope of playing professionally. At sixteen, he was caught stealing by store owner Henry "Pops" Walters, who put him to work in his store as penance. Pops would help Jeffries put his life on a better track.