PROLOGUE BY LENNIE GRIMALDILate one calm autumn afternoon in 1989, Billy Chase had a feeling that something wasn't quite right. It was the intuitive feeling he had often in his maddeningly bizarre life, a life of aliases, paranoia, and danger, the life of an unusual undercover cop. In his short, dizzying career, Chase made a habit of collecting enemies, plenty of them-and he hadn't even reached his thirty-first birthday. When you take away five or ten years from the lives of utterly ruthless people struggling for power, you are not as easily forgotten as, say, a piece of gum stuck to the bottom of a fhoe. Chase, the gumshoe, bothered people, especially criminals .  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

PROLOGUE BY LENNIE GRIMALDI Late one calm autumn afternoon in 1989, Billy Chase had a feeling that something wasn't quite right. It was the intuitive feeling he had often in his maddeningly bizarre life, a life of aliases, paranoia, and danger, the life of an unusual undercover cop. In his short, dizzying career, Chase made a habit of collecting enemies, plenty of them-and he hadn't even reached his thirty-first birthday. When you take away five or ten years from the lives of utterly ruthless people struggling for power, you are not as easily forgotten as, say, a piece of gum stuck to the bottom of a fhoe. Chase, the gumshoe, bothered people, especially criminals . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PROLOGUE BY LENNIE GRIMALDILate one calm autumn afternoon in 1989, Billy Chase had a feeling that something wasn't quite right.&nbsp;It was the intuitive feeling he had often in his maddeningly bizarre life, a life of aliases, paranoia, and danger, the life of an unusual undercover cop.&nbsp;In his short, dizzying career, Chase made a habit of collecting enemies, plenty of them-and he hadn't even reached his thirty-first birthday.&nbsp;When you take away five or ten years from the lives of utterly ruthless people struggling for power, you are not as easily forgotten as, say, a piece of gum stuck to the bottom of a fhoe. Chase, the gumshoe, bothered people, especially criminals .&nbsp; Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="noopener noreferrer">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

ALONE, BLACK, AND UNDERCOVER

Billy Chase could be killed at any moment.
He was arguably the finest Undercover Cop inside the War on Drugs in Connecticut. He produced big numbers and put away big-time dealers.
To them, Billy Chase is not just any undercover cop. He grew up in their neighborhood, went to school with them, and has had the audacity to infiltrate their drug world.
Billy Chase was also an outcast in his own racist police department. Many times undercover he has been mistaken for the very criminal element he seeks. The already perilous job of maneuvering in plain clothes takes on one more intense layer when the officer is black or Latino.
The story of Billy Chase undercover in the War on Drugs in the 1980s also is a defining tale about a City under siege, and how that time defined the future of politics, policing, and mass incarceration.
Executive produced by acclaimed journalist Lennie Grimaldi, Chased: The Story of Billy Chase is a limited series that delves deep into the crack-era and the slow mental decline of an officer who just went too deep.
Based on rare micro-cassette audio interviews of Billy Chase, Chased will be a franchise that delves into deeply personal narratives inside the guts of American Cities.

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Billy Chase could be killed at any moment. He was arguably the finest Undercover Cop inside the War on Drugs in Connecticut. He produced big numbers and put away big-time dealers. To them, Billy Chase is not just any undercover cop. He grew up in their neighborhood, went to school with them, and has had the audacity to infiltrate their drug world. Billy Chase was also an outcast in his own racist police department. Many times undercover he has been mistaken for the very criminal element he seeks. The already perilous job of maneuvering in plain clothes takes on one more intense layer when the officer is black or Latino. The story of Billy Chase undercover in the War on Drugs in the 1980s also is a defining tale about a City under siege, and how that time defined the future of politics, policing, and mass incarceration. Executive produced by acclaimed journalist Lennie Grimaldi, Chased: The Story of Billy Chase is a limited series that delves deep into the crack-era and the slow mental decline of an officer who just went too deep. Based on rare micro-cassette audio interviews of Billy Chase, Chased will be a franchise that delves into deeply personal narratives inside the guts of American Cities.

Billy Chase could be killed at any moment.
He was arguably the finest Undercover Cop inside the War on Drugs in Connecticut. He produced big numbers and put away big-time dealers.
To them, Billy Chase is not just any undercover cop. He grew up in their neighborhood, went to school with them, and has had the audacity to infiltrate their drug world.
Billy Chase was also an outcast in his own racist police department. Many times undercover he has been mistaken for the very criminal element he seeks. The already perilous job of maneuvering in plain clothes takes on one more intense layer when the officer is black or Latino.
The story of Billy Chase undercover in the War on Drugs in the 1980s also is a defining tale about a City under siege, and how that time defined the future of politics, policing, and mass incarceration.
Executive produced by acclaimed journalist&nbsp;Lennie Grimaldi,&nbsp;Chased: The Story of Billy Chase&nbsp;is a limited series that delves deep into the crack-era and the slow mental decline of an officer who just went too deep.
Based on rare micro-cassette audio interviews of Billy Chase, Chased will be a franchise that delves into deeply personal narratives inside the guts of American Cities.

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