This story may have you thinking of "The Picture of Dorian Gray", but that comparison only goes so far. A graffiti artist attempting to paint over gang related graphics is confronted by a would-be gang member in a sort of initiation rite to see if he can cut it. When Marcus Fisher (Todd Williams) accidentally shoots and kills Henry Santos (Darcy Laurie), it sets up a chain reaction in which the wall which was being painted begins to transform into a scene of the murder, with Santos lying dead on the ground, and the image of Marcus gradually taking shape to tell the story of the confrontation. While members of the Deuces Gang welcome Marcus for his ambiguous heroics, he himself is consumed with guilt and the certainty that he will be identified and arrested for the crime. A street wise counselor (Paul Rodriguez) tries to break through Fisher's denial of the event, and eventually succeeds after further unsuccessful attempts to whitewash the images and even destroy the wall itself. As mysterious as the self fulfilling image is, the episode ends without irony as Marcus finally confesses to shooting Santos, thereby relieving himself the burden of guilt for taking a life, but knowing that he'll have to serve time for an act he was pushed into by the Deuces.
Review of Tagged
