J moved to the home of the large family where his grandmother and cousins lived after his mother died of heroin. J begins to treat the crime as something for him and his cousins Duran, Perry and Robson, each believing that crime is their own. Many chases between them and the police occur nonstop.
The value of opening a season with the death of a major character is not lost on Animal Kingdom, and 'The Killing' very nearly comes away with an episode that was as impactful as the creators intended it to be.