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played Winston Salazar in Drive
Winston's first dealing with The Sponsors is when they bail him out of prison, and giving him the opportunity to take part in The Race. But of course, for racing you need money, so Winston turns to his father (who he initially believes was the one to bail him out) for assistance - and when that hits a dead end, he decides to rob his father's house. It's there he meets his half-brother, Sean.
Winston, it turns out, has known about Sean all his life - his mother had Winston pray for Sean every week - although Sean is unconvinced. But when Winston forces their father's hand, the truth finally comes out, and Winston finds himself not only with money for The Race - but a new partner.
Initially the pair work together well, and Winston is especially keen to start the bonding. But it all starts to go downhill when Sean helps out John and Violet - and Winston is unimpressed with Sean's "weak" survival instincts in the face of a pretty girl. Of course, Winston quickly shows he's hardly immune to the charms of a beautiful woman - on the way to Rome, Georgia, Winston "car flirts" with a pretty brunette, and when they pull over at a gas station he makes his move - only to find out that she's a bounty hunter.
While he's dragged away, he tells Sean to keep on racing - but Sean has other ideas, and calls in a favour from his father's lawyer to get the bounty hunter to release him. Winston, however, is unclear on what Sean actually did to get his release, and believes that Sean called up their father - his trust and respect for Sean gone, Winston goes back to racing without bothering to bond with his half-brother.
Winston's next "bright idea" involves following Alex and Corinna on their "Jump Start" and offering them a quid pro quo deal - of course, Winston is immediately discovered and ditched. But when Alex and Corinna realise they need his questionable expertise on robberies, they cut him a deal, and both he and Sean go along on the robbery. Once inside, Winston is impressed with his brother's computer skills, but they don't get long before confronted by a security guard. Winston himself is targeted by the guard, who begins shooting once Alex enters the fray, but is saved by his own brother Sean - who had been shot himself. |
