he was that.
i couldn't believe it when i heard. carter is suddenly attentive.
i mean, i was surprised when he didn't turn up for work. he was always on time.
at the half moon.
what? you mean, like, kill himself?
naw. frank? kill himself? you what?
i mean, what for?
come off it. frank was.  well.  straight. he had no worries i know. hell, we worked together every day for a year. it would have showed.
it just would. he was always the same.
don't know.
yes.
right.
yeah. he comes in here a bit.
today? at the races. he always goes.
how'd you know albert?
what you having, jack?
heard of a man called thorpe?
that's what he was saying about you.
said he'd heard you were up in town. wondered if i knew where you was staying. wanted to look you up. old time's sake.
nowt.
where you off to?
thorpey. they were waiting for us in the car park.
four of them.
who's brumby?
yeah.
how'd you find me?
no. you bastard. you knew they'd come back.
get knotted.
oh yes? how?
stuff it! my girl friend's coming from liverpool tonight. nice surprise, isn't it?
frank said you were a shit and he was bloody well right.
you even screwed his wife, didn't you?
the poor bastard didn't even know if the kid was his.