the girl walks away from the club, scanning the street for a taxi, and hail one which stops just as renton calls out.
spud is pushed against the wall held by his lapels. he drinks from a bottle of beer in one hand.
as swanney emerges, still dragging renton, the siren grows louder and then an ambulance speeds by without stopping. swanney drags renton across the pavement and into the open door of a waiting taxi. swanney then steps out of the taxi's other door, pausing only to tuck a ten-pound note into renton's pocket before closing the door.
a car sits in a street near the club, windows steamed up.
begbie stumbles away from the car, pulling up his trousers as he goes.