
He listens to a message from Des’s sister, Vera, about Des being beaten up. Jack returns to Alice’s flat and collects his things – passport, money, and gun. She doesn’t really care and cuts him off at the pass. Isabelle follows and by the river, he tells her about how fucked up everything has become. He walks straight ahead, away from the partygoers, down to a river. He sees Isabelle mingling, but bumps straight into Kay, an ex-girlfriend, who winds him up, lambasting him. They wander through the city to a carnival, go up on the big wheel, watch the fireworks and go to the party. Keen to get away from his troubles he agrees. They talk, she suggests they drop an E and go to a party. Jack tells him it’s getting hairy and to break off with Gerry and Pop. In the Club, he meets Des who was also picked up by the police that afternoon. They dump him on the outskirts of the city. In the car, Mulligan warns Jack to get out of city before it’s too late. He watches some home video of happier days with her and crashes out. All this is observed by Inspector Mulligan from the Drug Squad.Īt home, Alice tells him she’s going away for the weekend and that he should be gone when she comes back. In the Club, he confronts Des, who tells him not to worry. Something is not right – police activity. He is approached by a stranger looking for hash. One of Jack’s customers, a barman, tells Jack that Des is taking heroin. Put up the money and they’ll do the rest. They meet with Gerry and Pop, two criminals.

When he hears that Des got the gun from Barry, a nephew of the guy they are meeting, Jack confiscates the gun and hides it up the chimney. Jack is apprehensive and Des pulls out a gun, talking about taking precautions. They go to a hotel and have sex.īack in the flat Jack is confronted by a pissed off Alice. They meet at the bar and talk – she’s a German artist visiting the city. Jack is annoyed but agrees to meet with them.

In the Club he hooks up with Des, who tells him he’s contacted Gerry and Pop, major dealers, about getting into business together.

Next day he does his rounds, dealing hash to various people around town. Jack leaves and back in his darkened flat, Alice, his girlfriend, is unimpressed. Back in Des’s place, they celebrate the smuggling in of ten kilos of good Moroccan hash until the arrival of Barry Devlin. Jack Flinter, mid-20s, collects his friend Des Fitzpatrick, at Arrivals. ( May 2021) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Ī plane touches down. Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise. This article's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed.
