Her Turn to Cry by Chris Curran

Author:Chris Curran
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9780008196059
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2016-06-03T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Tommy Green turned up with the dog, Fatima, next day. She was beautiful, her eyes peeping through long pale hair. Joycie took her straight into the kitchen where she’d put out a bowl of food and some water.

Tommy was talking quietly to Marcus, but she heard him say, ‘So I’ve been spreading the news about you minding your own business in future. And be sure you do that, mate. Keep an eye on your girl too because if you let me down it won’t just be the pair of you in the frame.’

As Joycie came back into the living room she said, ‘So who is this Bill? And who does he work for?’

Tommy looked at Marcus. ‘I told you to keep all this to yourself. No point in frightening the young lady.’

‘I’m sorry, Tommy,’ she said, ‘but it’s me Bill’s been following and I want to know why.’

Marcus smiled and shook his head at Tommy. ‘Better tell her, mate. She won’t give up.’

With a sigh Tommy sat on the sofa, nodding as Marcus went over to the drinks cabinet and held up a bottle of Scotch. ‘You’ll have heard of Ernie Georgiou?’ he said. When Joycie shook her head he gave an even heavier sigh and gulped at his Scotch. ‘Gang leader, darling. His firm has rackets going all over the place. Bill was one of his faces for years.’ He smiled when she shook her head again. ‘One of the big names in his mob, I mean.’

‘And does this Ernie Georgiou have connections with Sid Sergeant?’

‘I wouldn’t know.’

Joycie leaned forward. ‘Please, Tommy.’

He looked pleadingly at Marcus, who was crouched down stroking the dog, but Marcus just raised his hands in a there’s nothing I can do gesture.

Tommy took another swallow of Scotch and turned back to Joycie. ‘The thing is, love, Sid and his lady wife go way back with Ernie. During the war Sid was resident comic at one of Ernie’s nightclubs. And Ernie never forgets a friend. So if Sid came asking him to put the frights on someone Ernie would get one of his faces onto it – no questions asked. And if he’s picked Bill then you’re honoured. He’s the best of the lot.’

‘The kind of honour we could do without, eh Tommy?’ said Marcus as Tommy drained his glass and stood to go.

‘That’s right. And the funny thing is, it’s common knowledge Bill decided to go legit a few years ago. Settled down and opened a couple of betting shops. So it really put the wind up me when you mentioned his name. Because it looks like he’s come out of retirement especially for you.’

Tommy turned back as he opened the front door. ‘Listen to your fella, my lovely, and leave it alone whatever it is.’

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