The Betrayer. Kimberley Chambers

active from the age of thirteen, he wasn’t going to say no to the offer.

      After leaving the restaurant, Freddie wanted to take Tommy to a boozer in East Ham to meet all his pals.

      ‘Not today, Fred. I need to get me head together, and me mum’s expecting me home at seven. I can’t not turn up, and if we go down your manor, I probably won’t get back in time.’

      Freddie fully understood where his mate was coming from. He’d been there himself. Walking out of prison was one thing, getting your head together and the family stuff was another. Instead, they’d done a little pub crawl. Nowhere special, just random pubs they liked the look of.