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About
Most of Sean O'Grady's days are depressingly similar. He not only lives in a town he thought he would leave years ago, but he works a mindless, dead-end job in the fresh meat section at the local chicken processing plant. And as if he needed a reminder of the banality of life, the conveyor belt that flanks the wall where he works beats out a hypnotic rhythm that's inescapable:
Bum-titty-bum-titty-bum-titty.
But it isn't all bad. Fresh is the least of the gag-inducing departments in the plant and Sean's uncle Albert works alongside him. Albert and his wife, Jessie, took Sean and his brother Archie in after their mother died, and treated them as if they were their own.
Sean hasn't turned out too badly either: he has steady work at the plant, a good woman as his wife, and a fine daughter. But, Archie is another matter. He got started as a career criminal early on, with stints in jail for teenage joy rides and small-time drug trafficking. That escalated soon enough and Archie is in prison, again.
Or so Sean thinks. One day Sean discovers that Archie is due out that very same day, and he panics. His brother had given him ₤1000 to keep while he was away and Sean has spent the money. Sean is certain that if he can't get Archie's money in time, his brother will kill him.
And he has good reason to believe the worst. Archie's best friend and de facto henchman has already made it known that Sean had better be ready to hand over the cash or suffer the consequences. Sean has witnessed his brother's brutality first-hand, which confirms his conviction that any brotherly affection Archie might have for Sean won't stand in the way of him getting his money back, all of it.
Bum-titty-bum-titty-bum-titty.
But it isn't all bad. Fresh is the least of the gag-inducing departments in the plant and Sean's uncle Albert works alongside him. Albert and his wife, Jessie, took Sean and his brother Archie in after their mother died, and treated them as if they were their own.
Sean hasn't turned out too badly either: he has steady work at the plant, a good woman as his wife, and a fine daughter. But, Archie is another matter. He got started as a career criminal early on, with stints in jail for teenage joy rides and small-time drug trafficking. That escalated soon enough and Archie is in prison, again.
Or so Sean thinks. One day Sean discovers that Archie is due out that very same day, and he panics. His brother had given him ₤1000 to keep while he was away and Sean has spent the money. Sean is certain that if he can't get Archie's money in time, his brother will kill him.
And he has good reason to believe the worst. Archie's best friend and de facto henchman has already made it known that Sean had better be ready to hand over the cash or suffer the consequences. Sean has witnessed his brother's brutality first-hand, which confirms his conviction that any brotherly affection Archie might have for Sean won't stand in the way of him getting his money back, all of it.