:17:03
And that was it.
That was Begbie's story...
:17:07
or, at least, that was
Begbie's version of the story.
:17:09
But a couple of days later,
I got the truth from Tommy.
:17:12
You always got the truth from Tommy.
That was one of his major weaknesses.
:17:16
He never told lies, he never took drugs,
and he never cheated on anyone.
:17:20
It was Wednesday morning. We were in the
Volley playing pool. That much is true.
:17:26
But Begbie is playing
absolutely fucking gash.
:17:31
He's got a hangover so bad,
he can hardly hold the fucking cue,
never mind pot a ball.
:17:34
I'm doing my best to lose,
you know.
:17:37
Trying to humor him, like,
but it's not doing any good.
:17:40
Every time I touch a ball,
I seemed to pot something.
:17:42
Every time Begbie goes near the table,
he fucks it up.
:17:44
Oh, fuck's sake.
:17:49
So, he's got the hump, right.
:17:52
But, finally,
I managed to set it up...
:17:54
so all he has to do
is to pot the black...
:17:56
to win one game,
to salvage a little bit of pride...
:17:59
and maybe not
kick my head in, right.
:18:01
So, he's on the black.
:18:04
- Pressure shot.
:18:07
- And it all goes wrong big time.
:18:12
- Fuck!
:18:15
He picks on
this specky, wee gadge at the bar...
:18:18
- and accuses him of putting
him off by looking at him.
:18:21
Could you believe it? The poor wee cunt
hasn't even glanced in our direction.
:18:24
- Fuck off!
- He was gonna chib him, I tell you.
:18:27
Then I thought
he was gonna do me.
:18:33
The beggar's fucking psycho, man.
:18:35
But... he's a mate.
:18:38
You know?
So what can you do?
:18:40
Can I borrow this?
:18:42
What, indeed, could one do?
:18:44
Just stand back and watch
and try not to get involved?
:18:49
Begbie didn't
do drugs either. He just did people.
:18:51
- That's what he got off on.
His own sensory addiction.
:18:55
- Hey!
:18:58
Nobody move!