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Stoke Newington Blues, Vat '96, A Soft Touch, and The Last Resort on the Adriatic Summary
In "Stoke Newington Blues," Euan is a heroin addict who takes his last shot on a North Sea ferry before he gets on the subway in London to Hackney, where he hopes to score more dope from Donovan. At the apartment, another addict named Ange answers the door. She says Don is getting more dope, and she and Euan take the last two hits. When Don returns, he has failed to score. The police break in, and take the three into custody. At the station, a policeman offers Euan a bag of heroin if he will sign a paper that says Don has been dealing to schoolchildren. Euan figures the police want Don because he is black. He signs, and outside the station, he sees a distressed Ange, who admits she also signed. She insists on coming with him, because the flat will be ruined now by looters. Euan is...
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