Pages 46-73 Summary

At Dartford, it is finally clear that the group is getting out of the "metropolis" of Greater London and into the countryside. Lenny asks Vince about his daughter, Kath. There is definite tension and Lenny provokes him. Vince pushes the pedal of the Mercedes down enough for everyone to notice his annoyance. There is pressure in the air as the conversation continues, and then the so-called "Jack in a box" gets handed to Ray. They drive on silently.

Ray thinks back to a time when his daughter Susie and his ex-wife Carol were still together in the same house. Susie was eighteen years old and Ray already had a prestigious reputation as a "good" gambler. He sensed Susie was getting ready to drop something big on him, and he readied himself. He had been married to Carol for fifteen years already...