John and Judd were childhood pals. Judd was the leader taking them everywhere on their adventures.
Judd knew he would be famous when he passed his 11+ going straight to the top of the class and onto university where he rounded his vowels, shaved off his sideboards and changed his name to Jocelyn.
Gaining the trust of his wealthy friends he siphoned off 2% by doing the dirty little jobs they didn’t want. His new riches made him greedy and careless.
When he was released from prison he was relieved that John found space for him in his little semi.