He started sobbing, "I can't tell you that!"

"Look, Ricky, it won't go any farther than this room. He'll never know who told me. But, one way or another, I have to know who."

He continued sobbing. I could tell this poor bastard was terrified, but that didn't alter the fact that I had to know.

"Ricky, tell me now, or I'm going to add to his handiwork."

"Duncan Gallagher," he said in between sobs.

That wasn't good. Gallagher was an Irish gangster, the only thing about him more fiery red than his hair was his temper.

I'd heard stories...

Drabble published August 03, 2020 03:58

Christopher over 3 years ago

I'm always making these gangsters in these stories Italian so I thought I'd shake it up a little.
Neville Hunt over 3 years ago

Them there Gallaghers are a dreadful lot.... talented musicians amongst them though...
Andrew Pettigrew over 3 years ago

That's funny. I have a friend called Gallagher and she does a lot of music. Not sure if she's a gangster, though I wouldn't be surprised!
Christopher over 3 years ago

I didn't even think about the Oasis brothers when I came up with that name.
Neville Hunt over 3 years ago

There was also over here another set of Gallaghers... Frank Gallagher and his family. Scabby people, who give ne’er do wells a bad name in a long running series called Shameless, based in a rough part of Manchester. The series kicked off the careers of some impressive actors. You may not know them as they are Brits, but they include James McAvoy, Anne-Marie Duff (his former wife) and Maxine Peake, all of whom are excellent.
Christopher over 3 years ago

I know McAvoy from the X-Men movies (shows you how much culture I have).

Jake Randolph in "The Littlest Client" Pt. 39