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A quick note, this episode contains some strong language.

In the salt-kissed air of Blackpool, where dreams sometimes go to retire. A down-on-his-lucked man

had found himself in possession of a secret. James Parker, a creased, cough-ridden bachelor

living on benefits, had discovered a way of making Bitcoin out of nothing, making him rich

beyond his dreams.

You keep saying it's weird.

Yeah, what was weird?

If you were sat there watching it, you'd go.

It's weird.

But after all, what good is a fortune if there's no one to share it with?

James did have old friends, like Amy and

Loretta, who we met in episode one. He was a right comical little character. He enjoyed his

mobility scooter. No, the room letting me dry and just shout out. Because it was on dead

farms.

Did he tell you?

Did he tell you about the glitch?

No, I don't know anything.

Presumed it was like all this,

what you've been mucking around with for years, isn't it?

I just didn't realise it was anything so to this extreme of how many millions or whatever.

It just seemed crazy to me.

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