One Among the Sleepless, a novel written and performed for podcast by Mike Bennett.

This novel is intended for an adult audience.

Episode 16

Previously on one among the sleepless, we saw Wayne stepping over the threshold of more than just Lucy's apartment.

But what happens to Wayne won't be revealed until next week.

Just think of him as frozen in time, grinning as he openly ogles Lucy's slightly open dressing gown, and so failing to notice

that Lucy's hand, having closed the door behind him, is now discreetly locking it.

For this week, though, I want you to think back to Ted Tucker, Gaz's boss and landlord of the pub shenanigans.

Ted's running out of hash, and so is his supplier, Gazz.

But then fate, in the form of a large bald man, intervened.

Adam, formerly known as Dusty and murderer of Peter Reynolds wants to help Gazz,

as he now believes him to be the one.

This led Adam to eavesdrop on a conversation between Gaz and Jimmy in the pub toilets,

from which he learned that the quickest way to Gaz's heart is through his stash tin.

Subsequently, Adam offered to supply Gazz with the hash he so badly once.

The last time we saw Adam, he was in the process of acquiring that hash.

The last time we saw Gaz, he was telling Glenn how he plans to be

ungentlemanly towards Sally and the last time we saw Ted Tucker he was rolling up a

joint in exactly the fashion that Gaz had taught him.

All these characters are waiting in the wings right now,

including a new one, Ted's wife, Fiona.

In fact, that's Fianna now. And there's Ted, tapping his teeth with his pen

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