Pages 17-28 Summary

The men pile into the Mercedes with "Jack" and head towards the coast. Vince is proud and brags that Jack deserves the best. He actually borrowed the car from his own showroom. Ray and Lenny sit in the back seat; Vince and Vic are in front. Vince asks Vic about driving a hearse as he speeds down Old Kent Road. The sun comes out, and they all feel good. It's a real journey for the old men. They are fulfilling Jack's "last orders."

Amy wants Jack's final journey to be with "the boys." She thinks of good times with Jack and realizes that he got it wrong. It wasn't Margate pier, but the jetty where he really had wanted his ashes scattered. She is happy not to be going to perform the deed.

Vic, Lenny, and Vince speak of their wives...