01/02/2024

Shula and Vince come to visit Kenton at the hospital. Vince tells them that he has spoken to Harrison, and it sounds like the police will be launching an investigation. He talks about the attack and Shula cuts him off, seeing how much it is upsetting Kenton. Jolene offers to get them coffee and Vince follows her. Once they are alone, Kenton opens up to Shula about how he is really feeling. He tells her the reason he was moved to a private room is that he had been shouting in his sleep and is struggling to drown out feelings of terror as he relives the attack. Shula sympathises, telling him it will take time to get over the ordeal. Kenton adds that he will have to undergo more surgery - the wound in his thigh is very deep and the plastic surgeons need to sort it out.Whilst waiting for the queue to go down in the cafeteria, Vince manages to coax Jolene into telling him her suspicions about Kenton’s attackers – she recognised them from years ago and thinks they were the same thugs who started a brawl, using knives and chains, outside one of her gigs near Wolverhampton. She remembers being terrified, locking her band inside the dressing room. She says the venue burned to the ground a week later. She worries what it could mean for The Bull and their safety. Vince suggests he will put out some feelers to see if anyone has heard of this crew, but it will take time because he’ll have to be very careful.