Another love

Part Forty - Eight

"John-" Sarah tried. She knew he only felt this way due to the fact that he didn't trust him. one of the reasons he didn't trust Michael was because he was shady and acted strange, such as when he pulled a gun on them, but as usual Polly wouldn't hear it.

"No, he is not going to be your whipping boy." Polly hissed.

"I don't even fucking know the boy." John continued until Tommys voice took over again.

"I never told Michael about the Lilies of the Valley. The only people I told about the Fabergé eggs are in this room."

The whole room stayed in a deafening silence.

"Tommy, I want you to know that I came back for love, and common sense." Ada spoke up before leaving out the kitchen door.

"And Esme's got no need for extra cash." John said to his brother in disappointment as he turned to the door.

"And you bring my wife into this, means we speak when this business is done." Arthur warned, as he and John waited for Sarah at the door

Sarah nodded to herself, digesting everything that had been said before walking over to her brothers.

"John, Arthur" Tommy called stopping them from leaving "I need 50 sticks of BSA dynamite and 300 yards of cable and six detonators by midday tomorrow. And this is evidence. I need you to scatter it. We're blowing up a train, and people are going to die." Tommy told them as he turned to Sarah and passed her the envelope.

Sarah looked down at the envelope in her hand and began to follow her brothers out the house, when she paused to look back at Tommy "Tommy, I may have gone behind your back a couple of times, but I have never once sold you out in my life, not ever." Her voice was quiet as she spoke, sad that he didn't trust her or any of them.

Sarah made sure her gloves were on as she held the noose high above her head, listening as John and Arthur marched their suspect down to her

"I demand to see my solicitor. I have a right to have him here." The man spat out as he struggled under their grip

"Gilbert Palmer" Sarah breathed as she handed the noose to Arthur and helped John hold him still "We want to talk to you about a missing kid."

The man grunted as John and Arthur tightened the rope against his neck and Sarah began tugging on it slowly

"We are Peaky Blinders." Arthur said as he grabbed his face and made him look at him "Where is he?"

When the man kept struggling, he nodded at Sarah to tug the rope a bit more, which she did as Arthur clamped his hand over the mans mouth "Deep breath. Where is he?"

After getting all the information that they needed, they went pack to Charlie's yard and waited for Michael and the others. John nudged her as Michael approached them.

"I was... This morning, I was out on the road with Tommy. I killed a man. Well, he needed cover. I was all he had." Michael told Arthur, his hand still shaking.

"So what did he give you?" Arthur nodded towering over him.

"He said it was good for close range." Michael said showing him the gun.

"You're better with my Smith & Wesson."

"No, no. This is mine now. It feels part of my hand." He said holding the gun tightly, with tears gathering in his eyes.

"Where'd you hit him?" John asked.

"I hit him in the side of the head."

"How was you when he went down?" Arthur questioned