In prison since 1984, Nick finds himself released into a world he doesn’t recognise: ‘Eat The Rich’ has given way to ‘Things Can Only Get Better’. A sexually transmitted disease can be treated with medication. Russian go-go dancers can be downloaded from the internet, and optimistic psychobabble has replaced the language of anger and hurt. But as the characters are drawn in to the settling of an old score, they realise how much they miss the old certainties of the past.
