My father was a barman at the Kitty Kat Club<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Which was within touching distance of Piccadilly Circus <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This long forgotten club was frequented by gangsters <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not the loud names but those who drifted just below the surface <\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of these gangsters was named Tom D Adams <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Who was known for his cruel and violent temper <\/p>\n\n\n\n
His girlfriend was a dancer named Viola Gresham <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Both came from the same area in North London <\/p>\n\n\n\n
My father clearly remembers the events of that evening <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was quiet with only a few regulars in the club<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tom D Adams was sitting at a table near the door <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He was watching his girlfriend chat to an American boy <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was obvious that Adams was getting more and more jealous <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As the American was flirting heavily with Viola <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was not long before they started dancing together <\/p>\n\n\n\n
My father sensed that trouble was about to break out <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He was not disappointed as a fight soon erupted <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The American boy was punched in the face and fell against the bar <\/p>\n\n\n\n
And then it all changed in an instant as a single shot rang out <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Adams was dead even before he fell into Viola’s vacant chair <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He had been shot between the eyes by his girlfriend<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Who immediately left the club hand in hand with the boy <\/p>\n\n\n\n
They were last seen walking down Poland Street before vanishing forever <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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