As the youngest Shelby child and twin to Finn Shelby, Kezia has spent the last 4 of her 10 years locked away for her mental defectiveness.
She returns to Small Heath under the legal guardianship of her brother, Thomas Shelby. Despite knowing she's s...
Oops! This image does not follow our content guidelines. To continue publishing, please remove it or upload a different image.
Kizzie for Derby Day
My name is Thomas Shelby, and today, I'm going to kill a man.
Today is Derby Day.
The murder will take place this afternoon, at the Epsom races. It may be that I am able to escape after the killing. The odds are not good, which is why I am writing this letter. I've been forced by agents of the Crown to carry out this murder.
In the event of my own death, I want the following facts to be known.
My family are innocent of any involvement. And while some of them may be guilty of other things, I've not shared details of this mission with any of them, and no company assets were used.
Should I die, my sister Ada Shelby is to receive guardianship over my baby sister, Kezia Shelby.
Agents of the Crown joined forces with pro-treaty Fenians to arrange this murder. I believe the governments intend to falsely blame the anti-treaty IRA.
Therefore, the bullet I fire this afternoon will be the starting gun for civil war in Ireland.
The man I have been instructed to kill is Field Marshal Russell. Formerly a Black and Tan commander who committed many atrocities in the county of Cork.
There is no remorse in my heart at the prospect of his death. However, the conspiracy behind the killing is cause for international concern. Such is the gravity of my secret mission, that after I have served my purpose, I believe they intend to kill me.
I therefore want to name a particular individual in this letter. The agent who has initiated and orchestrated this crime is Major Chester Campbell of the British Secret Intelligence Service.
He chose me for this dirty business as an act of vengeance, prompted by hatred of long standing.
In the event of my death, it is imperative he be brought to justice. He has not only dragged me into this, but he has involved my sister Kezia by threatening to steal her away and place her in another asylum for a mental condition that is being treated at the safety and comfort of home.
If you are reading this, then I am dead already.
I hope that, living as you do in a truly free country, you will be able to make the above facts known to the world.
Yours sincerely,
Thomas Shelby.
☻
Kizzie stood with Alfie in his distillery, right where the bakery stairs met the first set of barrels. He was a bear at her shoulder, square and strong. She insisted on remaining in the clothes she wore to Passover. Alfie offered her some money to pick out things she liked, but embarrassment kept her quiet; she didn't want for him to also know her math skills were worse than her reading and writing.
Her dress was wrinkled at the edges. Stockings had small holes. She looked every bit the prisoner Tommy assumed she was.
He agreed on no weapons. Seemed foolish now. But when he spoke to Alfie on the phone this morning, all he wanted was his sister back. Tommy had no doubt that the man would lash out and kill his sister if Tommy did not comply. He already proved how little he cared for Kizzie; the Passover evening only confirmed it.
