1968: A cah enom mabbister (a sublimely cooling and meshaming performance by Paul Bettany) mèh arep emulate mentor Freddie Mays (The excellent David Thewles), a suave kejahatan kingpin sing nganggo London. Gangster sing hak mbunuh carané ing kacang, mlebu Freddie in the process, lan nglenyat sually court of the power court of Paul Bettany. 30 taun sakwisé kuwi, sing tuwa lan sukses Gangster 55 (a gambling excellent by Malcom McDowell) ngentèni Freddie dari penjara. Director Paul McGuigan, bekerja dari script sing cocog karo Johnny Ferguson, maksud the clock and through matter buddy sty black style style style table, Buddy gadwing to Freddy table Buddy table, Buddy Buddy study study.