There was a knife against him and he had no idea what to do but he didn't stop struggling at first because why would he? The first reaction to have is not stay still, it's to panic... right? That was normal. Eventually he did finally still, lying on the floor with his face against the garage floor, eyeing up the knife from the side.

"You're a lunatic, you are. You can't fucking kill me, I told people about you. I told them you were dodgy and if I'm missing, it's you! I'm not an idiot." Not entirely, at least. "People will know." Well. Alfie knew. And maybe Tommy but Tommy was dead clever.