THORNTON REED

Dagless's boss, professional ball-buster and former POW in Korea,
forced by his injuries into pushing paper behind a desk. Reed longs
to be back of the ward with the young bucks, but his hands are tied
by constant pressure from the Fifth floor and Won Ton. A gifted
marksman, he is still haunted by the memories of his 832 confirmed
kills. A pioneering expert in "sack surgery", Reed is also a tireless
campaigner for the re-introduction of the death penalty.