The Meat Factory

Night falls, and the heart of England is as quiet as the grave.

Outside Warren's Meat Factory in Derby, nightwatchman Glenn Westwood - a Mr Average in every sense - is joined by an oddly fascinating new assistant. He's James Night: 'Call me Black . I'm a night person,' he says darkly.

Soon the two security men are in the den swapping stories, and Glenn's offerings are clearly not for the squemish. But when Black ripostes with 'Shazan', a tale of wanderlust, wealth and odd eating habits, Glenn...