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Faded
gentleman conman, Archie Mason seizes his last chance
at the big-time when a young, dysfunctional, autistic
black kid, Spiky, arrives in his prison cell. Spiky,
a wannabe rapper and street vagrant has an extraordinary
skill - phenomenal hand eye co-ordination. Archie
spots Spiky's talent when watching him kill flies
on the cell wall with a homemade dart! Archie sees
the future!! Spiky could be a darts champion…
Problem! Spiky is dyslexic - he can’t count -
numbers addle Spiky’s brain. This lack of maths
skill stymies Archie’s vision of glory. On release
and bankrolled by fellow cons, Archie infiltrates
the world of darts, hoping to clean up with his young
prodigy. Everything is set, but the kid still can’t
count, until his mate Scientist's mum, Miss Elsa,
produces her abacus. Bingo! Spiky sees the beads as
shapes and patterns, his autism has found a way to
count. Armed with a small hand-held abacus and the
stake raised from fellow cons, Spiky and Archie hit
the road, seeking and finding the action on the underground,
gang-run darts circuit, ducking and diving their way
to redemption...
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