Amongst Friends

Laura is Trevor's girlfriend who becomes entangled in a love triangle with Billy. She navigates shifting loyalties and the dangers of gang life, seeking stability even as relationships fracture. Her choices propel the conflict and its tragic outcomes.

Trevor grows from a carefree boyhood friend into a reckless adult who will do whatever it takes to win Laura back. His impulsive decisions set off a chain of betrayals and violence, ending in a fatal confrontation.

Billy is Trevor's rival who climbs into the mob world, manipulating others and betraying his friends to protect his own interests. His scheming and ruthlessness drive the central murder and the ensuing fallout.

Andy remains a loyal friend who tries to balance debt, loyalty, and survival. He ultimately acts decisively to avenge Trevor and protect his own interests, embodying the moral tensions of a life of crime.

A mob-connected patriarch figure whose ties help shape the criminal network and complicate the friends' loyalties. He embodies the old-school code that underpins the conflict between generations of criminals.

Eddie is a mob associate whose presence underscores the organized crime dynamics driving the story. He represents the steadiness and menace of the criminal underworld that the friends navigate.

A drug dealer tangled in the gang's operations, his role highlights the drug trade's reach and the money flow that funds the criminals' schemes. His actions ripple through the group's plans.

A younger character appearing in the backstory, whose presence hints at the violence that shaped the friends' world. His brief moment reflects the harsh environment they grew up in.

The younger version of Trevor, highlighting his early tendencies toward risk and loyalty among friends. His arc foreshadows the later tragic choices.

The younger Billy whose ambitions and temperament hint at the ruthless opportunist he will become in adulthood. His early scheming foreshadows later betrayals.

The younger Andy, whose early loyalty and camaraderie with Trevor and Billy foreshadow the steadfast yet conflicted friend he becomes.