In the 1950s East End of London, a detective reflects on the drastic changes in the area since the 1930s. Then, it was a crowded and impoverished neighborhood where unemployment was rampant and hope was scarce. The detective reminisces about Hetty, a young woman who struggled to prevent her younger brother from falling into a life of crime, while her mother pushed her to pursue a relationship with Wilkie, a local gangster, in the hopes it would bring financial stability to their family.
No Trees in the Street
The detective observes a stark contrast between the modern high-rise apartments in the East End and the overcrowded, impoverished tenements of the 1930s, characterized by widespread unemployment and a lack of hope.
