So Renton advertises his place, I guess as a sublet. Begbie and Sick Boy are hiding in the cupboard when prospective tenants come to look at it. They jump out…”and that was that”. Huh?
shareRenton gave them a place to crash at, so they would be out of his hair, and his place. Begbie and Simon didn't even question it. They assumed their mate was doing them a solid and they wouldn't be bothered. Unfortunately for them, they overestimated Renton's loyalty to them. So naturally, when someone showed up there interested in renting, they had to do something.
shareNah. Renton had a job at a flat agency so he gave his mate the keys to an empty one for them to crash in. And when it was time to show it to tenants, he told the boys who then rolled the prospective tenants.
shareOkay, I thought it was his own flat.
shareIt might have been, I've come to understand that flat sharing is very common in the UK, specially London. So I guess it was his flat and they rolled the prospective flatmates. It is a bit unclear in the film and I can't for the life of me remember how it goes down in the novel.
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