Dirty Work / Deep Waters, Part 11.

A solitary night-watchman at a riverside wharf sees a pickpocket fling a lady's purse into the dock and resolves to recover it himself. He wrestles with the ethical and practical consequences, picturing police procedures, competing claimants, and the lure of keeping the money. Mocked by a landlord and watched by a passing constable, he strips and trudges into cold, adhesive mud to search the bottom of the dock, enduring filth and discomfort. The tale pairs gritty waterfront detail and working-class voice with comic incidents to explore temptation, pride, and the awkward realities of trying to do what one believes is right.