A gruff, affectionate fisherman and frequent gambler who sells his boat to pay his debt to the bookie. He acts as a flawed father figure to James, gets beaten by the enforcer, and eventually reconciles when James repays him and buys him a new boat.
James and Tom form an unlikely friendship.
Tom is explicitly described as one of James's two friends, and James recognizes the good beneath Tom's grouchy commentary.
Tom's gambling debt places him under Bill the Bookie's financial pressure.
Tom is a frequent gambler, sells his boat to pay his gambling debt, and is later beaten after money connected to the debt is missing.
Bill the Breaker physically punishes Tom over the unpaid debt.
After James is attacked, he runs to Tom's house and discovers that Tom has also been beaten by Bill the Breaker.
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