They greet each other with an affectionatebear hug whenever they meet —a gesture which demonstrates the strong bond these two men feel towards each other。
無論什麼時候他們遇到，總是來一個充滿深情的熊抱—--這個動作讓兩人彼此感受到濃濃的哥們情誼。
To the casual observer， Peter Woolf and Will Riley， both 55， are devoted old pals。 But the course of their unorthodoxten-year friendship makes for intriguing —and shocking —reading。
Before the men ever had a proper conversation， they had a serious physical fight。 Peter hit Will over the head with a heavy griddle， then they both rolled down the stairs of Will』s North London home before Peter hit him again with a terracottapot。
Will was stunned and bleeding from the back of the head， but he refused to give in to Peter —a desperate heroin addict with a 30-year habit who had broken into Will』s home to steal whatever valuables he could then sell to buy drugs。
It was March 2002 and 5pm when Peter forced the front door of Will』s five-storey Georgian home in Islington。 Will， a fit， 6ft 5in ex-banker who now runs his own ice-cream business， was working on the first floor， oblivious to the intrusion。
When Will walked into his bedroom to get his gym kit， he was stunned to find a dishevelled， 6ft tall， unpleasant-smelling man in front of him。
當威爾到卧室拿健身裝備的時候，他被出現在眼前的這個蓬頭垢面味道難聞的六尺大漢嚇了一跳。
『I asked him what he was doing in my house， and he said he was a neighbour who』d heard a noise and was worried，』 says Will。 『I was sure he was a thief， so as he went to push past me， I grabbed him and pushed him to the floor。
『I managed to get him downstairs and out into the street after pulling his jacket down to trap his arms like I』d seen in the TV police series， The Sweeney。 I was shouting 「Thief！ Thief」。 Someone had heard me shouting and called the police， who arrived within minutes。 Some passersby helped me restrainPeter， who by then had stopped fighting。』
The police bundled Peter —a serial offender out on parole for burglary—into the back of their van。 He subsequently pleaded guilty to breaking and entering， and began a three-year sentence in London』s Pentonville Prison。
It was the 34th prison in which he had been incarcerated， but， despite having spent 18 years of his life in jail， Peter somehow remained hopeful that he could clean himself up， stop taking drugs and go on to do something useful on his eventual release。
A few weeks later， Will received a telephone call from police officer Kim Smith， who explained that a trial in restorative justice was about to take place and he wondered if Will would like to meet Peter， who was in Pentonville Prison on remand， awaiting sentencing。
Will consulted family and friends and discussed both sides of the argument before deciding that he wanted to meet Peter again。 『I』m a spoilt， middle-class man， and I was curious about Peter』s dangerous world，』 Will says。 『I also thought that I might be able to help him change his ways。』
在威爾決定再見皮特之前，他了解了皮特的家庭和朋友，聽了各種關於威爾的意見和看法。「我是一個被寵壞的中產階級，我對皮特危險的世界特別好奇，」 威爾說，「我也沒想到我能夠幫他改變原本的生活軌跡。」
Will saved Peter『s life。 『We』re great friends， we get on extremely well， we have a unique bond， and when we meet we talk about everything，』 says Will。 『Peter』s a fine man。』
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