Danny Casey was a young footballer who played for Ireland. Sophie considered him a hero whom she worshipped. She was always occupied with his thoughts. She told her brother Geoff that she had met Danny Casey in the arcade while she was looking at the clothes in Royce's window. Casey came and stood by her. She recognised him and then they started talking. Then she asked for an autograph but neither of them had a pen or paper. She further told her brother that Danny's eyes were green. He was gentle but was not very tall. When her brother told about this to their father, he didn't believe in her story at all as he knew her habit of indulging in wild fantasies. His expression was one of disdain. He called this story as one of her many wild stories and warned her against them as they would land her in trouble.