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After visiting her aspirational long-distance boyfriend in Italy, writer Arabella returns to London, where she is greeted by a deluge of frantic messages from her literary agents.
When Arabella’s memory of her assault comes rushing back to her, she drags the last of her demons out from under the bed - once and for all.
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More infoAfter visiting her aspirational long-distance boyfriend in Italy, writer Arabella returns to London, where she is greeted by a deluge of frantic messages from her literary agents.
Disturbed by what little she remembers of the previous night, Arabella attempts to retrace her steps, but Simon seems reluctant to help her. Meanwhile, Terry has a lousy audition.
In a flashback, Terry visits Arabella in Ostia, where she is living large. After procuring party favours from Biagio, Arabella and Terry each have a wild night.
Back in London and two months after the incident, Arabella meets with a therapist, Carrie, who encourages her to find relaxing and creative ways to cope with her trauma.
A tumultuous day finds Arabella reassessing a sexual encounter with Zain and, following a promising new lead in the investigation, opening up to Biagio about her assault.
Much to Terry’s disapproval, Arabella attends a support group for rape and sexual assault survivors run by their high school acquaintance, Theo.
Strapped for cash and still unable to produce a draft of her book, Arabella takes a job working alongside Theo at a vegan delivery start-up. Birthday girl Terry takes covert measures to ensure Simon won't make a surprise appearance at her party.
Reeling from a demoralizing development in the investigation, Arabella hatches a risky plan to 'spark joy' - and persuades an averse Terry to bankroll it.
Arabella's bloated social media presence finds her more glued to her phone than ever, perpetually internalizing the stress of her followers.
After Simon inadvertently drops a bomb on Arabella, she heads to her mum's birthday dinner, where painful, long-forgotten memories bubble to the surface.
Arabella re-engages with her work and continues staking out the scene of her attack. Kwame follows Tyrone into uncharted territory, and Terry has some luck in work and romance.
When Arabella’s memory of her assault comes rushing back to her, she drags the last of her demons out from under the bed - once and for all.