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Anna wakes up in the hotel, disoriented and embarrassed about the previous night. A bottle of cold mineral water sits by her bedside, and the bar is fully stocked. She wonders if her binge was a dream then drinks and examines the photograph she brought from her mother’s house.
Anna recalls meeting the other girls when she started at St. Hilary’s. Rachel was the first person she met, and Anna was amazed by her beauty and perceived kindness. Rachel offered to give her a tour and introduced her to Zoe and Helen. She also warned Anna to stay away from Catherine Kelly, whom she labeled as a “loser.”
Anna freshens up in the bathroom and returns to find that the photograph, which she had turned face down, is face up, and someone has marked a black cross over Rachel’s face.
Jack struggles to sleep and finally gets up when Priya calls him. Another body has been found in Blackdown, this time at St. Hilary’s school. Zoe and Jack talk in the kitchen, where she asks about the second body. When he asks how she knows, she jokes about killing them before revealing that she heard it from Anna on the news. She also warns him not to trust Anna.
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