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Birdie meets Joe on a dating app, and ignoring her initial instincts, becomes drawn into his world.

Birdie and Joe's romantic getaway to an isolated beach is disrupted by an emergency in his family.

Under her psychologist's guidance, Birdie works on managing her anxiety, accepting Joe's offer to host her family on his boat.

While investigating Tina's story, Birdie begins seeing parallels in her own life.

Birdie is excited to celebrate Anton's wedding with Joe by her side; their plans fall apart when Joe urgently needs a property deposit; with their future at stake, Birdie scrambles to gather the money.

There is a shift of gears as a different angle sheds light on Joe's whereabouts throughout the relationship.

Birdie uncovers Joe's lies, but fakes her way through Anton and Tovey's wedding; her fabrications grow more elaborate, even as she is faced with evidence disproving Joe's story; when she edges to the singles table, Birdie lashes out at Margeaux.

Birdie decides to investigate Joe and with Allan's help, discovers that his con was never about her; Birdie publishes an article to find closure but realises this will tie her to Joe forever.