“This… Is… SCANDAL!”
Miss Kate Woodcroft leaves court and heads home, drenched from the rain outside. She’s won the Butler case but there’s a “next level” case that’s waiting for her. If she decides to take this on, it’ll change her life forever.
Meanwhile, a big party gets underway but as Sophie Whitehouse shows up, she can’t get through to her husband, James. Now, James is actually an MP and receives an urgent message of his own, prompting him to tell Sophie she needs to head home as there’s a family emergency. ..
Sophie is devastated. She had trusted her husband and believed that he loved her. Now she feels betrayed and alone. James tells Sophie that he’s sorry and that he never meant to hurt her. He begs for her forgiveness and promises to never do anything like this again. ..
James has come under fire for his actions after admitting to having sex with a minor. His defense is that it was just a one-time thing, but that doesn’t make it any less serious. The story is about to break on mainstream news, and James’ children are going to be caught in the middle of it all. ..
Sophie is understandably upset when the news speaks of a top Tory MP cheating on his wife with his aide (hmm, where have we seen this before?) So naturally, Sophie checks her out online and immediately vomits when she sees Olivia’s face.
Chris Clarke briefs James on how to handle this and dilute the storm that’s raging around him. It’s hard to feel much sympathy for this cheater to be honest, but Sophie agrees to stay with him. At least for now anyway. When she learns James slept with her in hotel rooms “20 or 30 times,” it does change the narrative somewhat.
The Prime Minister and Sophie return to business as usual, while the Prime Minister heads in to see James in the office. James reassures the PM that this is the last of it, while he’s also given the green-light to make amendments to the immigration bill.
James is popular in parliament and holds his own during questions from the bench. The Prime Minister also comments as much to Chris, who is still not sure it’s a good idea to trust James so much. Is this the last of the scandal or is there more to this? ..
Sophie and James’ relationship appears to be on the rocks, despite their earlier assurances to themselves that everything was okay. Sophie continues to spend time with her daughter Emily and son Finn, while spending less time with James. ..
Sophie eventually can’t take it anymore and confronts James about his lies. She thought they were above this, but James gushes over his wife, telling Sophie he wants her to be the person he dies with. He’s even prepared to give up his entire career for her to prove her worth. ..
James is surprised to see a message from Malcolm Thwaites, reading “Nil Carborundum Illegitimi.” This message appears to be Latin for “don’t let the b*stards grind you down.” James is curious about what this message means, and decides to read it.
Kate Woodcroft, the high-profile case that’s been on her mind for a while now, is finally going to be solved. After poring over the documents in her file, Kate decides that she won’t take the case and closes it.
James is cornered by the detectives and is about to be killed when a ghost lifts him up and throws him back against the floor. The detectives are in shock at what they’ve just seen.
The Episode Review
This was a pretty good episode up until the last few minutes. Then, something ridiculous and hilarious happened that ruined it. ..
The story has been okay so far, but it’s starting to feel a little too close to the bone. It seems like there’s something going on that we don’t know about, and it’s making us all a little uneasy.
It’s unclear at this point exactly who we’re supposed to be rooting for here as everyone seems pretty unlikable. James is a scumbag, but then he is an MP so I guess it comes with the territory. ..
Sophie doesn’t really have a backbone given she’s staying by Matt’s side despite the affair and we don’t know enough about Kate Woodcroft to be able to form much of an opinion about her other than she’s a workaholic and a bit arrogant.
The allegations in the first episode of this season make it difficult to root for any of the characters. It’s been a rough start for them, and it seems like they may not be able to get their act together soon. Hopefully, the later episodes can help clear up some of these issues and make some of the characters more likable.
