The show begins with Becky “Sasha” Green (Erin Doherty) waking up to find a missed call from Josh (Brandon Micheal Hall) on her phone. She stuffs Chloe’s appointment book in her bag and pulls out the key from the pink box from the hotel. She tries the key in a desk drawer, with no luck. A flashback of Chloe at Elliot’s event pops up on the screen. She takes the key to the front desk and gives it to the clerk. Becky doesn’t hear Elliot Fairbourne (Billy Howle) when he says good morning. She imagines the hotel clerk placing the pink box on a top shelf and Chloe running out the door to a vehicle. A man asks if she has the money. She apologizes for not having it. She stares at the key in her hand, asking what it is for.

Elliot tells her about Josh calling last night before asking if they still talk. She calls Josh’s behavior weird and denies talking to him in a while. He is excited about the launch of his campaign later this week.

Becky and Elliot visit Livia Fulton (Pippa Bennett-Warner). While Livia speaks with Elliot, Becky works on the campaign poster when she discovers a picture of her and Livia on social media. The post also includes Sasha Myles. ZenyaElm comments on the post, claiming to have worked with Sasha who she thought was Becky. Becky deletes the post. Chloe imagines Anish “Nish” (Akshay Khanna) startles Chloe when he speaks to her. Elliot kisses Becky bye before he leaves. Becky asks Livia if they are okay. She tells her about deleting the photo on social media. Sounding hostile, Livia doesn’t know how she will avoid having her picture taken while she is dating Elliot. Becky asks if they are ok. She says no but is willing to give her a chance.

Becky speaks with Anish about the campaign, which he claims to be enjoying. She tells him public events are difficult for Elliot because they remind him of Chloe. Anish admits to speaking with Chloe on the night before she died. He says you ask a lot of questions about Chloe. She apologizes, claiming to be concerned about Elliot. He says you running off scared Elliot who is my best friend and sensitive person.

Becky surfs social media, where she finds a photo of Anish and Tara Birchwood (Natasha Atherton.) She clicks on Tara’s social media page to find a post about the Orange Juice Club. Elliot arrives home. He pours them a drink and removes her earbuds. She tells him that a friend, Natalia will be in town tomorrow. He says I’m excited to meet her. She tells him Natalia got tickets for an event, promising to see how long she will be in town.

Becky visits The Orange Juice Club. She walks over to the bar, where Tara is ordering a beer. Tara is happily surprised to see Becky who pretends to not initially recognize her. Becky mentioned their first meeting, a dinner at Livia’s. Richard (Jack Farthing) wasn’t happy with them being at the dinner. They go outside for a smoke. Tara doesn’t believe they should have been at the dinner, so soon after Chloe’s death. Tara claims to have met Anish on the night Chloe died. She denies every meeting with Chloe. Becky asks if Anish talked about Chloe. She says I can’t understand why he hated her so much. Becky pretends to know about his hatred for Chloe. Tara blames it on his oblique energy because he fears being thrown off the ride. She denies knowing anything about money or a chocolate box.

A flashback of Chloe telling Becky she doesn’t judge pops up on the screen. Becky describes herself as Chloe’s grimy friend. She is standing by the pier when she pulls Chloe’s appointment book out of her bag.

Chloe enters the kitchen, where Elliot is reading the paper. He asks if he would get to meet her friend. She utilizes the excuse of Natalia rushing back to London. She warns him not to be open the trunk of her vehicle because it is messy. He offers to drive her vehicle because her alcohol level might be high. She reluctantly agrees. She tries to conceal the chocolate box and coat in her trunk before going into the pool. She utilizes the key to open locker 28, but it doesn’t work. She approaches a pool worker to ask if he knows Chloe. He explained Chloe’s behavior was weird because she would jump in and immediately get back out.

A woman claims a man would pick Chloe up and drop her off later. She says the man was good-looking, but a bit dirty. Becky imagines Chloe running out of the hotel to meet George outside. George asks if she has the money. She says I need more time. He offers to tell him. Becky calls the Lavinia Gardens Rehab Centre to inquire about their visiting hours. When Elliot calls, she pulls off to the side of the road. He asks where she is at. She lies about going for a swim near Gardiner Park. He was concerned about her when she didn’t return home. She claims to be drying her hair, promising to be there in ½ an hour. She turns around and rushes home. He is sitting on the sofa when she returns home. She thought he was working late tonight. He explains how is gets worried when he doesn’t hear from her. When they hug, he says you don’t smell like chlorine. She claims to have taken a shower at the pool.

Becky and Elliot are lying in bed when she reaches over to kiss him. He claims to be tired and turns off the light. She places the chocolate box and coat in the bottom drawer of a cabinet.

Becky arrives at the Lavinia Gardens Rehab Centre to visit Richard. He questions why she has come. She says I have Chloe’s diary, which has a lot of stuff about you. She asks about him picking Chloe up at the pool. The last time he picked Chloe up was several days before she died. He asks why she is asking these questions. She questions if he was blackmailing Chloe. He threatens to call security, asking if she is crazy. She tells him about knowing Chloe, prompting him to hang up the phone. She lies about meeting her at the pool several months before she died. He knew he remembered her from somewhere. She holds out the key and asks if he knows it. She lies about Chloe giving it to her. He asks about Elliot. Smirking, he says, “Fu**.”

Richard claims he and Chloe hang out several weeks before she died. She wasn’t supposed to drive because of her medicine, but she borrowed his car. He doesn’t know where she went. Becky asks if they were having sex. He denies the allegations, saying Chloe was unhappy. He was scheduled to give her his car keys at Elliot’s charity event, but he didn’t go. He denies knowing where she went. Chloe got a taxi to take her to her parent’s house the night she died. Distraught, Becky demands to know why he didn’t go to the charity event. He claims to have forgotten. Smirking, she asks, “Are you fu**ing serious.” She asks where his car is now. It is at his flat. Before she leaves, he asks can I look at Chloe’s diary. She tells him it only contains appointments and shopping lists.

Utilizing the alias, Natalie, she receives a notification from Livia, requesting a meeting to talk about a surprise party for her. She lies to Elliot about a motor vehicle collision that is holding up traffic. When she arrives, Elliot tells her there was no accident on the M32. She says the traffic was crazy. He suggests if she is having second thoughts about their relationship to be honest now. He asks if she is up to their relationship and campaign. She says yes. He questions if she can be trusted when Anish returns to the table. Livia and Anish believe it is best for Elliot and Becky to keep their relationship under wraps throughout the campaign. They believe it is too soon after Chloe’s death. Anish suggests a due diligence check on her. Frantic, she goes to the toilet.

She calls Josh to ask why he hasn’t told them about him. He doesn’t know but thinks he probably should have already. He asks if she knows why Livia called her. She claims to have a lead and only needs a few more days to figure it out. He says you know what I would do before offering her help.

Becky arrives at a repair shop to pick up Richard’s vehicle. She searches through the vehicle, finding a tablet. She gets in her car and heads to Herringford Caravan Park. Upon arrival, she goes to number 28. The key unlocks the front door. No one answers when she calls to see if someone is home. She finds a notepad with Elliot’s written on it multiple times. An ECO Vault Bank stub shows a €5,000 was withdrawn from Elliot’s account on August 4. Elliot calls to tell her Chloe’s phone was returned to him today. She has a flashback of calling Chloe’s phone number instead of Josh’s when Livia insisted, she call him up for a date.

When she walks in, Elliot says it is nice to have you home. His phone rings, he walks away to answer it. She rushes over to pick up Chloe’s phone while he is away, but it has a passcode. While Elliot sleeps, Becky tries to get into Chloe’s phone. She tries too many passcodes, so she gets blocked out. Elliot is gone when she wakes up. She tries to open the front door, but it is locked. All the doors are locked. Elliot doesn’t answer when she yells for him. He doesn’t answer his phone. She calls Pam (Lisa Palfrey) who tells her she is going to bingo. When Elliot returns home, he claims to not know she called. He has been at a meeting. She tells him about being locked in for several hours. He asks, where are your keys. She doesn’t know. He finds her key in the key bowl, which she already checked. He wants to make lunch. She wants to go to yoga. He slams Chloe’s appointment book on the counter, asking why she has it.

They sit down to talk. She says I found Chloe intimating because she was so important to you. She almost wanted to be Chloe. He opens up to Becky about Chloe not being perfect. Chloe refused to let him help her. He felt she like to prove him wrong. She says I felt stupid, promising to not keep anything else from him. He gets up to make lunch while she remains on the sofa just staring. When she realizes Elliot has Chloe’s phone, she tries to get his attention by asking him about lunch. He takes the phone outside to his office.

She goes out to Elliot’s office while he sleeps. She returns to the bedroom, with the phone. Gently she activates the phone with his fingerprint. She deletes her message to Chloe. She listens to a message from Elliot. He tells her Livia is being a bitch about the IVF treatments. Livia doesn’t believe Chloe will be a good mum. There are several messages from Elliot, where he is looking for her. She has a flashback about the call from the police department regarding the unanswered phone calls from Chloe.

Becky frantically searches through Elliot’s things. She finds Chloe’s driver’s license. She remembers what the pool worker said about Chloe jumping in the pool and immediately getting out. She searches through what looks like Elliot’s appointment book. A note about lost keys on the 30^th at 8:15 is documented in the book. She remembers what Elliot said about always checking twice when returning her key. Josh whispers in her ear, remember it is always the husband. Becky imagines Chloe was running from Elliot. When Chloe tried to utilize her credit card to schedule a booking at the Herringford Caravan Park, it is declined.

She is still in Elliot’s office when she sees the upstairs light come on. She slips back into the home before he finds out she left. He says what are you doing. She says I couldn’t sleep. He wants her to go back to bed. The phone rings at 2:45am. Chloe asks if she is okay. She says I’m scared. Chloe suggests she shout. She breaks down into tears as the episode comes to an end.

 

Chloe Review

Another fantastic episode that is guaranteed to leave you hanging onto the edge of your set. We now know Elliot is a control freak, which probably led to Chloe’s suicide. Jack Farthing’s performance was outstanding. He was able to bring Richard’s fragility to the surface.

Now, we are left wondering if Chloe was planning her escape from Elliot. The €5,000-withdrawal from Elliot’s account was definitely not a good move. Poor Chloe, she was probably at her breaking point, with no other option but suicide.

The episode deserves a 7.5. Get more Chloe recaps here. Support ReelMockery by clicking the link.