The episode opens in a flashback, with Matthew “Matt” Goodson (Toby Regbo) assisting Lisa Evans (Jasmine Jobson into a taxi. He asks for her phone number. She questions if there are laws against doctors dating their patients. He discharges her to make it legal.

After dinner, Matt and Lisa get intimate. Later, Lisa gives her students an assignment on “A Tale Of Two Cities”. After school, Lisa voices concern about her strong feelings for Matt, so early into their relationship. Rosaria “Rosie” Diaz (Tabata Cerezo) asks what she finds appealing about Matt. Lisa says his passion and commitment to his career.

Lisa finds a photo of Matt and Helen. He says their relationship was going okay until Helen became obsessed and jealous. He claims to have ended the relationship for both their sanity before tossing the photo in the waste bin. Later, Lisa and Matt have dinner with Evelyn Evans (Natasha Joseph) and Trevor Evans (Patrick Robinson). Trevor asks how they met. Matt blurts out that they were set up on blind date. Evelyn admits to being impressed by Matt. Lisa confronts Matt about his blind date claim. He warns that it would not be appropriate for a doctor to ask a patient out.

Lisa tells Matt that her proudest accomplishment is becoming financially independent. She admits to being mostly ashamed of not forcing the school to take initiative to save a sexually abused student. He tells her that he skipped his mother’s funeral. He claims his mother constantly berated him as a child. Later, Matt moves in with Lisa. Richard Shale (Reece Ritchie) urges Lisa to take care before rushing away. Izzy (Rhiannon Clements) suggests ordering takeout. Matt reminds Lisa that they have a reservation at a local restaurant. Lisa says Izzy can join them but Matt wants the two of them to be alone. Lisa relents and tells Izzy who seems to be okay with it.

During class, Lisa receives a text from Matt asking where she is at. Later, they are having dinner when he hands her a remortgage application for her flat. She stresses the importance of running it by Trevor first. He explains how paying rent makes him feel like a tenant.

The school principal (Melanie Gutteridge) urges Lisa to apply for a new deputy position. Lisa shares the news with Trevor who is immensely proud of her. Matt voices concern about the extra work. He believes she is already feeling stressed with her work. He claims to having refused invitations to medical conferences so they can be together. She assures him that she would not expect that of him. He says their relationship is more important than anything else. He apologizes for being selfish before urging her to do what is right for her.

Matt arrives home late. Lisa informs him of her decision to not apply for the deputy position. He asks why. She says it was for them. He refuses to accept the responsibility of her decision. He offers to speak to her students about medicine. She sarcastically asks if it her consolation prize. Later, she finds Matt going through her phone.

The Domino, Lisa’s Birthday Party – Matt sings karaoke. A waitress (Lauren Darbyshire) comments on how wonderful Matt treats Lisa. Izzy claims Jasmin said she and Matt were colleagues at the hospital. Lisa says Matt told her that he mentored Jasmin. Izzy says Matt harassed Jasmin until she transferred to another hospital, a few weeks before he hooked up with her. Lisa refuses to believe it. Izzy urges her to talk to Jasmin. Lisa asks her to leave.

Lisa tells Matt what Jasmin told Izzy. He claims Jasmin sexually harassed him until he threatened to file a complaint against her. Lisa questions why Izzy believed Jasmin. He suggests Izzy is upset that her best friend is no longer at her beck-and-call. He accuses Izzy of trying to break them up but Lisa doesn’t buy it. She assures him that she believes him.

While out for a run, Lisa tells Matt that Rosie invited them to stay at her parent’s villa near Barcelona. He stresses the desire to go on vacation without Rosie. He suggests Rosie invited them because she is bored. He says she is sometimes gullible. Touching her brancial nerve, he explains how too much pressure could cause agonizing pain and facial paralysis. He asks if she knows he would never hurt her before jogging away.

Lisa wakes up to find herself alone. She finds Matt weeping because he is not good enough for her. He assures her that she will realize it. She says there will be bumps in their relationship but it will work out. After signing the remortgage application, she hands it to him. He signs the application.

Matt does not show up for his speech. He claims to have been stuck at the hospital. She says A&E said his shift ended two hours ago. Slamming his bag at a table, he claims to having received patients from multi-vehicle collision. He accuses her of being upset because she could not parade him around. He calls her a “spoiled only child” when Layla (Cleo Sylvestre) checks in on them. Matt compliments her hairstyle. He urges Lisa to think of other people’s needs, not her own.

Ian (Nathan Graham) and Lisa go for a drink. He tells her that he found love through a dating app. She admits to being proud of him when a text from Matt pops up on her phone. She sends a return text claiming to be at home. Later, Matt confronts her about the lie. She asks how he knew. She tells him that she had a drink with her ex-boyfriend. He demands to know why she felt the need to lie about it. He shoes her against the wall and chokes her. She flees to the playground where PC Kathy Braithwaite (Victoria Myers) finds her. Kathy drops her off at the flat. Matt expresses relief that she is home. Layla watches them from inside her flat.

Lisa assures Matt that she will walk away from a toxic relationship. Apologizing, he denies being the man who hit her. He pleads with her to not let him mess up their relationship. She demands it never happen again. He vows to never repeat the same mistake.

Lisa tells Izzy that she wants them to be friends again. Izzy asks if she will lie to Matt about spending time with her before saying she made her choice. Later, Lisa tells Rosie that her and Matt are having issues in their relationship. The call loses reception so Rosie misses everything Lisa said.

Trevor meets Lisa at a café. They are talking when Matt unexpectedly shows up. Lisa asks why he isn’t at work. He says split-shifts before saying everything goes in one ear and other the other for Lisa. Later, Lisa researches how to recognize spyware on a phone. While packing Matt’s clothes, she accuses him of putting spyware on her phone. She says their relationship is over. He reminds her that his name is on the mortgage. Pinning her on the bed, he blames her for his behavior. She flees the flat with him in tow. She climbs the security fence at Platform 7. He grabs her leg but she gets shakes it free. As he climbs the fence, she scoots backward toward the train track. Losing her footing, she falls backward as the train speeds by.

Back to the present, Lisa pushes a mirror, shattering the glass. She opens the door by turning the doorknob. She finds Matt and Sasha (Aimee Kelly snuggled together on the sofa. She shatters a frame with her and Matt’s photo on the floor, starting them awake. The episode ends.

 

Platform 7 Review

Lisa recalls how her and Matt’s relationship went from wonderful to tumultuous. Matt is controlling but convinces Lisa to believe it is her.

Matt holds Lisa back at every opportunity. She receives an offer to apply for a new deputy position but he says it would prevent them from spending time together. She decides to not apply for the position.

Izzy informs Lisa of her cousin, Jasmin being harassed by Matt only weeks before he met her. Matt tells Lisa that it was Jasmin who harassed him. She believes him.

Matt wants Lisa to remortgage her flat. He says having his name on the mortgage would keep him from feeling like a tenant. Initially, she rejects the idea. One night, she wakes to find him fretting about not being good enough for her. She signs the remortgage application and hands it to him.

Lisa lies to Matt about having a drink with her ex-beau. During a heated argument, he assaults her. She runs out of the flat to the park. He requests help from the police to find her.

She discovers malware on her phone. She orders him to move out her flat. He reminds her that his name is on the mortgage. He assaults her. She flees to the train station where she accidentally falls in front of a train.

 

Lisa’s mysterious death turns out to be an accident. Come to think of it, there is no mystery. It is as simple as her losing her footing and falling in front of the train. It is questionable why the story didn’t end there. The episode deserves a 6 out of 10.

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