Page 274 of The Silent Appeal

12:40 p.m. Trina wrote:

Can’t believe how selfish you’re being. I SAVED us. Saved the company. The debts are paid. We can trade again. You should be thanking me! The dumbfuck girl shouldn’t have been dealing blow and shouldn’t have got off the ship with a dude she knew was a lying piece of shit just like she was. That’s on her.

12:41 p.m. Nicky-Rose wrote:

What now?

12:42 p.m. Trina wrote:

Come back to Twin Star. There’s nowhere else for you to go, right?

Femi

Issy’s meddling has a positive outcome this time.

Charlotte

Tiffany was effectively abducted. Removed by a rival drug dealer in exchange for paying some of Twin Star’s debt.

Femi

Horrific. And for other women to be involved is somehow worse. They both know they are handing her over to a ruthless gang.

Charlotte

If Nicky-Rose planted Tiffany’s passport back in her room, then she’s complicit. Regardless of whether she was a willing participant or not.

Femi

Trina is correct. Nicky-Rose should’ve got in writing everything that was promised to her at the start. I can’t believe a woman as smart as she clearly is neglected to do so.

Charlotte

Abuse of trust is always a risk when working with friends.

Femi

A good reason to keep our relationship professional.

Charlotte

The fact that Nicky-Rose was burned out and unwell meant she was more easily manipulated by Trina, or at least failed to notice exactly what was going on.

Femi

By June 2025 she fully intends to give Trina the evidence of their involvement in Tiffany’s abduction and probably murder, in exchange for the money, having set her up to be arrested with it while Inspector Lascelles is in town.

Femi

After which the Barbadian police will at least know what happened to Tiffany Ramirez and who else was involved in her disappearance.

Charlotte

Only Issy swaps the documents for pages of the script, leaving Trina to be arrested on minor drug charges only.

Charlotte

But Nicky-Rose doesn’t know that and flees the country on Sarah-Jane’s passport, which we know from the travel booking assistant at TUI.