Nick (calling himself André) narrated how he secured £20,000 in cash after recent turmoil, framing it as necessary to convince Martha he had funds. He lamented that Jessie, despite her wealth, would not give him more because her money was tied up for her children.

When Jessie refused to help, Nick lost control and throttled her, threatening to expose her long-term secret relationship with him to her children, detailing the money she spent and items she gave him, including a Cartier watch. Under duress, Jessie agreed to give him the cash she could access.

Nick tied Jessie to a chair, took her bank cards, checked her balances at an ATM, and confirmed she had just over £20,000 across two accounts. The next day, he escorted her to two bank branches to withdraw all funds while he watched from a distance.

After returning to Jessie’s flat, Nick cooked garlic chicken with mashed potatoes, drank wine, praised her as “the greatest woman in the world,” and observed her shock and silence. He then left the following morning with the money, admitting the cruelty “broke [his] heart” even as he justified it.

On a train platform, Nick prepared to return to Martha, planning to tell her the cash was all he could liquidate quickly and that proceeds from selling his mother’s house (valued near £500,000) would follow. Martha texted asking his ETA; he replied he would arrive just after midday, and she answered she would be in “our room,” which he romanticized as a return to belonging after hiding in Paddy Swann’s home.