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How does Kit feel in the moment when his proposal – which should have been one of the happiest moments of his life – is completely derailed by Sarah confessing to killing Theo? How shocked was he to find out what she’s capable of?
He was incredibly shocked, mostly because he’s just been lied to for all this time. As soon as Sarah found the ring, it completely delayed his plan and put a massive dampener on things. I think Kit always suspected she and Gary had something to do with it and he was actively defending her based on that suspicion. But he never, ever expected it to actually be her who did it. He’s just reeling from the fact that it was her all along.
How compromised does Kit feel now that he knows the truth and how far do you think he’d go to protect her?
He will protect her as much as he can, but Kit is ultimately going to protect himself first. He suddenly realises he’s been living with a murderer right under his nose. He isn’t going to be totally selfless here – he will only protect her as long as his own career is safe. His perspective is very much: “If you had told me this straight away, I could have done something about it. Now, I’m just left to pick up the pieces.”
His career means a lot to him, but does his relationship mean more? Is he prepared to lose everything for Sarah or has this changed how he sees her?
No, his career means everything to him. The trust between them is massively gone. He isn’t prepared to lose anything because he had absolutely nothing to do with the crime. What Sarah did was wrong. Kit is a loyal guy – he’s loyal to family and the people he cares about – so he’ll do what he can, but this has simply gone too far.
Kit already disliked Gary. What are his feelings towards him now, especially knowing Sarah turned to her ex in her moment of need rather than him?
He feels incredibly betrayed. Kit knows how to cover things up way better than Gary ever could, so he feels like Sarah just picked the wrong person in a moment of panic. Gary should have honestly just called Kit himself.
Is there a part of Kit that understands why she couldn’t come to him because of his job as a police officer? Can that be justified in his mind?
No, absolutely not. First of all, she should have never been on that roof in the first place with a guy like Theo. But turning to Gary? No. That’s her ex. Going to an ex for advice or help like that is completely out of order and non-negotiable for Kit. He might sympathise a tiny bit because she was panicking, but he doesn’t think it’s justified at all.
How do you think Kit would have reacted if she had phoned him straight away? Would he have protected her?
Absolutely. He’s done stuff like that before. He’s a bit of a dodgy copper, so he knows exactly how the system works. It was self-defense and he could have handled it. The problem now is that it’s much harder to justify because she kept quiet about Theo’s death for so long and in doing so, she has put Kit in serious jeopardy.
Is Kit happy to send an “innocent-ish” man like Gary to prison just to save Sarah?
Ideally, he would try to get them both off. But if it comes down to a direct choice between Sarah and Gary, he is always going to choose Sarah.
How does Kit feel when Sarah is finally arrested?
It’s a massive blow to his pride. Kit always has to prove himself right, he has to be the best and get one over on everyone. To have this happen behind his back, especially knowing that Swain and others were talking about it without him really hurts. He was working this case, he knew Gary was involved, but he just never realised the truth about Sarah until it was too late.
When Lisa tells him to stop protecting Sarah, do you think he’ll listen?
There is no way he’s listening to Swain after everything that happened with Becky. When Lisa completely dropped the ball and thought Carla was just away on holiday and was moving away with Becky, Kit was the one who actually found Carla. He didn’t just do his job, he went above and beyond to protect her and the people she cares about. So for Swain to turn around, go completely behind his back and arrest Sarah without so much as a courtesy heads-up? It’s a massive slap in the face.
Can Kit get his head around why Sarah is so dead-set on protecting Gary? Do you think it makes him doubt their relationship?
It makes him doubt it massively. He’s clever enough to know there’s a lot of history there and that they’ve probably protected each other over the years, but it’s still a huge dint to his pride. He doesn’t think she’s physically cheating on him, but in a way, an emotional affair can be worse. You just don’t go to your ex for help with something this massive. It’s totally out of order.
Can you see a way forward for Kit and Sarah, or is it just too messy to ever get back to where they were?
Kit does start to feel for Sarah while she’s in prison. Plus, he’s now left looking after Harry. This entire mess was thrown upon him without his choice and he’s forced to take the reins and parent. Because they all live on the same street, he can’t just cut her off completely. Right now, he’s just trying to stay strong so she stays strong. I think there’s always a chance for them, but only if Sarah stops protecting other people. The problem with Sarah is that she doesn’t tell Kit everything. If she isn’t willing to let her barriers down and be honest, I don’t think there’s a future for them.
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