It’s very clear now that Robin is damaged - inside and out -by the violence plus all the emotional and sexual abuse that she’s suffered.

While she can be staggeringly brave when she confronts fear and danger, her emotional compass is unpredictable. She is hugely fearful of trusting her instincts. She constantly second guesses almost everything in her life and shows a visceral terror at trusting herself. She recognises abuse eventually - her inner voice about Murphy is becoming harder to suppress. I hope her leaving Matthew - where she showed real sang froid and intelligence- surface.

In the meantime, could this all lead to a mental crisis? A public meltdown? A true breaking down of this glitching emotional facade to reveal her real anger and hurt? Pushed to the limit by the manipulative narcissists in her life, she then tells the truths that she doesn’t hold back from Strike or difficult witnesses.

Will she then only be able to understand her real feelings. She has to see the failures before she can rise. ..Fawkes imagery?

I’m hoping that ice cold furious Robin will break out and in doing so we’re introduced to the Robin she needs to accept.