Chloe Hadjimatheou

I'm Chloe Hajimothei and from Tortoise, this is Lucky Boy. Episode 3, The School.

I'm Chloe Hajimothei and from Tortoise, this is Lucky Boy. Episode 3, The School.

Emily is Gareth's older sister. Like Gareth, she's smart and observant, but she's also successful. She has a good life, a job she loves and she's a mum to great kids. Talking to her is a bit like catching a glimpse of what Gareth's life could have been. His mental health issues mean Gareth can't work.

Emily is Gareth's older sister. Like Gareth, she's smart and observant, but she's also successful. She has a good life, a job she loves and she's a mum to great kids. Talking to her is a bit like catching a glimpse of what Gareth's life could have been. His mental health issues mean Gareth can't work.

And so this investigation and his obsession with proving what really happened pretty much fills his days.

And so this investigation and his obsession with proving what really happened pretty much fills his days.

But I've called Emily to ask her about something specific. The last few weeks of the relationship between her brother and Sally Ann Bowen. Just before it all fell apart. Emily wasn't living at home then. She didn't really get on with her mum, Philippa. So after she left to go to uni, she never went back.

But I've called Emily to ask her about something specific. The last few weeks of the relationship between her brother and Sally Ann Bowen. Just before it all fell apart. Emily wasn't living at home then. She didn't really get on with her mum, Philippa. So after she left to go to uni, she never went back.

When that call comes, in the summer of 1988, Emily's in Manchester living with friends and she doesn't have a clue what's been going on with Gareth and his teacher. Were you shocked? Were you shocked when she told you?

When that call comes, in the summer of 1988, Emily's in Manchester living with friends and she doesn't have a clue what's been going on with Gareth and his teacher. Were you shocked? Were you shocked when she told you?

Philippa sagt ihr, dass die Christ College School eine Aktion gemacht hat. Dass Frau Bowen gefragt wurde, um zu gehen und wieder zu lernen. Aber das Problem ist nicht weggegangen. Denn was sie versteht, ist, dass die langen, fehlenden Sommerabende viele freie Zeit für Gareth und Frau Bowen zu treffen und Sex zu haben. Also in einem Moment von Desperation nennt sie ihre ungewöhnliche Tochter Emily.

Philippa sagt ihr, dass die Christ College School eine Aktion gemacht hat. Dass Frau Bowen gefragt wurde, um zu gehen und wieder zu lernen. Aber das Problem ist nicht weggegangen. Denn was sie versteht, ist, dass die langen, fehlenden Sommerabende viele freie Zeit für Gareth und Frau Bowen zu treffen und Sex zu haben. Also in einem Moment von Desperation nennt sie ihre ungewöhnliche Tochter Emily.

There's no particular plan, just the idea that a bit of space away from London might be enough to break the pair up. So they send Gareth to stay with his sister in Manchester. When Emily collects her brother from the coach station, she tries probing him, but he won't admit anything.

There's no particular plan, just the idea that a bit of space away from London might be enough to break the pair up. So they send Gareth to stay with his sister in Manchester. When Emily collects her brother from the coach station, she tries probing him, but he won't admit anything.

And then, only days into his stay, one of Emily's flatmates tells her, some strange lady's been calling on the phone for her brother. She knows it must be Miss Bowen.

And then, only days into his stay, one of Emily's flatmates tells her, some strange lady's been calling on the phone for her brother. She knows it must be Miss Bowen.

So that weekend, Emily waits for the phone to ring. And before her brother can get to it, she picks up.

So that weekend, Emily waits for the phone to ring. And before her brother can get to it, she picks up.

There are so many things I wish Emily had asked her. Like, why did she think it was okay to have sex with a child? And why was she still contacting him, even after it seemed to have cost her her job? But in that moment, Emily's too angry to think rationally. She says her piece and then hangs up without waiting for a response.

There are so many things I wish Emily had asked her. Like, why did she think it was okay to have sex with a child? And why was she still contacting him, even after it seemed to have cost her her job? But in that moment, Emily's too angry to think rationally. She says her piece and then hangs up without waiting for a response.