Saruti

I don't know.

It's just one of those things, like you said, people don't want to get involved.

It's definitely a reoccurring theme throughout this episode that none of the adults in Katie's life do what's right for her.

They do what's going to serve them.

Because Marilyn isn't like, okay, I'm fighting to get my daughter back in my care and in my custody.

I know she's fallen out of school while she's in Linda's care, but instead of making her go back to school and I'm the only one who could do it, she's like, oh, that plays really well for me in the court cases.

Yeah.

Yeah, they're not even like trying to present it like it's a perfect home and like pulling the wool over these people's eyes.

They're like, fuck off every time they turn up.

It was obvious that Katie had already drawn very much the short straw in her nine years when it came to her various guardians.

But there were even worse things going on in her life than just neglect and chores.

Katie's mum, Marilyn, had recently reported Sal Illegare for molesting Katie.

Honestly, it's like a horrible, horrible, just like, collect them all, of the worst things that could be happening to a child.

And Sal had actually been arrested two months prior and was due to appear in court in February 1993.

Marilyn had filed for a restraining order against him and he was actually banned from coming anywhere near Katie.

And Sal and Linda had a very volatile relationship.

What a surprise.

And as Katie's 10th birthday approached, they were technically separated.

And Sal was not supposed to be living at that house.

Because remember, that's where Katie is also living at this point.