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WA Feb 2016 10:52pm, 5 Feb 2016 4,218 posts	0 WA Just when I thought Rob couldn't stoop any lower. Involving Henry What does he want? What is he wanting to happen? Is it just a control thing or does he want to destroy her and just end up holding the baby? And did she collapse at the end of tonight's episode? So many questions.....
sallykate Feb 2016 11:23pm, 5 Feb 2016 4,179 posts	0 sallykate He prompted her to use the till. I think he'd done something to make it go wrong. She was already upset by - well, everything, and I thought she just ran off. I don't think he has any interest in Henry at all. It's all about his power over her, Henry's just a pawn. Although (and I have zero experience of this) it all seems very well written in terms of the interactions between them I do think there would be more external concern from her family at this point and I hope that will come out before too long. Pat is being ridiculously trusting of Rob. Tom might be a better bet as he's seen how cowed she is with him. And we know Kirsty's going to take it slowly.
Too Much Water Feb 2016 12:29am, 6 Feb 2016 5,584 posts	0 Too Much Water Helen's always been a bit fraught though. While Rob is being a git, and twisting the knife earlier in the episode with Henry, I'm not sure you can say he had deliberately messed the till up. When we're feeling stressed and under pressure, we make mistakes more, and react badly to them. By no means defending Rob, I just think that he's not always setting mantraps for her like messing up the till, more taking advantage when she makes a mistake and gets stressed about it given her fragile state at present, he uses these moments to manipulate her further.
HellsBells Feb 2016 7:48am, 6 Feb 2016 20,444 posts	0 HellsBells I'm fascinated by what goes on in his head. Does he set out with the conscious thought "I'm going to control and humiliate" and then deliberately plan the details, or is it an unconscious behaviour pattern learned from watching his parents in childhood?
WA Feb 2016 9:06am, 6 Feb 2016 4,219 posts	0 WA That's what I wonder HB.
swittle Feb 2016 9:33am, 6 Feb 2016 36,955 posts	0 swittle Or is it merely a rather wobbly storyline?
BaronessBL Feb 2016 2:16pm, 8 Feb 2016 5,102 posts	0 BaronessBL Did he just set her phone to block Kirsty's calls? (can you do that on a phone?) For goodness sake Kirsty - go round and talk to Pat, or Tom or even Tony...
sallykate Feb 2016 2:28pm, 8 Feb 2016 4,196 posts	0 sallykate Keri Davies has confirmed that Rob didn't block or delete Kirsty.
Sharkie Feb 2016 2:28pm, 8 Feb 2016 8,634 posts	0 Sharkie I think he did. Yep - Kirsty HAS to talk to Pat. I don't know how they're going to play it - Rod was talkng about psychiatric help but any mental health professional would look at Helen's closest family relationships practically first thing.
Sharkie Feb 2016 2:30pm, 8 Feb 2016 8,635 posts	0 Sharkie Perhaps he just told her to get lost!