Lizzie what exactly did Steven do to Ian ??? I have been out of the country for a month ,, so fill me in pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...:o
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Lizzie what exactly did Steven do to Ian ??? I have been out of the country for a month ,, so fill me in pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...:o
It all began when Lucy was contacted online by some unknown person pretending to be her dead mum. She told Peter she was going to meet Cindy but Peter her brother was suspicious so told her dad Ian and stepmum Jane about it. Ian confiscated her laptop and wrote to the unknown person, pretending to be his daughter but the stranger did not fall for this. Then he began to get stalked. He got a wreath of flowers, a note with "Rest in Peace", an animal heart etc. He recieved texts and calls. The stranger could get in and out of the house - planted a book on insominia and all the rest of it. At first Ian thought his daughter was doing it, then his dead wife's sister. He accused his ownwife after ringing the mobile number that called him and discovering the mobile inher bag.
Hurt by his accusations, she told him to leave. He booked a trip to South Africa ahnd wrote to the stalker "Congratulations. You run my life. Ian" and the stalker wrote "Let's end this now. Meet me in the old pavilion in 20 minutes Cindy X" so he did. Following a series of clues he climbed up a derelict block of flats and got freaked out by a lptop playing music, a tailor's dummy on the balcony etc. Then he came to a room full of photyos of him and Cindy with his face crossed out. He broke down at which time the stranger entered the rom and locked the door and Ian said "It can't be". When the African hotel rang Jane to say Ian hadn't checked in and she found his passport she got frightened and told the police.
The stranger was revealed to be Steven Beale on Tuesday when Pat rang him to tell him all the news and he declared he was not in New Zealand but in London. Steven turned up in the house when Jane and Lucy were arguing like "a knight on a white charger", pretending to know nothing about what happened to Ian. He did regret his actions a little when Pat told him Ian always treated him as a son but he was quite unhinged. His legs were trembling and like the actor said - normal one minute, unhuinged the next - so unpredictable. Jane wanted him to leave once as the twins could not accept their dad's disappearance while he was around but changed her mind when she saw the strong bond between Steven and Lucy.
Steven assured Lucy that Cindy was dead and that some mental person was mesing with her head. He got a job in the cafe but developed a strong crush on Jane, upsetting her by reminding her she was still young and might find another man. She obviously didn't realise what he meant though the audience did. When the police questioned him about Ian he got nervous and sent a text supposedly from Ian to calm down Jane and stop the police investigations but unfortunately for him the police said they couldn't close the case until Ian returned. By yesterday Jane grew torely on Steven but when trying to get him to open up about his problems, Steven misread the signals and tried it on with her. She was appalled when he kissed her.
He threw his mobile in to the fire because the police said they would be able to trace the call, so he destroyed it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lizzie Brookes
Thanks for the clarification. I was quite sorry for Steven yesterday - he wasn't thinking and he did apologise straight away.
Seeing it again I think Jane was a bit stupid to put her arms/hands on him like she did. I know that isn't an invitation to kiss her but by doing that she sent a signal that a mixed up person like Steven would take the wrong way.
That's why she shouldn't be angry with him. She probably thought of him as a son which is why he did thatbut he obviously made a mistake and he did apologise. I would only ask him to leave if I thought he was dabgerous in some way. I would probablty be a bit stuned if I were Jane and he kissed me but realising he is a bit uhinged I would be gentle and patient with him - anger doesn't help in these situations.
But Jane doesn't realise yet that Steven is unhinged does she? Therefore she's got no reason to treat him with kid gloves.
Granted - Jane doesn't know he's unhinged yet but in that case, why is she so shocked? Lots of young lads have crushes on older women. That's not uncommon. I know he shouldn't have come on to a married woman but he made a mistake and he did apologise. Anyhow - sane or unhinged I would if i were Jane have understood Steven's feelings for what they were - an adolescent crush and would have reminded him that I am older than he, married etc and just got him to promise not to do it againand that if he did I would have no choice but to ask him to leave but I wouldn't get angry about it.
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Originally Posted by Lizzie Brookes
Jane has had a lot to cope with, her main focus is on what has happened to Ian, looking after the children and generally keep things ticking over - she has enough on her plate, so why should she have understood his feelings or what he did?! :rolleyes:
He took advance of a situation, he probably doesnt have a crush on her anyway, he just wants to cause more pain for Ian, by sleeping with her, thats probably his true motivation.
I know that Jane has a lot to cope with but I can't believe Steven would just use her to get at Ian. It's Ian he has a problem with. He seems to be fine with the others. Besides he has Ian locked up. If he really wanted to hurt Ian he would surely kiss Jane infront of him. I know he took advantage of that situation but I'm sure that was unintentional though Jane wouldn't see it that way. He misunderstood. He thought Jane was comming on to him so he kissed her but he apologised straight away. I think Pat would probably understand better since Pat knows him better (he is a stranger to Jane) and Pat doesb't have so much to cope with a Jane does. I'm not blaming Jane. I just said I would deal with the situation differently that's all.