Maya panics that Jacob will blab
TERRIFIED THAT JACOB WILL REVEAL THEIR SECRET, SHE TRIES TO FLEE THE VILLAGE – BUT DISASTER STRIKES…
Jacob finally breaks free of Maya’s twisted hold over him this week – sending his predatory teacher into absolute meltdown!
After she meddles in his new relationship with Liv, Jacob warns Maya in no uncertain terms to back off, or he’ll tell David all about their affair. Realising she has lost control over Jacob, Maya frets and attempts to make a hasty exit from the village – until a nasty accident stops her…
“What Maya experiences is pure, uncontrolled panic,” explains actress Louisa Clein, who plays her. “Her relationship with Jacob is about control and not being challenged.
He’s young, he adores her, he looks up to her – and she’s his teacher as well, so there’s a sense of authority and power for her. Suddenly, when he gravitates towards Liv, Maya is losing that control, and she is being challenged. She panics.”
The drama unfolds as Jacob continues to grow closer to Liv, and Maya struggles to contain her jealousy. After she spots the teens enter
Mill Cottage together, Maya purposefully ‘lets slip’ to
Aaron and Robert that Liv is home alone with Jacob, prompting her protective older brother to burst in on the pair and throw Jacob out!
However, the next day
Jacob and Maya are sharing a moment when Aaron interrupts them, and it becomes clear that she set up Jacob and Liv to be caught.
“I’m not sure Jacob even realises the extent of Maya’s manipulation at this point,” ventures Louisa. “I think he is utterly and emotionally invested in her, while living with this day-to-day confusion as a result of her playing him. One minute she is saying, ‘I want to be with you’, and the next she is telling him to be with Liv and cover up their affair.
It’s like a game of cat and mouse, and he doesn’t know what to do.”
Maya’s decision to leave is out of pure fear – she panics!”
That’s not to say that Jacob isn’t absolutely furious with Maya’s actions, however – and when he finally snaps, he threatens to tell David, sparking her perilous attempt to flee the Dales.
“Maya’s decision to leave is out of pure fear,” says Louisa. “It’s not thought through – it’s utterly impulsive and cowardly. I think she just can’t face it and is so frightened. There are moments of reality hitting Maya, as she realises what she’s done and the possible repercussions of her actions. So she’s running away.
“In her panicked state, Maya is trying to pull her suitcase from the top of a cupboard, when it flings back and she falls with it,” continues the star. “The audience won’t know at this point what the damage is, but she hits her head and there is certainly blood. Maya has also put her foot through the chair and has hurt her ankle – so she is not going anywhere.”
If Maya survives her fall, and Jacob has spilled the beans to David, will she be forced to account for her actions? Or will it transpire that her injuries are so severe that Maya takes her sordid secret to the grave?