In a nutshell, we\u2019ve all been counting down the days till we find out who\u2019s betrayed Catherine<\/a> (Sarah Lancashire<\/a>) after the cliffhanger of episode 1. Now that we know, though, it\u2019s only left us with further burning questions. How will this revelation impact Catherine? Will she be able to move on after this major betrayal?<\/p>\n Not only has the identity of the mysterious \u201cman and woman\u201d taking Ryan (Rhys Connah) to go and visit his father in prison been revealed, we also have an expectedly fiery confrontation to look forward to in episode 3. You know, in typical wonderful Catherine Cawood fashion.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re yet to catch up with Happy Valley, be warned as there are major<\/strong> spoilers<\/strong> to follow.<\/p> Right, remember when we spent the past seven days mulling over the possibility of Catherine\u2019s ex-husband (Derek Riddell) taking Ryan to go and visit Tommy Lee Royce (James Norton<\/a>) in prison? Or perhaps, Catherine\u2019s son Daniel (Karl Davies)?<\/p>\n As per viewer polls<\/a> and popular opinion, many of us were correct in our thinking that the mysterious couple betraying Catherine was actually her sister Clare (Siobhan Finneran) and her partner Neil Ackroyd (Con O\u2019Neill). What a turn-up for the books.<\/p>\n Thank the writing gods (aka Sally Wainwright) because we found out in the space of the first couple of minutes that Inspector Mike Taylor (Rick Warden) had found out who was accompanying teenage Ryan.<\/p>\n He takes Catherine into his office, initially whispering: \u201cIt\u2019s Clare. It\u2019s your Clare and Neil Ackroyd \u2013 is that her partner? Neil Ackroyd?\u201d<\/p>\n The usually composed and blunt-speaking Catherine is left visibly stunned by the omission so Mike continues: \u201cLooks like they started visiting him just over a year ago. There\u2019s been four visits and another one arranged for this Saturday\u2026 you alright? Catherine? Speak to me.\u201d<\/p>\n Catherine is only left with one question: \u201cWhy? Why would they do that?\u201d She brings up the calendar on her mobile phone, realising that the Saturdays that Ryan has been taken to the prison are all Saturdays she has been working and the pair agreed to take Ryan to football.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve never liked that Neil, he\u2019s spineless. And Clare for god\u2019s sake, she\u2019s the same. Weak,\u201d Catherine states.<\/p>\n Throughout the episode, Catherine subtly hands multiple opportunities to both Clare and Ryan to confess to her. She reveals the truth to Richard, telling him that she\u2019s not going to confront them but rather, sit and observe them.<\/p>\n Slight changes in Catherine\u2019s behaviour should point at suspicion but kisses missed out on texts, refusing to walk Clare home in the dark and maintaining fierce eye contact don\u2019t seem to rattle her sister\u2019s composure.<\/p>\n Even though we find out early on that it\u2019s Clare and Neil that are taking Ryan to the prison, it\u2019s still hard to believe in the final moments of the episode that they are actually doing so. They pile into the car, Ryan changing out of his football kit in the back and Catherine tailing their car in Alison<\/a>\u2018s truck.<\/p>\n Neil gets out of the car with Ryan once outside the prison in Sheffield and Catherine continues to follow Clare to the caf\u00e9 she sits in. It\u2019s their phone call that really cements the betrayal.<\/p>\n Clare mentions that they\u2019re in Leeds, with the boys out shopping. They get chatting with Catherine sat directly behind Clare in the coffee shop she\u2019s sat in. \u201cSo I\u2019ll see you when I see you\u2026 when you get back from Leeds,\u201d Catherine hangs up saying.<\/p>\n And in a jaw-dropping ending to the episode, Catherine walks right in to the caf\u00e9 and sits across from her sister. Confrontation incoming\u2026<\/p>\n If you\u2019re a devoted Happy Valley fan, you\u2019ll know that there\u2019s often little point in trying to guess where the stories will wind up because Wainwright always has a clever way of surprising us all.<\/p>\n However, it\u2019s pretty plain to see that the relationship with the sisters will be on a very rocky road going forward. We can assume that the next episode will pick up right after the caf\u00e9 confrontation but in those final moments of episode 2, it\u2019s also clear to see that lying about this is making Clare upset and uncomfortable. So, perhaps she isn\u2019t the cut-and-dried villain in all of this.<\/p>\n We\u2019ll likely hear why and how Clare and Neil became involved in accompanying Ryan. Will this lead to a showdown with Neil and Catherine? It\u2019s very likely, seeing as she\u2019s never entirely cared for her sister\u2019s partner.<\/p>\n As for where it leaves Ryan, he\u2019s demonstrated a very clear angry (and mean) streak, so we can assume that the repercussions of this won\u2019t leave the Cawood household in calm conditions.<\/p>\n Catherine, however, has approached the whole affair in the way of someone who\u2019s been hurt in the worst way possible, so we can only hope she recovers from this in the way we know the steely Sergeant often does.<\/p> Who betrayed Catherine?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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