{"id":36331,"date":"2023-08-31T23:00:10","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T21:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1879133"},"modified":"2023-09-01T06:42:19","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T04:42:19","slug":"the-tower-season-2-ending-explained-as-gemma-whelan-unpacks-finale","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/the-tower-season-2-ending-explained-as-gemma-whelan-unpacks-finale\/","title":{"rendered":"The Tower season 2 ending explained as Gemma Whelan unpacks finale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Whelan chatted to RadioTimes.com about the twisted finale of The Tower 2: Death Message. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Morgan Cormack\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 31 August 2023 at 21:00 PM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p><strong>*WARNING: THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS FULL SPOILERS FOR THE FINAL EPISODE OF THE TOWER 2: DEATH MESSAGE AND HAS DISCUSSION OF RAPE WHICH SOME READERS MIGHT FIND UPSETTING.*<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After four nights, we have finally gotten to the bottom of both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/the-tower-itv-cast-characters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DS Sarah Collins<\/a> (Gemma Whelan) and PC Lizzie Adama\u2019s (Tahirah Sharif) cases in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/the-tower-air-date-season-2-confirmed-newsupdate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Tower 2: Death Message<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This season of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/the-tower-season-2-release-date\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">gripping ITV drama<\/a> centred on crimes against women and explored the cold case of missing teenage girl Tania Mills, as well as the domestic violence against and unfortunate tragic killing of Georgina Teel (Rosa Coduri) at the hands of her partner Mark Brannon (Charley Palmer Rothwell) in the present day.<\/p>\n<p>After the third episode, the hunt was well and truly on for Mark and the young daughter he shared with Georgina, Skye. But did Lizzie manage to find them, and similarly, did Sarah manage to figure out what happened to Tania Mills all those years ago?<\/p>\n<p>Well, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> sat down to chat about the explosive finale with lead actress Gemma Whelan, who had previously teased to us that the finale is more \u201ctwisty\u201d than you could possibly imagine.<\/p>\n<p>Read on for a full breakdown of the finale of The Tower 2: Death Message.<\/p> <h2><strong>The Tower 2: Death Message ending explained \u2013 Who killed Tania Mills?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"image-handler__container image-handler__container--aspect\" style=\"padding-bottom: calc(100% \/ 1.501210653753);\"> <picture> <source media=\"(max-width: 320px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/thetowerseries2episode306-25c9b12.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199, 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data-src=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/thetowerseries2episode306-25c9b12.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" alt=\"Gemma Whelan as DS Sarah Collins and Niamh Cusack as Claire Mills in The Tower 2: Death Message, looking sad by some police tape\" title=\"\u00a9ITV Plc\"\/>\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div><div class=\"caption-hold\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-copy\"><i class=\"icon-arrow icon-camera-circle\"\/> Gemma Whelan as DS Sarah Collins and Niamh Cusack as Claire Mills in The Tower 2: Death Message.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"im-image-caption\"> <i>ITV<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>The finale kicks off after we\u2019ve just seen that Tania Mills\u2019s body has been found in Morville Park, namely in the memorial garden planted by music teacher Adrian Stephenson (Tristan Sturrock) and girls from Tania\u2019s school in the \u201990s.<\/p>\n<p>Sarah was convinced that would be the place to find Tania\u2019s body on account of the fact that Stephenson has never shown any interest in community work, and just so happened to plant the garden three days after Tania\u2019s disappearance.<\/p>\n<p>Sarah and DC Elaine Lucas (Ella Smith)\u00a0then speak to Tania\u2019s best friend at the time, Katherine Herringham (Rosalie Craig), to ask whether she knew about Stephenson\u2019s abuse of Tania. Katherine admits that Tania told her that Stephenson had \u201cpersuaded her\u201d to play the violin naked during their private lessons.<\/p>\n<p>They go to Stephenson\u2019s home to inform him about finding Tania\u2019s body and then arrest him on the suspicion of her murder.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/wentworth-prison-rt-rewind\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wentworth Prison turns 10: \u201cBea\u2019s death made the show feel real and dangerous\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/woman-in-the-wall-ruth-wilson-luther-alice-exclusive-newsupdate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ruth Wilson says The Woman in the Wall role is \u201cvery different\u201d to Alice Morgan<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>After rescuing Lizzie from the threat of Mark (more on that below), Sarah and Elaine go to question Stephenson\u2019s ex-wife Abigail Levy (Rebecca Calder) and find out that Abigail and Stephenson got married when she was young after meeting when she was in his youth orchestra, meaning she was likely his first victim.<\/p>\n<p>The next day, Sarah and Elaine speak to Katherine again about the day of Tania\u2019s disappearance, and she\u2019s visibly teary as she recounts what Stephenson also did to her later that day. She says Stephenson drove her to a pub for lunch and got her wine, before sexually assaulting her.<\/p>\n<p>But before that, Katherine explains that Tania was supposed to come round as they had plans to watch Princess Diana\u2019s funeral together, but Stephenson got to Katherine\u2019s home first, urging her to play the violin for him even though Tania was his \u2018star pupil\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Tania rang the doorbell and shouted that she knew Stephenson was there because she could see his car in the driveway. Stephenson went out to quieten her and she left. Katherine then tells Sarah and Elaine that Stephenson raped her.<\/p>\n<p>Although she would like Stephenson to be nailed for Tania\u2019s murder, she explains that he was with her the whole time. We then find out that the carpet that Tania\u2019s body was found in was the very same carpet from Stephenson\u2019s apartment at the time.<\/p>\n<p>But Sarah is confused, because as his ex-wife Abigail doesn\u2019t like him, why would she lie for him? Elaine then finds out from public records that their marriage certificate at the time falsified Abigail\u2019s age, and she was actually 17 when they married and not 21.<\/p>\n<p>They visit Abigail once again to question her about the day of Tania\u2019s murder and ask what she was doing in their apartment when Tania came round to visit. Abigail explains that she slowly realised Tania was being abused by Stephenson and, overcome with anger, she shoved her down the stairs.<\/p>\n<p>She left Tania\u2019s body there and carried on drinking wine before passing out. When she woke up, Stephenson told her that he \u201csaved\u201d her by wrapping up the body and getting rid of it.<\/p>\n<iframe title=\"The Tower S2 | Monday 28th August on ITV1 | ITV\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/b8rjKeciNHk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\n<p>So, Abigail killed Tania? Well, the pathologist later tells Sarah that Tania\u2019s cause of death is hard to determine, but that her hyoid bone was broken, suggesting she had been strangled. Sarah and her team then go to arrest Stephenson, where Sarah confronts him about his actions and continued abuse of young women.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking exclusively to <strong>RadioTimes.com<\/strong> about that finale twist, in which Abigail thinks she was the murderer when, actually, it was her ex-husband Stephenson all along, Whelan admits: \u201cI thought there were enough twists already, and then the final twist was like, \u2018Oh, this is brilliant, and so believable.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She continued: \u201cSometimes people sort of use twists in order to be interesting and it\u2019s not believable, but this is a twist that\u2019s so interesting, and also so believable. It\u2019s so rooted in the character\u2019s truth and what they might do.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis poor woman has been living with the belief for the past 20 years that she was responsible for this poor girl\u2019s death. It was just so exciting to read that twist and then to twist it further\u2026 to be part of that storytelling is just lovely.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Although Stephenson was a respected musician and ready to board a flight to leave London because he knew the police were on to him, the finale shows that justice was eventually done in this case.<\/p>\n<p>But what does that final confrontation between Sarah and Stephenson also show? Whelan says: \u201cI suppose it\u2019s really representative of the false idea that a man can be infallible and untouchable, that they\u2019re so powerful and so well respected.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She explains: \u201cAs a viewer, you watch that scene and go, \u2018I love that you think you\u2019re untouchable and you\u2019re not, you\u2019re going down.\u2019 But that he still believes that \u2013 it\u2019s just a brilliant representation of people\u2019s twisted ideas of what their own truth is and what they believe their standing in the community is. It\u2019s exciting to see that represented as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What happened to Lizzie in the finale of The Tower 2: Death Message?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"image-handler__container image-handler__container--full\" style=\"padding-bottom: calc(100% * (4024 \/ 6048));\"> <picture> <source media=\"(max-width: 320px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/thetowerseries2episode419-48cbfcd.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=300%2C200, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/thetowerseries2episode419-48cbfcd.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=600%2C399 2x, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/thetowerseries2episode419-48cbfcd.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=900%2C599 3x, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/thetowerseries2episode419-48cbfcd.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=1200%2C798 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class=\"caption-hold\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-copy\"><i class=\"icon-arrow icon-camera-circle\"\/> Tahirah Sharif as PC Lizzie Adama in The Tower 2: Death Message.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"im-image-caption\"> <i>ITV<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>In parallel to Tania\u2019s murder case, we also have the gripping domestic violence case that Lizzie has been investigating, with things getting all too close for comfort.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of episode 3, we saw that Mark had broken into Lizzie\u2019s home with daughter Skye and made himself comfortable as he waited for Lizzie to come home. But she spent the night with Kieran (Emmett J Scanlan) so was only en route the next morning.<\/p>\n<p>Looking back at CCTV footage of the police station on the day that Mark confronted Lizzie in the car park, PC Arif Johar (Michael Karim) and Steve (Jimmy Akingbola) notice that he was close to Lizzie\u2019s car, and we then see that he\u2019s actually put a tracking device on it so knows exactly where she is.<\/p>\n<p>Steve alerts Sarah to the fact and, as she\u2019s close to Lizzie\u2019s home, she drives there trying to call Lizzie at the same time. Lizzie picks up eventually and Sarah tells Lizzie that Mark knows where she lives. But she continues to go into her back yard and spots Skye in the window, looking scared.<\/p>\n<p>Lizzie tries to help Skye out of the window but Mark comes in behind her, shouting at her to get down \u2013 and when she doesn\u2019t, he stabs her dog.<\/p>\n<p>Lizzie tries to plead with Mark and he allows her to come into the house so that Lizzie can get to Skye. But Mark and Lizzie get into a fight, with Lizzie stabbing Mark with scissors she concealed in her pocket and running upstairs.<\/p>\n<p>Mark chases after her, stabbing her in the side before Sarah comes in and uses her baton to hit Mark off of Lizzie. The police and ambulances arrive, with Lizzie being rushed to hospital. Skye is reunited with her grandmother Cathy (Tamzin Outhwaite), who later visits Lizzie in hospital to thank her for saving Skye.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/succession-creator-rupert-murdoch-newsupdate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Succession creator confirms early script was based on Murdoch family<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/pack-lies-writers-derek-jacobi-exclusive-newsupdate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pack of Lies writers explain Derek Jacobi\u2019s role in BBC thriller<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Talking about having the second season centre these stories about crimes against women, Whelan told <strong>RadioTimes.com<\/strong> that getting to showcase these tales \u201cfelt great\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>She said: \u201cI don\u2019t know what it is about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Misper-latest-gripping-police-procedural-ebook\/dp\/B0BV8N6XCD\/?tag=radtim0b-21&amp;ascsubtag=radiotimes-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer\">Kate London\u2019s books<\/a> and Patrick\u2019s [Harbinson] writing, but they seem to really capture the zeitgeist.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirst series it was the trustworthiness of the police, the accountability and trustworthiness of the police force, and that was really representative of what was going on in the news. This series is representative of the ongoing zeitgeist and it\u2019s nice to be part of something that feels current.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s great to be part of that representation of these stories about women and the crimes against women. Over lockdown, the terrible domestic violence that was far more front and centre, even though we know it goes on. The movement is slow and there\u2019s much to do, but it\u2019s nice to be seen to represent that somehow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the episode, Kieran visits Lizzie in hospital again and Lizzie tells him that the doctors informed her parents of something when things weren\u2019t looking good. She tells him that she\u2019s pregnant, but before he has a chance to react, his wife Mary (Laurie Delaney) comes in to take him home.<\/p>\n<p>The episode ends with Sarah visiting Lizzie in hospital, referring to what she did as \u201cincredibly brave\u201d, but that systems are in place for a reason. Even so, Lizzie says she\u2019ll act in the same way if the situation should arise again.<\/p> <div class=\"brightcove embed\"> <div class=\"embed__intrinsic\"> <div class=\"brightcove__player vjs-playlist-player-container\"> <video data-video-id=\"6335495927112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"default\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"video-js\"> <\/video> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js\"\/> <p><em>For support and advice on matters raised in this article, please visit\u00a0<\/em><a title=\"https:\/\/protect-eu.mimecast.com\/s\/ShERCxlLASQngWPuvEgNv?domain=rapecrisis.org.uk\" href=\"https:\/\/protect-eu.mimecast.com\/s\/ShERCxlLASQngWPuvEgNv?domain=rapecrisis.org.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.rapecrisis.org.uk<\/a><em>, call the 24\/7 Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Line on 0808 500 2222 or chat to Rape Crisis online\u00a0<\/em><a title=\"https:\/\/protect-eu.mimecast.com\/s\/C8pWCym2BIyqQBAuQys8Q?domain=247sexualabusesupport.org.uk\" href=\"https:\/\/protect-eu.mimecast.com\/s\/C8pWCym2BIyqQBAuQys8Q?domain=247sexualabusesupport.org.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">247sexualabusesupport.org.uk<\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><b>Watch <span class=\"searchHighlight\">the<\/span> first two seasons of <span class=\"searchHighlight\">The<\/span> <span class=\"searchHighlight\">Tower<\/span> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itv.com\/?gclid=CjwKCAjwrranBhAEEiwAzbhNtUivVII5Q3dnHpwRVv2D-gXU3rew1DjTxfvVXBxOxlNYKprHddDSjRoCrl4QAvD_BwE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ITVX<\/a>. Season 3 of <span class=\"searchHighlight\">The<\/span> <span class=\"searchHighlight\">Tower<\/span> is currently\u00a0in production.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>While you\u2019re waiting, take a look at our other\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\"><strong>Drama<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0coverage, or find out what else is on with our\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/\"><strong>TV Guide<\/strong><\/a><strong>. <\/strong><strong>Want to visit Death in Paradise locations in Guadeloupe at a discount?\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Radio Times is offering savings of up to 7% for registered users booking their next holiday with travel website Expedia.\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/offers\/expedia-holiday-discount-registered-users-exclusive-newsupdate\/?utm_source=In-article&amp;utm_medium=Site&amp;utm_campaign=Expedia+Partnership.\"><strong>Claim your exclusive Radio Times Expedia holiday discount now<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only \u00a310, PLUS a \u00a310 John Lewis and Partners voucher delivered to your home \u2013\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/?utm_term=evergreen-article\"><strong>subscribe now<\/strong><\/a><strong>. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/\"><strong>The Radio Times Podcast<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Whelan chatted to RadioTimes.com about the twisted finale of The Tower 2: Death Message. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":36332,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/09\/the-tower-season-2-ending-explained-as-gemma-whelan-unpacks-finale.jpg",2048,1366,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/09\/the-tower-season-2-ending-explained-as-gemma-whelan-unpacks-finale-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/09\/the-tower-season-2-ending-explained-as-gemma-whelan-unpacks-finale-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/09\/the-tower-season-2-ending-explained-as-gemma-whelan-unpacks-finale-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/09\/the-tower-season-2-ending-explained-as-gemma-whelan-unpacks-finale-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/09\/the-tower-season-2-ending-explained-as-gemma-whelan-unpacks-finale-1536x1025.jpg",1536,1025,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/09\/the-tower-season-2-ending-explained-as-gemma-whelan-unpacks-finale.jpg",2048,1366,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Whelan chatted to RadioTimes.com about the twisted finale of The Tower 2: Death Message.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/36331"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36332"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36331"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36331"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}