Roxy #2 April 1960 [108]

In "null," Jo tries to help her friend Gretel win back Tom by suggesting she flirt with someone else—but when Tom sees through the ruse, an unexpected tension sparks between him and Polly, who finds herself strangely drawn to him despite the plan.

In "Kiltie Kirk in London," Jo finds herself stranded with no money, forcing Alan to find her a place to stay. When he learns she’s working as a cigarette girl at the Beaker Club, he’s quick to realize the club isn’t the right place for someone like her—especially after seeing her stand up to a customer who’s made a move on her.

In "She Was His New Recruit," Kim finds herself bound to a man she shot, forced to tend to him by El Vero—only to discover he’s not the enemy she believed. As tensions rise, El Vero decides Kim is too dangerous to keep, and just as she tries to hide her sorrow, she encounters her brother Jack, who claims El Vero is a traitor and a coward.

In "Now He'll Hate Me," Jo finds herself caught between loyalty and a growing tension when Simon, desperate to reclaim his prized jacket sold at a jumble sale, drags her on a town-wide hunt. What starts as a simple quest to recover a lost item turns into an unexpected moment of quiet connection when Perlita, with her calm charm, convinces the buyer to return it—only to be asked on a date she never expected.

In "Look Me Straight in the Eye," Jo finds herself caught between two versions of herself when the painter upstairs—charmed by her old-fashioned portrait—sees only a shy, delicate girl, not the modern woman she is. As their quiet romance unfolds, she struggles to make him see her true self, even as his idealized image of her deepens.