After years of insisting she’s innocent, Sam pleads guilty and Moussa’s exes reveal more about the man that led her to Syria. Sam’s team claims she was “a wife under the thumb of her violently abusive and radical husband” but the prosecution says she has “credibility issues” and tells stories that serve her personally. So how long will she spend in prison?
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Reporter: Josh Baker Written by: Josh Baker and Joe Kent Producers: Joe Kent and Max Green Production assistant: Lucie Sullivan Composer: Sam Slater Mixed by: Tom Brignell Series Editor: Emma Rippon
Commissioning Executive: Dylan Haskins Commissioning Editor: Jason Phipps
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Series 2: The Court Decides
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Series 2. Our Live Show
Series 2: 10. The World’s Unwanted
Series 2: A Message From Josh
Series 2: 9. State of Mind
Series 2: 8. No Plan B
Series 2: 7. Trapped
Series 2. 6. Father Figure
Series 2: 5. Empty Paper
Series 2: 4. When You’re In Love
Series 2: 3. Double Agent?
Series 2: 2. The Point of No Return
Series 2: 1. It Felt Like a Dream
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