Never mind Adam – people are really upset about the fate of Betsy the cat in Cheat

The psychological thriller tells the story of a feud between university professor Leah (Katherine Kelly) and her student Rose (Molly Windsor).

In the first episode, we discovered that the row between the pair, which starts out with an accusation of cheating in an essay, ultimately leads to fatal consequences for Leah’s husband Adam, who in a flash-forward is seen lying dead in a mortuary.

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But it’s not Adam that viewers are grieving for: it’s actually the couple’s cat.

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After Rose visits Adam and Leah’s house in the middle of the night, their beloved cat mysteriously goes missing and is eventually found dead outside the house, missing its collar. The assumption is that Rose killed the cat.

Viewers went through many stages of grief following the revelation.

Denial…

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https://twitter.com/Lee_J11/status/1105225626284371969

Anger…

https://twitter.com/Lyndadavies61/status/1105224994961936384

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https://twitter.com/LucyInman31/status/1105225872523624448

Depression…

https://twitter.com/danglesmonkey/status/1105229284870930437

https://twitter.com/TVGeekOnline/status/1105225713299456003

RIP Betsy.

Cheat continues on Tuesday night at 9pm on ITV