Sigh, I agree with Charlie about wishing to avoid the public trial, but considering the likely fate of a known pedophile in prison, I'm not surprised Rollingford will fight to the end to avoid a conviction. I've heard (about Danish prisons) that rapists of children are at absolute rock bottom of the prison pecking order and will often have to chose voluntary confinement to avoid being harassed, beaten up or worse. Not that they don't deserve it at times, especially serial predators like this guy.
Clarissa is clever to understand Mason's loneliness and how he's tempted to use money as a way to get close to people. I think Jeremy is right about the other motivation of letting his parents 'pay.' Not that I blame him, but I hope Mason has learned a lesson about privacy and how to avoid letting his father know where he's been and what he's doing.
I also found Mason's father's assumptions about his prospective flat mates somewhat offensive. It's OK to want to know more about them, but the way he's going about it pissed Mason off and I'm not surprised. Clarissa's concerns and comments were much more to the point, and I wonder if Mason is ready to offer Kevin the master bedroom if and when Daphne moves in. I'm sure she'll be delighted to be near Clarissa, and she'll probably go home with her often and wait for Kevin. I hope she'll 'come out' to Clarissa soon, because while she may be bossy and at times abrasive, she is a great ally.
It will be good to see all the Leopards together, although the occasion is sad. I wonder if the brat will wrangle a day of training at Carlton for Deon, just to confuse the media. But I guess Ty is right about the bigger danger being rumors on social media and other unregulated sites. In Denmark the court can do a 'closed doors' or even ''double closed doors' trial, which means the media are prohibited from reporting the names of those involved and details of what they said. But of course, that can't prevent speculation. I hope the Leopards removed the mention of Dave's breakdown from their home page, since most outside people have probably forgotten. I hope the Players' Association will send a joint message with all the clubs that anyone caught speculating in public or mentioning the matter during games will be suspended and fined by both, if possible.