Episode 7

Episode 7
Season	1
Number	7
Series	Baby Reindeer
Air date	April 11, 2024
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Episode 7 is the seventh episode of the British thriller series Baby Reindeer.

Synopsis

For the first time in his career, Donny feels like he's going somewhere. Until he makes one careless mistake that lets Martha explode back into his life.

Plot

After Donny's emotional breakdown during the comedy competition, a video of his breakdown was posted on YouTube. The video went viral and Donny was overwhelmed with public interest and job opportunities. Donny was offered many gigs to do podcasts and radio shows. He was so distracted that he didn't notice that Martha had stopped emailing him.

One day, Martha called Donny, angry about the way he spoke about her on stage. Martha began spamming his phone with messages. Donny travelled home to spend time with his parents. He talked to his parents about his sexuality and his experience of being assaulted. Donny explained that he was hesitant to talk about this, as he was worried he would be seen as less of a man. Donny's mother was distraught, and his father revealed that he had also been assaulted while growing up in the Catholic Church. Donny spent several days with his parents in Scotland with his phone off. He told his parents, Elle and Gerry, about Teri, Darrien and Martha.

Once Donny turned on his phone again, he was once again flooded with Martha's phone calls and voicemails. Donny went to the police station to make another report, but Officer Daniels informed him that there was little he could do about calls from unknown numbers. The officer advised off-the-record that Donny could continue using this phone number, hoping to receive a threatening message that could be used in evidence. Donny spent the next few weeks spending all day obsessively listening to all her voicemails and analysing her emotions. Finally, Martha sent a voicemail threatening that she could stab anyone in the country. She was arrested the next day and charged with 3 counts of stalking and harassment.

At Martha's plea hearing, Martha pled guilty to the charges of stalking and harassing Donald Dunn from 14 August 2015 to 22 March 2017 and stalking and harassing Gerald and Eleanor Dunn from 6 June 2016 to 22 March 2017. Martha was sentenced to 9 months in prison and a 5-year restraining order was issued.

Keeley visited Donny after Francis called, concerned that Donny had barely left his room in weeks. Keeley found his room covered in evidence and documents about Martha. Donny revealed that he had given up on comedy. Keeley invited Donny to move back into her mother's place so he could get better. Donny had already signed the lease for his apartment, but Keeley offered to pay for it. Keeley was upset by the video of Donny's breakdown.

Liz welcomed Donny back into his old room and Donny was delighted to see that his old items were still in the wardrobe. Donny found an old script that he wrote, named Hangman Harry. The comments written in the script written by Darrien unsettled Donny.

Donny visited Darrien. Darrien told Donny that his on-stage breakdown was brave and invited Donny to work with him again. Donny was hesitant, but Darrien explained that there would be a reboot of Cotton Mouth and Donny would be paid for his work. Darrien assured Donny that it wouldn't be like before. Donny agreed, but began panicking after he left Darrien's place.

On the way home, Donny listened to Martha's voicemail, complimenting his appearance and clothes and talking about her feelings for him.

At a pub, Donny listened to one of Martha's voicemails that he had not listened to before. In the voicemail, she explained that she called him "baby reindeer" because when she was young, she had a cuddly fluffy reindeer toy that went with her everywhere. It was the only good thing from her childhood, and she still had it as an adult. Martha felt that Donny resembled her reindeer toy and she explained that Donny meant a lot to her. Donny began to cry.

When the bartender served Donny his drink, Donny realised he had left his wallet at home. The bartender offered to pay for it, reminiscent of how Donny once paid for Martha's drink.

Cast

Main Cast

• Richard Gadd as Donny Dunn
• Jessica Gunning as Martha Scott
• Nava Mau as Teri

Supporting Cast

TBA

Quotes

"I just feel so f*cking embarrassed, and I guess I never wanted you to know because I didn’t want you to think less of me, you know… …as a man."

—Donny talks to his parents about his abuse

"Would you see me as less of a man?... I grew up in the Catholic Church."

—Gerry to Donny

"Now, I need to speak off the record here, but it might make sense to keep your number and wait for her to say something that we can use to expedite this case."

—Officer Daniels advises Donny

"So you and your family, you keep your traps shut, yeah? You’re on your final warning. I f*cking mean it this time. Because I’ve got a raging PMT where I could just about stab anyone in England, in Britain. So you’d better watch what you’re saying because maybe one day I will stab someone."

—Martha's threatening voicemail to Donny

"I had this wee cuddly toy when I was young. Went with me everywhere. Earliest memory I have, I think, was Christmastime. This old photo of me, sitting with this paper hat on my head and this baby reindeer beside me. Anyway, this reindeer was this cuddly, fluffy thing. It had big lips, huge eyes, and the cutest wee bum. I still have it to this day. It was the only good thing about my childhood. I’d hug it when they fought. And they fought a lot, you know? Well, you are the spit of that reindeer. The same nose. Same eyes. Same cute wee bum. It means so much to me. You… You mean so much to me."

—Martha's voicemail to Donny

Gallery

Elle sad

Elle sad

Gerry sad

Keeley

Martha in court