In the midst of the internal storm, Hope Dobbs — a seemingly marginal character — explodes into a resistance force.

She was cyberbullied by anonymous messages implying that Becky and Bernie were playing “love-spoiling”, “threatening Theo”, etc.

Feelings of loneliness, suspicion and distrust turned into fighting motivation: she decided to track down the source of the messages and publish the evidence.

Hope found the anonymous account that sent the messages, discovered the IPs, the time of sending the messages — and shockingly: the messages were sent from a device in a building that Bernie had visited many times.

She released screenshots, the time of sending, even the hidden chat. In a livestream, Hope announced: “I found the account name — and it’s related to Bernie.” Immediately, the online community was buzzing: “Is Bernie manipulating the Becky – Theo relationship?”

“Was Becky being used?” “Should Theo trust her again?”