I feel like I start every recap for Noughts & Crosses this way but believe me when I say that the stakes are raising ever higher for our characters and their relationships…

This episode kicks off with the Hadleys (who are all fine, phew) at a vigil for the victims of the hospital bombing. Kamal uses the incident as an excuse to broaden the police’s powers, while Sephy has her own concerns – mainly, how did Callum know it was going happen in the first place? Over in Meadowview, tensions are high. Armed police roam the area, while Callum is barely able to hold in his anger towards his brother, and Meggie is worried about the future for her sons. She confronts Callum about his relationship with Sephy and tries to warn him about how dangerous it is.

At home, Sephy is watching a news report revealing the victims of the bombing (a named Cross cardiologist and surgeon, and an unnamed nought cleaner) when her father finds her. As Sephy contemplates what could turn someone to terrorism, Kamal realises she may have a clue about who planted the bomb. He passes on the name of a suspect to the Prime Minister, who in return tells him she is drawing up a white paper regarding the decriminalisation of interracial relationships, much to his outrage.

Noughts & Crosses episode 4: the stakes are higher than ever