Preview — Cruel Summer Season 1 Episode 9: A Secret of My Own
New details of Kate’s kidnapping are revealed on Cruel Summer Season 1 Episode 9, “A Secret of My Own.”
In the Wallis home, Joy keeps bending the truth to suit the reality she wants to believe.
Plus, we come to understand exactly how Kate was groomed to feel safe enough to stay at Martin’s long enough that he could lock her in his basement.
Check out the photos and promo videos below for a preview!
Episode description: Kate’s closely held secrets and fragmented memories of her time in Martin’s captivity are brought to the surface.
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Cruel Summer airs Tuesdays at 10/9c on Freeform.
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