Disclaimer
This article mentions sexual abuse and contains SPOILERS forDisclaimerepisode 8.
Stephen discoversThe Perfect Strangerand interprets it as truth, which sparks his revenge tour against Catherine.
In the end, however,Stephen could not have been more wrong about his son.
Catherine reveals to Stephen that Jonathan snuck into her bedroom uninvited and held her at knifepoint.
He proceeded to threaten both Catherine and Nicholas and raped her for three and a half hours.
It could have been Nancy’s primary motivation in writing the book in the first place.
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He ultimately makes the right decision after hearing Nicholas call out for his mother.
Why Didn’t Robert Ever Question The Truth About Catherine & Jonathan?
In response, Stephen asks him the same question, which leaves Robert hopeless and perplexed.
Told in seven chapters, “Disclaimer” is based on the novel of the same name by Renée Knight. Acclaimed journalist Catherine Ravenscroft (Blanchett) built her reputation revealing the misdeeds and transgressions of others. When she receives a novel from an unknown author, she is horrified to realize she is now the main character in a story that exposes her darkest secrets. As Catherine races to uncover the writer’s true identity, she is forced to confront her past before it destroys both her own life and her relationships with her husband Robert (Sacha Baron Cohen) and their son Nicholas (Kodi Smit-McPhee).
Catherine sensed thatRobert was more relieved about her being raped as opposed to him being cheated on.
Acclaimed journalist Catherine Ravenscroft (Blanchett) built her reputation revealing the misdeeds and transgressions of others.
