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Graham Tattersall and Amanda Wadsworth's Diaries

Graham Tattersall references his and Amanda Wadsworth's diaries during Catherine Cawood's interrogation at Norland Road Police Station. He explains they checked the dated, handwritten entries to confirm their time together on the night Vicky Fleming disappeared and her flat burned. Catherine notes these records deliver alibi-breaking evidence, her questions sharpening as Graham stammers through the admission that exposes John Wadsworth's vulnerability.

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Purpose

Recording daily activities and schedules to verify alibis

Significance

Entries confirm Graham and Amanda's affair and presence together that night, shattering John Wadsworth's alibi and thrusting him into suspicion for Vicky Fleming's murder

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S2E6 · Happy Valley S02E06

Graham implicates Wadsworth in Vicky’s disappearance

Graham Tattersall and Amanda Wadsworth’s diaries are referenced as the key pieces of evidence that confirm their alibi—or lack thereof—for the night of Vicky Fleming’s disappearance. Graham mentions that he and Amanda checked their diaries to verify the timing of their affair, which coincides with the night in question. The diaries serve as a tangible record of the affair, but their role in the scene is symbolic: they represent the unraveling of John Wadsworth’s alibi and the destructive consequences of infidelity. Though not physically present in the room, their mention is pivotal, as they provide the critical link between John’s absence and the crime.

Before: Kept privately by Graham and Amanda, containing handwritten entries that confirm their time together on the night of Vicky Fleming’s disappearance.

After: Mentioned as evidence in the interrogation, their contents now part of the official record and a focal point of the investigation into John Wadsworth’s whereabouts.

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