Fair City on Friday: 'I'm begging you'
In debt to a loan shark and reeling from a recent beating, James thinks Ger is his only hope.
"What if they come after my family?" he asks her.
"Like you care about anyone other than yourself?" Ger replies.
"Please... please help me. I'm begging you," says James.
Watch what happens next on Friday on RTÉ One and the RTÉ Player at 7:30pm.
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Irish Independent
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- Irish Independent
What to watch on TV and streaming today: Mrs Brown's Boys, The Notebook and Chief of War
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Irish Daily Mirror
8 hours ago
- Irish Daily Mirror
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RTÉ News
13 hours ago
- RTÉ News
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