Series The Pact episode 3 gave viewers plenty of twists and turns
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BBC series The Pact twist leaves viewers questioning the real blackmailer

Was Nancy really the blackmailer?

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BBC series The Pact has given viewers a jolt last night with a stunning twist at the end of the instalment, but they were soon convinced that it had a different meaning.

Anna tracked down the person responsible for blackmailing her eventually.

However, viewers soon took to social media convinced that the big reveal wasn’t all that it looked.

The Pact episode 3 gave viewers plenty of twists and turns
Was Nancy the blackmailer? (Credit: BBC)

What happened in BBC series The Pact episode three last night?

Throughout episode three, Louie’s relationship with her brother, Arwen, hit rock bottom after revelations of abuse.

But drama also took place in the Anna and Max household.

Read more: The Pact episode three: Five burning questions we have after watching BBC One drama

Blackmailed by a mystery person, Anna transferred five grand into a bank account.

But she was intent on finding out who was blackmailing her and, using husband Max’s phone tracker, followed the signal… to Nancy’s house.

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How did viewers react to the twist?

Viewers soon took to Twitter to register their shock at the blackmailer’s apparent identity.

One shouted: “OMG it was @juliehes who was the blackmailer….. #ThePact #cocktail2.”

Series The Pact episode 3 gave viewers plenty of twists and turns
Anna got a shock (Credit: BBC)

Another said: “Can’t believe Nancy was blackmailing.”

A third – who referred to Nancy as Julie Hesmondhalgh’s character in Coronation Street – said: “Ohhh good twist. What’s that all about Hayley??!!”

What about viewer theories?

Although viewers expressed shock at the blackmailer’s identity, some were also convinced that it wasn’t Nancy to blame.

They took to Twitter once again to air out a new theory – that Nancy’s husband Richard was to blame.

One theorised: “Are we sure that it’s Nancy who is the blackmailer?

Series The Pact episode 3 gave viewers plenty of twists and turns
Could Richard be behind the plot? (Credit: BBC)

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“I think next episode will see us going around the corner and seeing her husband there too. If she is the blackmailer then I reckon he is the mastermind.”

“Or has [Nancy] got her husband’s phone in her hand?” another wrote.

One agreed: “I wondered that too…?”

Episode four of The Pact is on tonight (Tuesday May 25) at 9pm on BBC One.

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Nancy Brown
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