# 02 The Favourite | A marriage proposal

An episode of [Background Briefing](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/73330306), 19 Sep 2025, 35 min.

Audio: https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/db/Z/8r.mp3

When the principal discovers Alliyah and their teacher Kellie are exchanging secret messages outside class, Kellie is warned — but not fired. Then, on the last day of Alliyah’s graduation, another message arrives: “Secret squirrel… you can’t tell anyone.” As suspicion mounts at home, Alliyah's connection with Kellie grows stronger and more dangerous by the day.

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