If the dog was her emotional crutch-why?
They chose him together so were already a couple.
She should have been in the throes of an exciting new relationship,one or both of them cheated,who cares? Whatever,they should have both been buzzing.
But no,Jamie definitely has a control on her.I suspect she had her gastric band and arm surgery done through pure vanity,she must have been a little overweight but not massively.
Said surgery went wrong(documented in her fairytale).
Maybe she lost her spark,anyone could understand that.He gets her to give up work
![Face with rolling eyes :rolling_eyes: 🙄](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/joypixels/emoji-assets@5.0/png/64/1f644.png)
and suggests she retrains as a hairdresser,she can stay at home with a puppy to cuddle.She can have her own salon in the new build,meanwhile he can travel in and out
Of the big bad city doing what ever he did.
I don't doubt that he was good at his job but probably gambled his wage away.
Then he has a vision.Tipping Point didn't work.Walks away with nothing (I remember watching it) can't get his bank account straight.
Pliable Sophie is now bringing a little money in from her home business,bleaching all her friends blond.
She probably feels a bit trapped and vunerable and Jamie hatches his master plan.
He is endorsed by Ma Barker who drums it into her that this one's a keeper,unaware that he is desperately juggling funds to maintain the pretence,but he can give little Soph the life she always dreamt of,not realising that her daughter would go on to fund their lifestyle.