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"With police tents all around it, it looked more like a murder scene than the place of safety it had always been for me. I was devastated, mortified, confused and terrified."

At first, she says, Salmond had appeared "upset and mortified" and had "effectively admitted the substance of one of the complaints," calling it a "misunderstanding" for which he had apologised.

They proficiently highlight the grim humor in so many of Agnes’ conversations, understanding that moving through the world, asking for a little bit of compassion, is hilariously mortifying, even if it shouldn’t be.

Marnie’s so self-absorbed that she doesn’t realize how mortifying this little show is, or how obvious it is that she’s using the event for clout.

“I mispronounced words in every single read-through, and I was usually mortified,” Holmes said, laughing.