Emma Bowman

Emma Bowman is a character who appears in Contradiction. She is portrayed by Anarosa Butler. She is the girlfriend of Simon and the best friend of Kate Vine. At some point, she had an affair with Ryan.
== Personality ==
Emma is very calm, collective, but is also not a good liar as pointed out by Jenks and was not very loyal, as she cheated on her boyfriend.
== Biography ==
Several years ago, she went to college along with Simon, Liam, Kate, and James. While there, she joined a band called Blackstone and entered the business group Third Eye, but left after the course felt 'horrible'. During her time in Blackstone as a singer, she was offered a solo singing label, but refused.
She then started dating Simon and lived with him in Eden Lodge after graduation. At some time, she had an affair with Ryan. Kate found out about it and wanted to blackmail Ryan, but Emma disagreed. That Friday, the two started arguing at the pub before Kate broke a window and left. Emma never saw her again that night.
== Plot ==
She is one of the first people Jenks interrogates. She has a total of five contradictions. 
== Contradictions ==
* Emma saw James selling mirrors at the market last Friday, but said she wasn't there on Friday because she left to visit her parents.
** (Emma admits that she last saw Kate on Friday and was the one arguing with her at the pub. She says she lent money to her because she was desperate)
* Emma said Kate usually bought lots of jewelry, but lent money to Kate because she was desperate.
** (Emma admits that they were not arguing about money, but for Kate blackmailing Ryan for an affair he's having with a student. Emma doesn't agree with her and doesn't know who Ryan's affair is with. She says she's never met Ryan before)
* Emma says she has never met Ryan, but went to an Atlas seminar with Simon.
** (Emma admits that she was the student that Ryan was having an affair with. She disagreed with Kate in the first place to try and prevent Rebecca or Simon from finding out about the affair. She never saw Kate again that night)
* Emma used to sing in a pub band called Blackstone, but didn't know Liam very well.
** (Emma admits that she did know Liam, but thought Jenks was talking about knowing Liam's suicide)
* Emma was at Third Eye the night Paul pulled the theft stunt, but said she was away on holiday the night Liam died.
** (Emma admits that she thinks she's the cause of Liam's suicide, after she criticized his birthmark, which many people thought was ugly)