2005-06 Date Rape Storyline

The Date Rape Storyline was a storyline that ran between September 2005 and March 2006, following serial rapist Andy Holt and accomplice Sam Owen spike the drinks of several women before raping them.
== Storyline ==
=== Rape of Dannii Carbone ===
Daredevil Andy Holt, a future-friend of Sam Owen, arrived in Hollyoaks as a student at Hollyoaks Community College in August 2005. An easy-going party animal, Andy soon revealed a darker side as he spiked Dannii Carbone's drink before taking her back to the Hall of Residence and raping her.
As Dannii woke with no memory of the night before, Andy told her that they had slept together. Dannii later realised that she had been raped, but Andy told her boyfriend (and Sam's brother) Russ Owen that he had slept with Dannii consentually and she would claim that she was raped. Russ refused to believe Dannii as a result, and the pair split.
In October 2005, Andy went on a night out at The Loft, noticing Joe Spencer flirting with and being rejected by Louise Summers. Being friendly to Louise, Andy offered to buy her a drink and spiked it. Louise flirted with Joe and attempted to seduce him, but Joe instead took her back to the halls to put her to bed. Louise woke the next morning and realised that her drink had been spiked.
=== Rape of Mel Burton ===
Between September and December 2005, Andy raped several other women in Chester and Scotland. He later confessed to Sam, spiking the drinks of Mel and Sophie Burton - with Sam having fallen in love with Sophie. Taking them back to 2 Oakdale Drive, Andy took Mel to the bedroom and raped her, with Sam refusing to hurt Sophie and instead lying to Andy.
The next morning, Mel and Sophie awoke with little memory of the events of the night before. Sophie soon realised that she had been spiked as she had drank very little, and took Mel to the police. The doctor confirmed that the twins had been drugged, and Mel had been raped. The pair (and Louise) later found Dannii standing on the edge of a roof, the quartet realising that they had all been spiked by Andy and vowed to bring him to justice.
=== Andy's Death ===
Russ later learned of Mel's rape and realised that Dannii had been telling the truth. He confronted Andy at a quarry, where Andy was confronting Sam over lying about Sophie's rape. A fight broke out, with the pair falling over the edge of the quarry. Russ managed to grab Sam, but Sam let go of Andy who fell into the water-filled quarry. Andy survived the fall and fled the village.
Returning in February 2006, Andy targeted and drugged Russ and Sam's sister Nicole Owen. Russ and Sam arrived at a warehouse where Andy prepared to rape Nicole, but Mel beat him unconscious, drugged him, and tied him to a chair. Andy escaped and gave chase in the warehouse, running into a dark room in the basement where he became impaled on a pole. Mel watched Andy, calling him a "bastard" as he died.
=== Aftermath ===
Dannii left the village in January 2006 when Andy was believed dead, learning that Russ had left Andy to drown in the quarry. Sam's involvement in the rapes was later revealed, and he was arrested. Preparing to flee to Estonia, Sophie tricked Sam into believing that she wanted to be with him, delivering Sam to the police. At his trial in March 2006, Sam pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 20 years to life imprisonment. In August 2006, Sam managed to escape from hospital and was killed after setting fire to The Dog in the Pond in September.
== Key Episodes ==
*8th September 2005
*21st October 2005
*5th December 2005
*8th December 2005
*10th February 2006
*16th February 2006
*16th March 2006
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