Never mind Adam – people are really upset about the fate of Betsy the cat in Cheat

Viewers of ITV’s Cheat are devastated about the death of Betsy the cat.

The psychological thriller tells the story of a feud between university professor Leah (Katherine Kelly) and her student Rose (Molly Windsor).

In the first episode, we discovered that the row between the pair, which starts out with an accusation of cheating in an essay, ultimately leads to fatal consequences for Leah’s husband Adam, who in a flash-forward is seen lying dead in a mortuary.

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But it’s not Adam that viewers are grieving for: it’s actually the couple’s cat.

Not getting any pets ever after watching this… #Cheat #RIPBetsy@katherine_kelly @MollyWindsor97 pic.twitter.com/zhqBAsz4NV

— ITV (@ITV) March 11, 2019

After Rose visits Adam and Leah’s house in the middle of the night, their beloved cat mysteriously goes missing and is eventually found dead outside the house, missing its collar. The assumption is that Rose killed the cat.

Viewers went through many stages of grief following the revelation.

Denial…

#Cheat oh no for the love of god not Betsy!

— bambi sis (@bambisis1) March 11, 2019

Oh god not BETSY #Cheat
L pic.twitter.com/A31qrGJKx7

— Lee Bettinson (@Lee_J11) March 11, 2019

Anger…

That's it! I'm turning off. When will writers realise there's no need to kill the cat!! ???? #Cheat

— Lynda Davies (@Lyndadavies61) March 11, 2019

Twitter watching #cheat after the last 5 minutes. Betsy we will get revenge. pic.twitter.com/yNda6acbLt

— Dave (@DavidMackayy) March 11, 2019

NOT OK WITH THEM KILLING BETSY THE CAT. #Cheat

— Lucy Inman (@LucyInman31) March 11, 2019

Depression…

Betsy needs to be trending right now!!!! RIP BETSY #Cheat pic.twitter.com/nZQuTORQXy

— mrs overton ???? (@danglesmonkey) March 11, 2019

Omg RIP Betsy ❤️ #Cheat pic.twitter.com/Pfca1Vps5h

— TV Geek Online ???? (@TVGeekOnline) March 11, 2019

RIP Betsy.

Cheat continues on Tuesday night at 9pm on ITV