Rachel was an escort hired by Geoff Metcalfe in March 2020. His marriage to Yasmeen was not in trouble as far as the outside world was concerned but for many months he had been increasing a form of total coercive control over her which meant domination of her character, habits, finances and access to friends. His rationale for the use of escorts can only be guessed at but it coincided with a feeble attempt by Yasmeen to break free of his control which erupted in an almost violent row between the two of them. He met Rachel at a restaurant where he presented her with flowers and ordered an expensive bottle of wine, asking her if he should pay her for her services now or later. She told him there was plenty of time for such matters and he should just sit back and enjoy the ride.
Geoff rang the Finetime Escorts agency and made other appointments with Rachel in the coming days, but it backfired on him when he contracted an STD which he passed on to Yasmeen.