The Girlfriends: Spotlight, E15: Jacquie Saves a Hostage

The Girlfriends: Trust Me Babe

iHeartPodcasts and Novel

True Crime, Society & Culture, Relationships, Documentary

4.4 • 6.3K Ratings

🗓️ 23 February 2026

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Jacquie Davis joined the police when she was just 18 years old. She was fearless and ambitious, but she quickly realised her career progression was limited by her gender and education. Everything changed when she was recruited into The Circuit - a secretive network of freelance security professionals. As one of the only women in her field, Jacquie’s career as a bodyguard would take her to incredible places - from high-risk protection jobs for Gulf State Sheikhas, to cracking a theft ring at bougie London department store Liberty, to a daring mission to free a pregnant British woman trapped in Pakistan. Risking arrest and armed conflict, will Jacquie and her charge make it across the mountains and to safety in India? The Girlfriends: Spotlight is produced by Novel for iHeartPodcasts. For more from Novel visit novel.audio

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0:00.0	Novel
0:02.3	Hey there, it's Anna.
0:07.6	Just wanted to let you know that this episode includes some swearing and brief mention of sexual assault and violence.
0:14.7	But it's also like an action-packed James Bond movie with a woman right at the centre holding the gun. So enjoy.
0:27.6	Jackie is in the passenger seat of a four by four, bumping along the narrow lanes of the
0:33.1	Welsh countryside. In the back of the car sits a wealthy English woman, a VIP. She's Jackie's
0:41.8	responsibility. One of the things that the VIP wanted to do was to go and buy a stables in Wales.
0:50.6	Jackie is on high alert. She knows her VIP is a target for the Sons of Glendower, a Welsh nationalist paramilitary group.
0:59.6	I don't think they're like English people buying properties.
1:03.0	The advance party is feeding information back to Jackie.
1:07.0	There's no sign of danger so far.
1:11.6	The convoy pulls up to the stable yard.
1:14.6	Jackie helps the VIP out of the car, moving in formation with the rest of the security team
1:19.6	to escort her into the building.
1:22.6	Then...
1:23.6	All of a sudden we were surrounded by smoke bombs and loads of people trying to attack you.
1:30.3	An ambush.
1:31.3	We then had to bobby cover and remove, which is where you throw yourself over them
1:35.3	and get them into the back of the car and get out of there.
1:39.0	The cars reversed manically out of the drive,
1:42.2	tires screeching as they turned sharply onto the road and speed away,
1:46.9	narrowly missing sniper shots coming from the bushes.
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