 According to Metcalfe in a "Digital Spy" interview, Mercedes felt "pure fear" throughout her ordeal and that she "thinks that she's going to die and she fears that her baby will die too".Metcalfe opined that viewers would see Mercedes "go through different emotions" during her ordeal, explaining that she went from "begging", to "breaking down crying", to exhaustion.She added that the storyline was "a little bit" dark, but did not reveal whether or not Mercedes would survive her kidnapping.