Published: Feb. 23, 2019, 1:16 p.m.
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In early 2001, 21-year old Lucie Blackman left her job as a flight attendant for British Airways in search of new adventures. She embarked on a working holiday to Japan, where she secured a job as a hostess at Club Casablanca in Tokyo\\u2019s bustling Roppongi district. Lucie struggled with the transition, writing in her diary: \\u201cI\\u2019m not coping well here. I can\\u2019t pull myself out of this hole I\\u2019ve fallen into\\u2026 I just want to disappear.\\u201d
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Episode researched and written by Catherine Seccombe
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Episode edited by Elsha McGill
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