On this week's episode of Secret Diary of a Call Girl...

Belle exercises and waxes while telling us that "Being an escort involves pain. But it's almost always self-inflicted." Rip, lunge, curl. "But sometimes, pain can be pleasure."

After the credits, some guy is finishing off sex with Belle. He wants $300 for doing her taxes and will not just "call it even" for some kind of paperwork reason. He needs a receipt, and he strongly advises her to save 40% of her earnings. She has heard it before and agrees unconvincingly. Then he uncomfortably brings up the idea of her being less nice during sex. She stares into the camera.

Belle and Ben jog along the Thames (I'm assuming. It's a big river going through the middle of London; that's got to be the Thames, right?) talking about how she's dating someone who's into S&M. Apparently, Ben thinks she's just dating a lot of different men and doesn't know she's getting paid. Also, Ben's getting married in a year. To Vanessa, who's the weightlifter that kept wandering through the shot last week. Belle is hurt that she wasn't told sooner. They talk awkwardly and jog off.

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