5. Courage

Classmates and teachers at the school urge Sukma to withdraw her allegations. But she’s going to go undercover to demand answers from Abah. Meanwhile, after three long years of dating online, Zia and Yusron are finally meeting in Cairo —will they feel the same about each other in real life? And then Sukma goes home to tell an important person the truth. While Yusron and Zia have one more call to make.

This series of World of Secrets contains references to sexual abuse.

Listen to the Indonesian language version of the podcast here: https://www.bbc.com/indonesia/podcasts/p0btnmzx

This audio was updated on 13th October 2026 to included a preview of the next World of Secrets season, Dr Skin.

Voice actors: Prilly Latuconsina, Omara Esteghlal, Adelina Lece-Bere, Paul Agusta, Mian Tiara, Kartika Jahja and Astudestra Ajengrastri.

Presenter: Rebecca Henschke

Series producers: Endang Nurdin and Rebecca Henschke

Sound recordings: Dwiki Marta

Original music: Alffy Rev

Sound design: Andy Fell

Executive producer: Neil McCarthy

Commissioning senior producers: Anne Dixey and Sarah Green

Commissioning editor: Jon Manel

Investigation executive producer: Adam Jessel

Investigation editor: Michael Simkin

Investigation executive editor: Liz Gibbons

Special thanks to the BBC News Indonesia team.