Emily: "Seized, confined, captive, six years of my youth were spent that way. In juvenile detention many lost hope. For me, being locked away was an impetus for revenge and for the vow that once I got out, I would punish those who took my freedom."
Charlotte (Christa B Allen) was taken to a room by her kidnapper and hey didn't that place look like the one where Emily (Emily VanCamp) bought Pascal last ep for his interrogation. Infact I was correct on that observation, since the kidnapper removes his mask to reveal Aiden! This was Emily's plan to ensure she gets Conrad (Henry Czerny) and Victoria (Madeleine Stowe). She calls Conrad and sends him the video of Charlotte being beaten by the use of Javier's (Henri Esteve) Myclone App, which came in handy, telling him about Flight 197 and how he was responsible for killing all those people. He needs to confess by holding a press conference at Grayson manor and Victoria must do the same. Conrad calls his henchman Duke but Nolan (Gabriel Mann) hacks his phone and leaves a voicemail message, telling him to meet him at the wharf. This is where Aiden (Barry Sloane) heads. Nolan asks Emily how she'll adapt at being Amanda again and what she wants to do. She admits she hasn't thought about that since she had to be the emotionless Emily. "I have no idea who Amanda Clarke is anymore." Nolan goes along with Emily's plans asking her if this isn't seriously messed up. Emily would never hurt Charlotte.
At the wharf, Conrad finds a metal case and an ear, warning him not to contact anyone or double cross them. Conrad was genuinely shocked when he saw the ear. He gets to Victoria as she hasn't answered his calls and she makes a beeline for him to beat him up and calls him, "murderer." (Well little knowing that Daniel (Josh Bowman) is one too! It's like Daniel is becoming everything Conrad was and doing what he's done in the past and even now). He tells her about Charlotte and she thinks Conrad instigated the entire thing to let her take the blame and confess by herself. Emily tries to open Charlotte's naive eyes by telling her Conrad was behind the trial of David and how he used him as a scapegoat, with the use of pictures since Charlotte won't understand otherwise, ha!. Victoria was happy to go along with it to save themselves. Javier asks Jack (Nick Wechsler) if he's seen Charlotte and she's not answering her phone, her last cell tower ping was from here. Jack will get back to him and boy did he, as he turns up when Emily is talking with Charlotte, her voice disguised of course.
He's shocked at what she's seeing and can't believe she'd do this. Aiden tells her Charlotte's having a panic attack and all he sees is Colleen being beaten, tortured and killed. They need to let her go. Emily picks up Charlotte's coat and from the way she was looking at the buttons, she was up to something! Emily goes for some medicine for her and is taken in for questioning by the policeman, Hosco (Tyler Jacob Moore) investigating Pascal's death. Earlier he paid a visit to Margaux (Karine Vanasse) and told her Conrad and the pilot's stories check out. But Pascal was wearing a wire and no one from any agencies were working with him. Margaux recalls he would tape conversations with business people he didn't trust and Conrad was one of them.
She looks at the video footage from the stairwell camera and Daniel shows up, as she shares her thoughts with him. Of course Daniel would recognize Emily and the way the creepy wimp puts the blame onto other people is amazing. First he let Conrad in on how Pascal was being investigated, then got him to take care of him. Now he's playing all innocent and wanting to stay on Margaux's good side. Hence his turning Emily in and thinking Conrad was behind it too. Emily manages to call Nolan and he calls Aiden, as he tries to substitute Emily and Amanda's fingerprints. Would've thought he'd have done that years ago. As the wire had a partial print. Daniel shows up to gloat and Emily realizes it was him, adding all anyone will think is that he's a disgruntled husband trying to get back at his ex. So smarmy Daniel!
Victoria is up to her own deviousness and she goes to the park where she finds Carl on the ground crying, probably what's the betting she pushed him, ha. Where the hell was the nanny! She wipes his hand and takes a sample of his blood on the tissue which she gives to the PI to get analyzed along with a sample of Charlotte's hair. This was her quest for vengeance as she told Daniel both Conrad and Emily would pay for Pascal. She thought Emily was behind it cos the agent's phone was disconnected and by the look Emily gave Pascal, as if she wanted him to get to the roof. Oh Victoria if you were that clever, what took you so long to do all this. Oh and way wasn't Nolan onto the roof cameras etc, pronto?!
Conrad prepares their statements and tells Victoria the kidnapper didn't think that their confessions would be worthless and not stand up in court as they were obtained under duress. Frankly Victoria's not interested as she has plans of her own. Also clever of Aiden getting Jack to help look after Charlotte after he goes to help Emily by telling him how they're both on and off again but he must let her go. That he knows how much Jack has feelings for her. But Jack wanted the old Amanda back that he used to know. The only way to get her back was if her plan was successful.
Jack took Charlotte and left her on the beach, leaving the knife in her hand to make sure she could cut her hands free, so no DNA on the knife or will she recognize it as his, or was it not Jack's knife to begin with. Aiden punched Daniel as he taunted Emily and when Aiden was restrained, Daniel got a punch in, yeah he needed help cos that's the only way he could get one in! Ha. He's pressing charges and Margaux arrives wanting to know why he told the police about Emily without telling her. Saying he thought she and Conrad were working together, see anything to stay one step ahead and alleviate all blame from him, ugh quick someone needs to put Daniel in his place. Surely he must be arrested for Emily's attempted murder sooner or later. Daniel confides the only way he could deal with his family was to abandon his soul but he doesn't want her to do the same cos she might need to save his! You are past saving Daniel! Hosco had to let Emily go but he knows she's hiding something. He's concerned for Daniel.
Charlotte returns and Conrad is relieved it's just in the nick but she confronts him about the plane and he says cos of his profound love for her, he was ready to confess everything, even if it was under duress, ha. Which he neglects to mention. He called her ungrateful and if she ever turns him in he will "erase" her like he has done to countless others. Just then a live feed goes out and the TV in the house is turned on by Nolan as Conrad's confession goes on the air. Showing that on Charlotte's coat was a camera. So Emily finally got Conrad.
Victoria gloated and Conrad assured her he'd get all of her skeletons out of her closet and she couldn't wait to get rid of him. Conrad wondering if she had sent out the live feed. She just smiles, as if she'd have the nouse! The war isn't over for Emily and she must now take down Victoria. Aiden and Emily kissed and Jack showed up saying he needed to talk with Emily, "just Emily" as Aiden said the same to him earlier. He tells her about David's letters and his ring.
Victoria tells Daniel that Charlotte must never know she wasn't going to confess and deliver on her ransom which Daniel is angry about, but really it was no thanks to him, getting her involved in everything with his spying antics and by the way if Daniel was in that position, doubt anyone would've paid for his ransom either, ha. But then he is Conrad's son. Victoria finding Charlotte and Carl aren't related so Amanda isn't really dead but still out there. Conrad got his first visitor in prison who turns out to be none other than Emily. He asks if it was her. She did it all "in memory of David and Amanda Clarke." Asking about Victoria, she replies she still has to get her and Conrad wished her "Godspeed" with a smirk on his face!
Emily: "An intention fuelled by passion can be impossible to stop. Overtime it gains momentum until it turns into an impetus for change. This is how a notion transforms into motivation and how a child's vow becomes reality."
So after three years Emily finally managed to get Conrad. It looks like the writers thought they'd have to give us something for sticking with the show for three years and perhaps if the show hadn't been renewed, she'd have managed to get Victoria too But as we know in time honoured tradition, we must get the Emily as Amanda reveal before the swansong. But the way Victoria had that file there and on the balcony too, plotting yet more deceit. Yes Victoria on her balcony and Emily looking up to her too. Obviously as said before, we know Jack and Emily are destined, so some thing's going to give next ep, especially since it's apparent she and Aiden weren't meant to be together. Oh and Victoria is needed for the David Clarke story next season too.
Everyone calling Charlotte 'innocent' just gets to be a little too much doesn't it specially since she's far from that, Conrad was right in his description of her. She always gets in the way, acts like a brat and gets people into trouble. Charlotte with a newspaper with Pascal's pic on the cover was so deliciously ironic wasn't it! But Victoria didn't see it, though Conrad did. It's like pushing Pascal into the helicopter blades was the final straw and came back to bite him!
Can't beleive Javier was able to hack Nolan's phone and Jack was able to find him, Nolan is definitely no rank amateur and Javier certainly is not better than him! The fingerprint part was a bit confusing since if Emily switched Amanda's fingerprints years ago and Aiden says they would lead to a dead person, was he referring to Amanda.
Also funny, but not intentionally, when Aiden and Jack were arguing and Emily asks them where they were when she was nine and being dragged away into juvenile detention.
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