Victoria (Madeleine Stowe) reads the papers' headlines stating she's a horrible monster and feels there's nothing left to do but give up. She refuses to leave her apartment. Louise (Elena Satine) arrives and Margaux (Karine Vanasse) doesn't want her here, she's shocked that Victoria can even think of letting her into her life. Reminding her that she was trying to kill her, but she says her family had her on drugs. So why did she try to kill Victoria also, I hate how that was just conveniently swept under the carpet and forgotten about. As well as adding how you face up to a scandal, not hide from it. Well I didn't see her doing much facing up to her family until Nolan (Gabriel Mann) helped her. Ungrateful Southerner! Ha. Had to use that analogy since she's always mentioning something about Southerners herself.
She takes Victoria out of the apartment and the car isn't there. Victoria tells her to find it and she's attacked by someone in a black hoodie, similar to Emily. When she returns Victoria tells her it was Emily. Obviously it wasn't and wouldn't she have an alibi. Victoria lies to the doctor telling him she fell and once again Louise tells her she's got to do something about her and use the flashdrive against Emily. Have a feeling psycho Louise was behind that just so she uses the flashdrive. Funny how they're all swarming around Victoria now.
Amanda (Emily VanCamp) is at the cemetery as they replace the headstone with one with Emily Thorne on it. Jack (Nick Wechsler) thanks her for being here and she tells him that she's done with the revenge business once she gets the flashdrive back. Stevie (Gail O'Grady) is also changing Carl's birth certificate with her real name. He knows that she and Nolan will figure out what to do and Amanda fears Victoria is planing something. Nolan is at the fashion show with Tony (Joshua Pence) and he wants to buy him some clothes, but Tony refuses. He's already donating to his work charity and organizing a fundraiser. Nolan tells him they're the same size and so he can borrow his clothes. Also telling him that he can fix things with Amanda if he talks to her, holding his hand.
Nolan finds Amanda at his house and he tells her Victoria hasn't used the flashdrive now, or he'd have been notified. He wants to talk with her but she doesn't cos this is a nightmare for her. He adds this is a nightmare for him too. At least they should argue. He kept those files cos that was his infinity box, which is the only reason he kept hold of those files. She says they're a team and he won't lose her even if she is pissed. Adding his suit is nice.
Stevie brings the papers for David (James Tupper) to sign and they argue. As she has another go at Amanda. Margaux wants to know how much she can pay Louise to leave. She won't be bought and then tells her about Victoria being attacked and how it was Emily. Margaux calls for her car now, oh what happened to hailing a taxi now?! She has called the FBI and Nolan tells Amanda it's going down now. See that smirk on Louise's face says it was her behind Victoria's beating!
Ben (Brian Hallisay) wants to talk with Amanda but she knows he put his career on the line for her. She's not ready to talk yet and Nolan calls her. They'll talk later. He gives Amanda a graphite scanner which will hone in on the flashdrive. She wants him to go to the charity event with Tony and she'll handle this herself. But she doesn't mean that in a horrible way. The FBI agent is at her apartment and Margaux tells her about the flashdrive and impersonating an agent. The fire alarm goes off and she suspects that's Amanda. They leave the building and on the stairs they're met by some firemen, one of them being Amanda of course. Margaux tells him to check his pocket for the flashdrive and he finds it's gone, as Amanda removes the helmet and looks at the drive.
David gives Stevie the signed papers and he apologizes for his outburst. She tells him she's a good listener and he says he's got lymphoma. They caught it in time. But he hasn't told Amanda. Stevie tells him he should. She goes to the beach house and David is ready to tell her, but she tells him it's over and she got the flashdrive, as she snaps it and throws it away. She looks so happy that David doesn't tell her his news. Only that he loves her. Stevie plays with Carla and tells him she doesn't want to go back just yet and wants to see them more, cos she's only here a short time. Jack decides what he wants to do.
At the charity event, Louise turns up and makes a nuisance of herself by ranting on about how Tony broke up their marriage in front of his boss and that Nolan is his sugar daddy. As Nolan takes her away she drops a tray of drinks all over Tony's suit. She tries to get him to confess what he and Amanda did it Victoria, but he knows she's trying to record the conversation on the phone and used an app to reset it to factory settings. Telling her she's in over her head. Which she is.
Victoria and Margaux at the docks, were they in a scene from Casablanca, ha, no that was to come later. She tells Margaux she'll be fine cos she's got some dastardly plan in her head. She buys back her throne chair from a man and tells him she's paid him a lot cos they won't meet again. Nolan sees Jack at the bar who's got his last paycheque. He's leaving and Nolan mentions after he got the daycare running for him, he could've given him two weeks notice. Jack is leaving and going to California. But he hasn't told Amanda. She'll never stop cos this is the life that she knows. Nolan says that she loves him and they know that what she says is different to what she feels. He poured his heart out to her but she didn't want the same thing and he asks Nolan not to bring that up again as his friend. They hug.
Stevie comes to see David before leaving and give s him the name of an oncologist friend of hers, as well as her number. She tells him he's not going through this alone. He wonders if his whole life has lead to this and she tells him to fight. Nolan tells Amanda about Jack leaving and she doesn't want to go after him, after everything she did to him. She was protecting him and Ben walks in to hear her say that. She could do this to Ben but not to Jack, Actually she says that she doesn't deserve Jack but Ben says he deserves this. He asks if she wants to work this out and then adds she was just hiding and he knew but didn't want to believe it.
Jack's flight is about to leave and Amanda calls him but he hangs up, hey he hung up on Emily Thorne, not on Amanda, he's still got her number under Emily. Tony tells Nolan he had to bring him his suit back. Nolan did his job as they raised money for the children and Louise the lunatic didn't do anything to upset him. He has to make things right with his boss, but he kisses him. Louise can't get hold of Victoria and is worried, as Margaux knows she left with her bodyguard. Margaux thinks they'll get them when Nolan and Amanda make a mistake. Little knowing that Victoria has her own plans. Putting their own differences aside. Victoria dresses in her red dress and puts the throne in Amanda's house, opening the gas.
Amanda gets to the airport and sees the plane fly away, now this could've been areal romantic scene al la Casablanca! When up drives Mason Teadwell (Roger Bart) angry at not getting the exclusive. Amanda says she did what she had to and he was typing away on his book. He tells her everyone changed but not her. She was hiding behind her revenge. As we see Nolan with Tony, Jack on the plane, David getting chemo. She only has enemies and that her dirty little secret is that she can't be without her revenge. Amanda will crash and burn. Victoria sits in her chair and lights the fire. The entire house explodes. Which would be a fitting end to it cos everyone who lived in that house was no good and nothing good came from it. Victoria setting the scene for the final three eps where Amanda will be arrested for killing her. Cos it's unlikely that Mason will come forward with her alibi. But it seems Jack will be back to help her, he can't help it either. Of course the house went up when Mason mentioned his pyrotechnic line about Amanda!
Suppose the story with Victoria could be seen coming, but she gave up so very quickly didn't she. Fell from grace so quickly without fighting. She was alone yes, but she did have the two vixens, I don't even think I should call them that, that suggests a level of intelligence! Ha. She didn't have any guarantees that Amanda would face jail for the so called murder, so it wasn't much of a victory. Yet she got out that Special K red dress one more time for her swansong. I suppose if they came back for a season 5, she would've faked her own death. A pity she didn't do that now, cos it's not something we would've pictured for Victoria all the way back in season 1. Aww, I wanted Victoria's chair!!
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