Episode Report Card Pablo G: B+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Scorn on the Fourth of July
By Pablo G | Season 1 | Episode 6 | Aired on 10.26.2011
Ashley is now in full party planner mode, directing decorators here and there outside Grayson Manor. Emanda walks up and is greeted with a lame joke about Ashley disliking having to organize an event for a holiday that celebrates the defeat of her home, Great Britain. She brings up the idea of the double date, but Emanda tries to decline by saying things with Daniel are still new and it's hard to get to known him with Tyler around. Ashley takes this as meaning Emanda hates Tyler, causing Emanda to backtrack and say she just doesn't know the guy. Oops. This is a perfect opportunity to get to know Tyler better, Ashley suggests. Dammit! Emanda agrees to the dinner date for the sake of making Ashley happy.
Outside of Poor Porter Bar, Dec's got a dolly full of boxes of liquor he's rolling down the sidewalk when he runs into Charlotte with her girl entourage. She's there because Dec texted her saying they needed to talk. Dec takes her aside to summarize all the terrible things that's happened to him since he's started courting Charlotte, but instead of wanting to end their "crime spree," as Charlotte puts it, he wants to take her out on a proper first date. Charlotte agrees almost before Dec can even finish asking the question. Charlotte is way too cute for Dec -- just my opinion. She invites him to the big Fourth of July party. He declines, but tells her he will hold her to a date. Charlotte says, "Okay."
Conrad has summoned Frank to meet him at a bar. Conrad appears nervous as Frank takes the stool next to him, and wastes no time telling Frank he thinks it's time for them to go their separate ways. This comes as a shock to Frank. He's served Conrad for twenty years. Conrad tries to make this as amicable as possible, but Frank starts questioning why he's being fired, so he gives up and drops the truth on him. He doesn't like that Frank has chosen to show more loyalty to Victoria, and Conrad knows the only way she could've found out about the check he wrote for Lydia of $10 million was through Frank. So that there are no hard feelings, Conrad has written a big severance check for Frank and has his private jet standing by to fly him anywhere he wants. Conrad suggests going someplace far away. Frank takes the check and quietly leaves. That went pretty well.
Casa Emily. Emanda's getting dressed when there's a knock at the door. It's Jack. "I can't let this go on any longer," he says. Emanda's face drops in bewilderment. Instead of an outpouring of bottled up feelings, Jack points to her neglected bench swing on her porch and offers to fix it with the toolbox he's carrying. The sweet gesture turns bittersweet when Jack starts talking about remembering the swing from childhood, and how David Clakre always wanted to move the swing to face the sunrise, but never got the chance. Daniel interrupts the moment by swooping into the scene to kiss Emanda and throwing a, "Hey boss," Jack's way. Daniel's there to pick up Emanda for their dinner plans. She leaves the two guys alone while she goes inside to get her purse. The combination of Jack having the moment ruined and a little bit of condescension from Daniel probably leads Jack to take Nolan's advice from earlier and exert some of his power. He tells Daniel he can start work tomorrow -- the Fourth of July -- and asks if that's going to be a problem for him. It would be, but Daniel has to show he's serious about wanting the job, so he agrees to it. Emanda comes out and they leave Jack to go to dinner, Emanda looking longingly at Jack as they walk off.