Episode Report Card Pablo G: B+ | 166 USERS: B+ YOU GRADE IT Write and Wrong
By Pablo G | Season 1 | Episode 12 | Aired on 2012.01.11
Casa Emily. Emanda sits reading her father's journal. David V.O.: "By the time the trial ended, every person I once trusted had turned their back on me. The only remaining option was to find an impartial observer to tell my story. I thought Mason Treadwell would be that person." FLASHBACK: David sits across from a much more conservatively dressed Mason in an interrogation room. He talks of being set up and the massive cover-up on every level... it really does come off as paranoid and crazy, but Mason is at least humoring him. /FLASHBACK. Emanda is now watching this exact interview on her laptop by way of an old, roundtable TV show interview with Mason featuring this exclusive clip of his interview with David. Mason is asked about David's conviction about his claims, and he writes it off as advanced pathological narcissism, adding that none of David's claims have been supported by facts. Emanda stops the video. She pulls out her copy of "The Society Connection" stuffed with post-its, flips it over and marks a big, red "X" with her marker over Mason's face on the back of the book.
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Stowaway. Amily mans the counter in a practically empty bar -- that is, except for Mason who calls out to her from across the way. He's sporting a turquoise bowtie now, which is much manlier for this setting, I guess, and asks for a light for his pretentious cigarette. Amily reminds him there's no smoking in bars, but he persists, so she walks over to him, snatches the cigarette from its holder and trashes it. Good-naturedly, Mason orders a drink instead, and starts in on Amily about their past connection of interviews when she was a child. Her reflex at this type of thing now is to say she just doesn't remember much about that time. Mason doesn't blame her. Instead, he invites her over to his house tomorrow for a closure interview. She stares back at him and his business card silently like she knows she is probably obligated to accept this invitation.
Grayson Manor. Attorney Ryan Huntley and Queen Victoria Grayson are having tea. Their plan to nullify Victoria's prenup looks to have been a success. The problem now is Conrad plans to divest Victoria's stake in the company. Huntley's suggestion is to have Daniel ask for access to his grandfather's trust fund and his stake in the company. Victoria thinks Conrad will see right through that, but Ryan is banking on Conrad's loyalty to his son winning out.