Episode Report Card Pablo G: C- | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Sour Grapes
By Pablo G | Season 2 | Episode 11 | Aired on 01.13.2013
The masked figure continues interrogating, but is getting nothing out of Helen. Aiden manages to free himself when the figure overturns his chair. They exchange blows while Helen gets an obscured view through her hood. Aiden gets his hand on the figure's gun and fires off a few rounds, dropping the figure to the ground. We've now caught up to the opening scene. Aiden frees Helen, but before she can unmask the figure, another one comes rushing down the stairs, firing at them. They run off. The second figure pulls of his mask to reveal... Nolan. He looks down at the dead figure, smirks and begins slow clapping. "Brava!" The "dead" figure begins blinking, and then pulls off the mask to reveal... Emanda. She pulls open her jacket so we can see the ruse of squibs and fake blood, shuts off the voice-altering device around her throat and says she hopes Helen bought it.
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After their narrow escape, Aiden and Helen part ways without any exchange of information. Helen simply says she has her suspicions of who their captors could've been. She bids Aiden good evening and disappears into the night.
At Nolcorp, Marco's burning the midnight oil and is surprised to see Nolan and Padma return from the charity event so early. Nolan starts in on Marco again about his shady dealings with Daniel. Marco tries to defend himself, but Nolan's already made up his mind that he can't trust him. In a last ditch effort, Marco invites Nolan to check his emails, then seems to be shocked when Nolan finds a ghost message about Carrion addressed to Daniel. Nolan tells Marco to get out. Calmly, Marco tells Nolan he's making a big mistake before throwing a knowing glance over at Padma.
Aiden speaks with Ems via Bluetooth headset on his drive home. They have Helen on the hook, he thinks, so Aiden wants to celebrate. About that... Ems tells him she already has plans with Daniel. They shouldn't have to keep up the charade with Daniel after what they pulled of tonight, but Ems wants to be entirely sure Helen bought their ploy before she pulls the plug on her fauxmance. She assures Aiden that she will keep things under control. Emanda voiceover: "Every plan has a fatal flaw. Sometimes it's the heart." Daniel shows up at Casa Emily with the million-dollar bottle of wine and two glasses. VO: "Even in those who are supposed to be the most careful. But a careful nature doesn't always ensure success." At Grayson Manor, Victoria grabs a glass of liquor that Conrad has poured and leaves him to cut one of the cigars Jason gave him. VO: "When a plan is built on an unstable foundation, failure is not only a possibility, it's a certainty." Daniel pours wine for Emanda, they toast and take a sip. They both immediately spit it back into the glass. I think I would be livid if I paid $1 million for a bad bottle of wine, but Dan takes it in stride and laughs it off. The light moment is interrupted, however, by a knock at the door. It's Aiden. Emanda's shocked to see him after making it clear that they needed to stay the course. Aiden says he's just there to get his things. Speaking half in code, Emanda says that he can trust her that she's given him everything as she hands over a bag. Aiden leaves. With the mood somewhat killed, Daniel decides to leave as well, giving Ems a small peck on the cheek.