Episode Report Card Pablo G: C+ | 146 USERS: B- YOU GRADE IT The Vote
By Pablo G | Season 2 | Episode 9 | Aired on 2012.12.02
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Dan walks into his bedroom to find Ashley getting dolled up to go see Salvador. She lies about having to go schmooze some donors. Dan's compliments and good-natured suggestion that he'll be jealous with her out on the town looking so good only twists the guilt knife for Ash. She awkwardly thanks Daniel for having been the kindest anyone's ever been to her. When she leaves, Ems alerts Aiden, who's waiting at the hotel where Salvador's staying. They hang up and Aiden calls Dan. He cryptically tells Daniel to get down there as soon as he can.
Stowaway. The afterparty's still going on, and Nolan's solemnly swirling his scotch in his glass at the counter. Jack slaps him on the back and takes a seat next to him. I'd say it's nice to see Jack finally coming around to their friendship, but really Jack just needs another favor. He's ones of those friends. Jack asks if Nolan can find out whatever he can about Kenny and Nate. Nolan says to just text him the names and he'll do his magic. They're interrupted by Marco, so Nolan asks Jack if they can resume discussion later. Marco wants his old job back. Getting fired before Nolcorp went public ruined his career, and he thinks he has the trump card of knowing that Nolan kept millions of dollars from Amily and Jack. Nolan gets up and leaves in response to this accusation.
Ashley knocks on Salvador's hotel room door. He invites her in. "You'll find a glass of champagne waiting for you... on the nightstand." Shudder. Downstairs, Aiden meets with Daniel about why he was left out of negotiations with Nolan. Daniel makes up an excuse about needing time to vet him. On whose recommendation, Aiden asks. Silence from Daniel. Aiden goes for the kill. "What, your girlfriend? Because if she's the bar by which you measure fidelity, then there's something you need to know." Cut to Daniel banging on Salvador's door. When he answers, Dan barges in and finds Ashley in a bathrobe. She naturally tries to convince him that it's not what it looks like (when does that ever work?), but Dan's not buying it. He turns around and reaches into his coat pocket, then dramatically spins around like he's about to off them, but instead points his phone at them, snapping a picture. He gets in Salvador's face as Ashley sobs to herself. "You listen to me, you son of a bitch. Unless you want me to hand your wife the easiest -- and for you, the costliest -- divorce in history, your vote is mine tomorrow! Get your stuff out of my house, Ashley." Daniel is absolutely ferocious when he wants to be. It's been interesting to watch him grow into a formidable Grayson.