Episode Report Card Pablo G: B+ | 283 USERS: A- YOU GRADE IT Crashing the Stock Party.
By Pablo G | Season 1 | Episode 2 | Aired on 2011.09.28
Empty Poor Porter Bar. Dec has a bottle of champagne in a bucket of ice and dances by himself as the jukebox plays The Raveonettes' "Red Tan." There's a knock at the door and he runs to answer. It's Distrust Fund Adam and his band of goons. They jump Dec.
Emanda has to step outside from the party for some air and looks out into the night from her porch. Jack walks up on her and congratulates her on the purchase of the house. He asks if she has plans on tearing down the house to do something else with the property and she says she doesn't. He says it's nice to meet someone with appreciation of history. Emanda gets that warm glow on her face that only surfaces when she sees Jack. He wishes her a good night and leaves. She looks a bit shaken as she watches her childhood love walk off with her childhood dog yet again.
Distrust Fun Adam's goons have Dec held up by his arms up against the bar while Adam wails on him. Dec's face is a bloody mess. Adam is all tough talk, asking to hear Dec say who he's going to stay away from. Dec stammers a non-answer to draw Adam in closer and then head-butts (!) him and says, "Your mother." Carl hears the commotion and comes downstairs with a baseball bat, but not before Adam gets in one more kick to Dec's gut and taunts, "Stay on your own side of the economy, you little dock rat!" Teenage Angst, I'd like you to meet Class Warfare. Carl peels his son off the ground and says they'll get what's coming to them. Dec doesn't believe his drunken father: "Yeah, I know. Yeah, they'll get girls and they'll get cars and they'll get more money than they can spend. And you know what I'm gonna get? Crap. Because I'm a loser, dad. Just like you." Dec hobbles off upstairs and Carl tries to follow after him, but he stops short and collapses.
Frank places a phone call to Victoria. He's found an anomaly in Emily Thorne's past. Between the ages of 16 and 18 it's like she didn't exist. All information one would normally find about a person is sealed by the courts. Victoria orders Frank to start following Emanda and watching everything she does. The Queen watches Emanda from her balcony as Daniel makes his way out to her porch and recites Oliver Wendell Holmes' quote, "Where we love is home -- home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts." Emanda is cultured enough to recognize it instantly. Agnes Obel's "Avenue" begins playing and plays through the remainder of the episode. Daniel kisses Emanda. Daniel simply says good night and leaves. Emanda -- satisfied -- looks up to verify Queen Victoria's silhouette saw the whole thing from the balcony.