Episode Report Card Pablo G: A | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Arrested Development
By Pablo G | Season 1 | Episode 16 | Aired on 02.29.2012
Charlotte finds her mother standing alone on her balcony perch at Grayson Manor. She asks if Victoria thinks Daniel is a murderer. Of course she doesn't. It's weird to Charlotte the way the online tabloids are talking about someone completely different from her brother. Victoria insists that's exactly the case. Oddly, Charlotte suddenly wants to know about David Clarke. She asks if this is what it was like when her mother found out that he was a terrorist. Victoria doesn't answer. Charlotte says she wants to know what he was like. FLASHBACK: Victoria and David sit together on the beach. He notices that Victoria's mind seems distant, but he continues on with excitement about where and when they can leave together. Victoria continues to stall since she can't leave without Daniel. Then she insists nobody can know about them because can't live with the consequences. David asks if she can live without love. /FLASHBACK. Victoria promises her daughter she will tell her everything one day, but not now. For now she needs Charlotte to try to remember anything she can about the night of the murder because it could save Daniel's life.
Casa Emily. Emanda returns Nolan's call and he catches her up to speed about Jack finding the bank wire receipt. They're still at a loss for any info on her whereabouts. Nolan: "You ever notice how whenever you want her to leave, girlfriend keeps popping up like the homicidal stripper version of a whack-a-mole, but whenever you need to find her, she vanishes?" Leave it to Nolan to put it so eloquently. Brooks suddenly appears in Emanda's kitchen, so she hangs up with Nolan. He's there because he'd like to find out any dirt he can about Daniel in preparation of his defense. He's pretty blunt about what he's looking for. Infidelities, addictions, proclivities... Brooks is also looking for info about Amanda Clarke on recommendation from Victoria. Emanda suggests Brooks find Amily himself. As he starts to leave, Emanda stops him to say there's something he should probably know [dramatic pause] about the Graysons.
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Brooks has summoned Conrad and Victoria for a meeting in the parlor at Grayson Manor. He starts by asking about Daniel's recent scrapes. When they're not forthcoming, Brooks scolds them for thinking he wouldn't find out they paid off a judge to cover up Daniel's DUI accident last summer. Victoria can't fathom how Brooks found this out. Enter Emanda, who takes ownership of informing the lawyer. Victoria jumps on the opportunity to ask if Ems has been faking her loyalty to Daniel all along. On the contrary, Brooks jumps to Emanda's defense because these facts are exactly the type of thing that can blindside his case for Dan. Brooks drives home the point by saying Daniel is a poster child for the 1%, and people will want to tear him down. Victoria agrees Brooks will have their full candor going forward. That settled, she asks if there's been any new info about Amily. She suggests Brooks go talk to Jack since she was dating him. Emanda looks worried about that, but there's no time for worrying when Brooks reveals the video surveillance at the party had been tampered with and placed on a three-minute loop for most of the evening. FLASHBACK: At the Fire & Ice Ball, Emanda stands between the nodding in the affirmative of Takeda and Nolan. /FLASHBACK. There's a tiny freak-out happening in Emanda's head right now.