Episode Report Card Pablo G: A | 1 USERS: B+ YOU GRADE IT Keeping Up Appearances
By Pablo G | Season 1 | Episode 7 | Aired on 11.02.2011
Reporter Melissa Andetson (I did not miss the "R" on the keyboard) has Victoria and Charlotte sitting with her for tea and interview questions. Tyler enters to interrupt Charlotte's passive aggressive mentions of preferred treatment for Daniel, and explains Dan's absence with a lie about him doing charity work down at the docks. Victoria appreciates Tyler's quick thinking and invites him to their anniversary dinner, which will be an intimate gathering of friends and family. Tyler uses this opportunity to invite Ashley, who is sitting adjacent to the interview fiddling with her table, as his date. It's a wonderful idea in Victoria's estimation. Charlotte pipes up to ask if she can bring a date, too, but Victoria stares her down while reminding her that she's no longer with Adam and should "stick to tradition." That's Hamptons code for, "Don't bring that dock rat."
Pool House of Clothes Changing. Daniel swoops in to change into something presentable for his interview with Melissa. Tyler's there acting timid and hoping Daniel will notice his gash on his head and blame himself. Success! Poor Daniel... it's his immediate assumption he's the one who hurt Tyler. He was so drugged, though, that he can't remember why he would possibly do that. Tyler blames his mentioning of Emanda just as she walks in and hears her fake name being thrown around. The couple asks for some privacy from Tyler, who slyly places a call to himself on Daniel's phone which is sitting on the nightstand before pretending to answer a call from his mother on his own phone and walking out. He overhears Emanda declining an invitation to participate in Dan's interview and asking him not to mention her at all. The slimy gears in Tyler's head start turning.
Emanda comes home to find her front door wide open. She instinctively goes straight for the gun in her desk drawer, but it's gone. "You looking for this?" Frank calls out from the living room, holding up the gun. Emanda threatens to the call the police and Frank pulls out his phone to offer it to her, calling her bluff. He figures she doesn't want the police snooping around since he's uncovered she has a criminal past. He has a file folder that places her doing time at a juvenile correctional facility for assault with a deadly weapon. Emanda's beaten. She asks how much money Frank wants, but Frank isn't the type to be bought off -- otherwise, he wouldn't still be investigating and he'd be stoically living it up on some beach with Conrad's severance pay. He tells Emanda he's going to find out what her story is and walks out. She rushes over to the rug at the center of the room and lifts it up to reveal a secret compartment in the floorboards. Inside is the infinity X infinity wooden box. Emanda opens it up and begins dialing on her phone. Cut to a Warden Sharon Stiles sitting at her desk. Her assistant buzzes her to let her know she has Amanda Clarke waiting on the line. Stiles answers by saying she hoped she'd never have to take this call. Emanda: "And I was hoping I'd never have to make it, but I have a feeling I'm going to need your help... again."