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It's time for that vote of no confidence that just won't ever seem to get here. This is finally possible because Nolan is forced to agree to terms with Grayson Global, lest Daniel sic his forensic accountants on the paper trail that leads straight to Emanda. Dan has former Nolcorp CFO, Marco Romero, and his cooperation to thank for the final bit of leverage needed to close the deal. Grayson Global now has a 51% stake in Nolcorp and Nolan must stay on as CEO, as per the contract. With this major move, Daniel has come through on his promise to investors. Now, only a vote stands between him and control of the company.
There's a man on the board named Salvador Grobet with considerable sway over the vote. Conrad and Victoria are in mid-schmooze, and appear primed to win Salvador over when Emanda unleashes the Kraken. She has surveillance footage of Conrad sleeping with Ashley. First of all... ew. Second of all, that's a sex tape that's going to do the opposite of what they normally do, and damage some careers. Only Victoria, Conrad and Ashley become aware of the video's existence, so there's no threat to Ashley's relationship with Daniel... except Victoria decides to use it as blackmail to whore Ash out to Salvador in hopes of securing his vote.
Aiden has long believed Ashley to be a viper in the grass, so this is a good opportunity for him and Ems to take her out. When Ash goes to Salvador's hotel room to "persuade" him, Aiden holds a meeting with Daniel there, offering up his intel that Ash is upstairs cheating on him. Daniel storms into Salvador's room, dumps Ash on the spot, snaps a photo of the two together, and threatens to send it to Salvador's wife unless he gets his vote. Check and mate.
Daniel wins the vote, which means the Initiative will now be knocking on his door and he is in grave danger. Either that, or he will just be very closely monitored in some bullshit, nebulous way while we get tiny glimpses of some supposedly sprawling evil operation at work. At the very least, things between him and Ashley are over, and an alliance between Victoria and Emanda to protect him appears to be on the horizon. Nolan, meanwhile, plans to bring down Grayson Global from within. Hopefully, all of this means we'll get back to Ems and Nolan getting their hands dirty like old times.
Out on the docks, the christening of baby Carl brings back some old faces and some bad blood. Matt, Carl Porter's old friend who shot Kenny Ryan's dad, comes back to town, and things very quickly escalate. The Ryan boys beat Matt nearly to death, and in what he probably thought were his dying breaths, Matt tells Jack the whole story about murdering Joe Ryan, with Carl covering for him. Jack now knows that Kenny and Nate are foes, not friends. So, I guess cancel the beer pong tournament?
-- Pablo G. is some guy who lives in Austin, Texas. He used to co-host TWoP's original "Trailers Without Pity" with his brother Omar G. Check him out at The YES and NO and Pablog and follow him @PendejoJoe on Twitter.
Want more? The full recap starts right below!In close-up, Victoria's hand -- nearly swallowed up by the hugest nightgown sleeve ever -- caresses a wooden case. Emanda voice-over: "For the righteous, a revelation is a joyous event -- the realization of a divine truth." Interspersed fade cuts guide us through Victoria unlatching the golden clasps of the box, revealing a rifle inside the red velvet-lined case. The camera glides over the rifle's body in extreme close-up not unlike so much NRA porn. VO continued: "For the wicked, revelations can be far more terrifying... when dark secrets are exposed and sinners are punished for their trespasses." Victoria stares down the barrel of the antique rifle and lets off a round. She's outdoors now, skeet shooting. Not Lil Jon skeet shooting. I always feel the need to clarify nowadays. And that nightgown from earlier? It's actually a puffy pirate shirt. Is that standard skeet shooting attire? Victoria, Conrad and their guest, Salvador Grobet, are all wearing white/khaki with brown vests out at a crowded firing range. Conrad misses a shot and gets some ribbing from Salvador, but Conrad just blames being out of practice simply for lack of time. Perfect segue to talking business.
Conrad expects things will die down once the absurd no-confidence vote being levied against him by Daniel passes by. Salvador thinks Daniel makes a good case if he can secure Nolcorp. According to Conrad, there's no reason to believe Nolcorp is the game-changer Daniel claims, and that Nolan won't give it up without a fight. Salvador makes it clear he holds the key to this vote. A block of voters on the board will go whichever way he chooses to vote. And just like that, we have the premise for this whole episode.
Elsewhere on the grounds, Emanda and Aiden don their white and khaki in the refreshments tent. Ems gives Aiden the rundown on this Salvador character. He's from Brazil and, unlike most men in the Hamptons, married into his fortune. He's been on the Grayson Global board since 1999, and always sided with Conrad on major votes. Ems figures, though, that greed is Salvador's main motivator, and Daniel delivering Nolcorp will easily sway the vote. Speak of the devil, Nolan sidles up, wearing a gray blazer with pink checker stripe accents, a hot pink shirt with the collar flipped up and a salmon-colored polo layered over it. He intones, "Mm... sacrificial lamb, reporting for the slaughter." Aiden excuses himself, leaving Ems with a peck on the cheek. Nolan points to his cheek, but no dice. Why doesn't anybody ever show Nolan love? Emanda needs the acquisition of Nolcorp to seem imminent. Nolan's OK with that because he's got a little plan of his own to take out some of the sting. But that's for Nolan to know and Ems to find out later. With the tables turned on secrecy for once, Nolan takes this rare opportunity to tease Emanda. "Oh, how's that feel? Not so fun, huh?"
Stowaway. Jack's finishing up making some phone calls out of his father's address book to invite people to little Carl's christening. Kenny eyes the book and eavesdrops on Jack explaining to Declan that Carl's friends really stepped up when he died, so it only makes sense to have them there as friends of the family. Actually, turns out it was Kenny's idea for Jack to do this. Nate walks in as Jack and Dec hug it out over the fact Declan will be Carl's godfather. He notes the mushiness going on in this bar, but it only gets mushier for Nate. Jack extends an invitation for the christening to the Ryan boys. You can see the grudging acceptance on Nate's face as he realizes just how good these Porter boys are that he plans to eventually screw over.
Back out at the skeet range or whatever it's called, Daniel and Ashley approach Salvador. Dan introduces Salvador to Ash and there's immediately one-way chemistry coming from the creepy, old Latin man. Aiden comes over to join the conversation, and gets introduced as Takeda's proxy. Salvador noticed Aiden was speaking with Nolan over in the pavilion, which maybe goes a little way toward convincing Mr. Grobet this deal is a real possibility. Ashley steps up to the plate to offer Salvador arrangements for entertainment since his wife couldn't make the trip. This couldn't possibly lead to trouble down the line. Mr. Grobet offers for Daniel to take a shot at the skeet, or shoot skeet or whatever.
Before the clay pigeon can even enter Daniel's line of fire, it's obliterated by a shot coming from Emanda, whom nobody even realized was there. She apologizes for the break in etiquette (she's totally not sorry), and immediately draws some creepy admiration from Salvador. "I need to come to the Hamptons more often. Beautiful women just seem to fall from the skies." Yech. Ems sneaks in her intention to invest in Grayson Global if Daniel were to take over the reins. Conrad's shady dealings are the only thing giving her pause, she tells Salvador. When Ash takes Salvador to get refreshments, Daniel thanks Emanda for the endorsement.
Off in another tent, Conrad gets distracted from packing up rifles with Victoria, noticing Ashley and Salvador walking arm-in-arm. It's a nice touch by Daniel to trot out Ash, knowing Salvador has a penchant for exotic women, Conrad says. Victoria quips that it's awfully brave of Salvador considering his wife holds his fortune. Conrad's phone rings from a blocked number. Helen of the Initiative wants to discuss Daniel's future as she clandestinely watches the Graysons from her black towncar parked nearby. Conrad insists there's no reason to involve Daniel, as he's sure he can wrestle the vote away from his son. That remains to be seen for Helen. Furthermore, any attempt to inform Daniel of the Initiative's involvement will result in Dan's death. Victoria has had her ear to Conrad's phone throughout this whole threat and is visibly ready to explode. Helen dropping a condescending, "Hello, Victoria," sets her off. She snatches the phone from Conrad and launches into a threat of her own. V: "I swear, if you so much as lay a hand on my son, I'll kill you myself! Do you understand?!" Remember when Victoria used to lace her threats with wit? This is pure aggression. Helen rolls up her car window and hangs up. The Graysons frantically scan the area for any sign of her with no luck.
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Nolan and Padma stand in an elevator at Grayson Global. "Prepare to enter the lion's den," Padma deadpans as they exit. That lameness would draw my ire, but it sets up Nolan's, "Oh, and here comes little Simba now," when Dan walks up. He briefs the two on there being a new development that's altered the terms of the deal Nolan was expecting. Nolan's further surprised to see Ashley present at the door to the conference room rather than Aiden. She explains Aiden doesn't work for Grayson Global in an official capacity. Adding to the homefield advantage for Grayson Global, Marco Romero's standing there when Ashley flings open the door. Nolan's immediately shaken. He asks Padma to leave.
With her gone, Nolan demands to know what Marco's doing there. Dan fields the question. He says he hoped to gain insight into Nolcorp and got more than he bargained for. Dan's now aware of the missing $500 million from the tax shelter Marco set up for Nolan. All Nolan cares about is whether Marco revealed who the money was for, which he didn't, so Nolan offers to write Daniel a check. Dan knows he has leverage here, so he rejects the payout and offers his terms. He wants 51 percent controlling interest in Nolcorp with Nolan staying on as CEO in good faith, otherwise, he will dispatch forensic accountants to track down the money. Nolan's beat. He grins and bears it as he accepts the terms and throws open the double door to the conference room before strolling out of there.
Grayson Manor pool house. Daniel and Ashley celebrate his windfall in a loose embrace. Their conversation turns to Aiden, who Daniel wants in contact with Salvador. Ashley seems to think that's a bad idea. She claims to not want to see another Grayson wannabe weasel their way into things like Tyler did. Her suggestion is to just take it slow and properly vet Aiden. Ems and Aiden watch this conversation on the surveillance laptop. Lest we forget Aiden's a Brit or learned man or whatever the fuck he is, he drops Lady Macbeth's name in reference to Ashley. He's prepared when he gets Daniel's phone call about wanting to take the lead on preparation for the vote and relegating Aiden to the sidelines. Emanda states the obvious when they hang up. Ashley's trying to turn Dan against Aiden. The solution? Ems pulls up a surveillance video she has recorded of Ashley getting it on with Conrad. Ew... you're going to have to reformat that hard drive. Emanda: "We turn Daniel against Ashley." For some reason the video pauses on Ashley's "O face" as our send off before...
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Casa Emily. Nolan sits at Emanda's breakfast table with the encryption and uploading of the sex video in progress. It should destroy Ashley, Nolan declares, as well as put Ems' "pale, British shadow" back in Daniel's good graces. He says this as Aiden is walking in, then adds, "Top o' the morning... Mathis," punctuated by a sideways glance away. Aiden apologizes for both he and Nolan being sideswiped by Dan's sudden move to take Nolcorp. Nolan only cares about getting Aiden on the board at Grayson Global so he can get his golden parachute. Before he leaves, Nolan explains that the video will be opened five minutes after it's finished uploading, whether it's intentionally opened or not. He heads off to Carl's christening where he expects to see Ems as well.
Aiden asks Emanda how she can go to a christening in the middle of all of this, then asks the real question: Who is this Jack guy and what is he to her? Emanda gives a pretty honest explanation; Jack was a guy who she thought at one point could be the one, but it wasn't meant to be. Aiden walks up to Ems and holds her, telling her, "You don't have to keep secrets from me. It's OK if you want to. You don't have to." That's probably about as sweet as we can expect things to get between two cold-blooded agents of revenge. Aiden kisses her and assures her he'll be there when she gets back. Ems leaves for the chapel.
Grayson Manor. Ashley greets Salvador, who drops in unexpectedly. He tells her that he's impressed with Daniel, which prompts Victoria to swoop in and affect that impression. She asks if Salvador is still on track for what they discussed before. He dodges the question, and suggests he speak to Conrad. As he walks off, Ash calls out to him attentively, gives Victoria a sideways glance and walks out. Victoria's phone bleeps and she has a perfect, little awkward moment turning her Windows™ phone landscape to watch the video that has just popped up. The Queen's eyelids flutter as she absorbs what she's seeing -- namely, crusty Conrad between ladder-climbing Ashley's legs.
At the chapel, the christening is somewhat of an out-of-body experience for Ems. She holds baby Carl while the priest goes through his bit, then hands him over for the baptism. She watches in slow-motion the joy on Amily and Jack's faces as they share this one-of-a-kind moment, the priest's voice becoming a drone in the background. Dead Carl's old buddy, Matt, the one who shot Kenny's dad, walks into the church in the middle of the proceedings. The Ryan boys stand in the very back of the church and take note of this.
After everything's over with, Jack spots Matt and comes over to greet him. They're so happy to see each other, but the smile fades off Matt's face when he sees Kenny and Nate. He asks Jack what they're doing there. When Jack explains how they've helped him out recently, it sets off alarms for Matt. He warns Jack to get out of the deal, telling him it's no accident they've come to his bar. He shouts an overly loud "Congrats, kid," to not arouse suspicion about their conversation before he walks off.
Back at Grayson Manor, Conrad's trying desperately to bring Salvador back on his side as he walks him to the front door, but that ship has sailed. When the front door shuts behind Salvador, Conrad's shoulders just slump. Victoria appears behind him and gets the bad news before starting in on Conrad. She accuses him of not giving a damn about Daniel, which throws Conrad for a loop. She hands over her phone so Conrad can see the video of him and Ashley. And this is why we love Victoria: "You have wormed your way in to the very nadir of repugnance." Wormed? Nadir? Repugnance? Yup. Supposedly this happened right after their divorce and before Daniel began seeing Ashley. In any case, Conrad fires back, "Oh, what are you suggesting -- that fidelity is one of your strong points?" I love the way these two love hating each other. Conrad deflects Victoria's onslaught because he has a theory. Only the Initiative could have the power and planning to unleash this video at such a perfect time to disrupt any sort of united front that could prevent Daniel from winning that vote. Victoria seems to find this perfectly logical. They agree to focus their powers on rescuing their son.
And now for the weirdest christening afterparty ever. At the Stowaway, everyone is listening to Charlotte give a speech/toast, for some reason. Not the parents, not the godparents, but the teenage aunt holds the attention of a bar. She manages to get some laughs at her family name's expense, then ends it sweetly by saying she can conversely recognize good parents as a result of her terrible upbringing. Ems gets a text from Aiden saying things are going down at Grayson Manor. She excuses herself, but not without being noticed by Amily, who follows her outside and accosts her for leaving without saying goodbye. Ams noticed the way Emanda looked at her and Jack in the church. She thinks Ems deserves to have what they have, but Emanda just shrugs off the notion. Amily persists. When will it be Emanda's time if she's always off getting back at someone? Ems doesn't have any answers; she just knows she has to right these wrongs. She ask Ams to say goodbye to Jack for her and leaves.
Out in the pool house at Grayson Manor, Ashley looks in the mirror and applies make-up cheerfully, thinking she's by herself. Victoria appears behind her, giving a mini speech about how she used to do the same thing, plotting out her life until she ended up with Grayson Manor. She suggests Ash has really made herself at home lately. Ashley: "I do my best to keep out of your way." Victoria: "That's debatable." She hands over her phone to Ashley with the video queued up. Ash's face scrunches up in pain when she recognizes what it is. "Please, you must understand --" Ashley begs. Coldly, Victoria cuts her off, "Which part? That you seduced my husband, or that you hid it from my all-too-trusting son?" Ashley's now crying, insisting it was just one time and that her future was at risk if she didn't comply with Conrad. She asks Victoria to put herself in the same position, but the Queen's judgment and future are not in question. Victoria: "And we both know it would be a simple pleasure to annihilate you," Victoria says with a smile as she is wont to do. Ash continues to beg and throws in her declaration that she's in love with Daniel, and will do anything to set this right so she can protect what she has with him. Victoria's counting on that. She segues to asking if Ashley knows where Salvador's hotel room is. Dirty blackmail is afoot. Cut to Aiden watching this conversation at Casa Emily. He alerts Emanda that this could sway the vote to Conrad and ruin their one link to the Initiative. That's not an option, as far as Emanda's concerned.
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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 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.
In an odd moment of leisure, Ems sits alone on her couch when her phone rings. Aiden, who watched the whole thing unfold in Salvador's hotel room, informs her that tomorrow Grayson Global will be run by Daniel.
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Board members have assembled at Grayson Global for the no-confidence vote. Victoria goes up to Salvador, assuming Ashley did her magic on him, but instead, Salvador reveals he will be siding with Daniel because of his ruthlessness. Conrad walks up and can see on Victoria's face that they've lost. Their last option is to tell Daniel the truth. He agrees to give them a couple minutes of his time. In a side office, Dan lambasts his parents for holding something over Ashley that compelled her to cheat on him. Victoria opts to not reveal Ashley's affair with his father. Instead, she tries to sway Daniel with the truth, but he thinks it's rich his parents think they can offer "the truth." With nothing else left, Victoria tries to invoke her motherly love and warns Dan that he is in grave danger, but can't bring herself to explicitly tell him about the Initiative because of Helen's earlier threat. Dan calls his parents' will to stay in power shameless and walks out.
Matt finds Declan cleaning up on the Amanda. He's looking for Jack, but he's inside at the bar. Matt skipped out on the reception after the christening, and seems cautious about going to see Jack unless he knows where Kenny and Nate are. Dec says they're probably around, so Matt says he's just going to head home. He tries to quickly get down the dock, but is headed off by Kenny on one end and Nate on the other. They want to know what he knows about the night their father died. Matt claims to know nothing, but the Ryans know better. Nate says they're going to take Matt to go settle this like men. Flip cup it is.
Ems arrive at the Grayson Global office to find the aftermath of the vote. Lots of people smiling and shaking hands around Daniel. Aiden informs her that he's won. Dan is now CEO of Grayson Global. They watch as Dan goes to shake hands with Salvador, who refuses. Daniel leans into him, "I suggest you smile and shake my hand. In addition to Nolcorp, my other acquisition today was your loyalty. Don't forget that." Wow. He's his father's son. Mr. Grobet grudgingly smiles, shakes his hand and walks away.
Dan greets Ems and asks if he can have a few moments alone with Aiden. If all goes to plan, Aiden's about to get his seat on the board, but... it... doesn't go as planned. Dan claims the board has elected to close ranks now that their bottom line has significantly increased. There's no room on the board for Aiden. Conrad and Victoria are exiting on the adjacent elevator as this conversation goes on, and Victoria seems to notice Daniel's mention of Aiden's involvement in this major coup -- this just after seeing Aiden with Ems. The dots may be connecting in the Queen's head. Dan's letdown of Aiden is full of condescension and probably some jealousy over his dating Emanda. He tells Aiden to have fun with her today before walking away.
Stowaway. Amily finds Jack searching the bar for his father's address book, which has gone missing. His phone rings with a call from Nolan, who's found out just how bad the Ryan brothers are. Nate just finished a five-year jail sentence, and Kenny doesn't even own a house in the Hamptons so the whole thing about being Declan's burglary victim was a lie. Nolan gets Jack to finally realize his business partners are the sons of Joe Ryan, who was famously murdered nearby. In the midst of these revelations, Charlotte bursts into the bar screaming that there's a man bloodied and dying out on the dock. Everyone rushes out to find Matt beaten to a pulp and laboring to stay alive. Matt confesses everything to Jack -- how he killed Joe, and Carl protected him by hiding the gun on the Amanda. "They're not your friends, Jack. They want... payback."
Defeated, Conrad sips from a tumbler and stares out of a window in his study. Victoria enters the room, and without her saying a word or him having to turn around, Conrad knows it's his wife. He commends her on opting not to give Daniel the full truth. Conrad thinks Daniel's ambition will bring him crashing down soon enough. He turns around to finish his thought and is greeted by a swift slap in the face from Victoria. "What was that for?" he asks. "Take your pick," Victoria hisses before walking out.
With Matt's big, bloody handprint on his shirt, Jack cleans up the bar alone. He bends down to put away a glass, and we see the Ryan brothers staring in through the window behind him. They enter the bar and offer feigned concern over the incident earlier. Nate commends Jack for being a good Samaritan -- the type who probably knows when not to get involved. They ask if Matt said anything about who jumped him. Jack lies, saying he claimed to get attacked from behind. Nate pulls out Carl's old address book and slaps it on the bar, then tells Jack to sleep tight before the Ryans walk out. Veiled threats! Amily comes downstairs to ask what all the noise is about, but Jack is frantically leafing through the address book. He finds Matt's name crossed out in red. Jack tells Amily to lock the doors.
Burning midnight oil at Nolcorp, Nolan finishes up signing the contracts that relinquish majority control of the company to Grayson Global with Padma present. She apologizes for bringing this upon them, but Nolan assures her that he's got a contingency plan that will bring down Daniel from inside the castle walls of Grayson Global. Marco barges in, but Nolan waves Padma off on her instinct to call security. Awkwardly, Nolan explains that he's planning to find Marco a position in the company.
Casa Emily. Aiden brings Ems a glass of wine on the couch. She asks Aiden if he thinks that people like them can ever be happy. He figures they can't ever entirely be happy, but right now, here with her, he feels more at peace than he's ever been. Emanda lunges at him, and instead of laying a passionate kiss on him, she simply places her head on his chest and curls up close. I was wrong earlier. That's the sweetest moment we've had between these two cold-blooded agents of revenge.
"Tunnels " by The Hundred in the Hands begins to play over the final montage. Surveillance cameras at Grayson Manor are examined and replaced to the lyrics, "In the middle of the night / I build it for you." Emanda voice-over: "Revelations can help us accept the things we need the most -- expose the secrets we so desperately try to hide." Conrad watches the camera maintenance and doesn't notice Ashley come downstairs with her packed bag, see Conrad and turn to leave in the opposite direction without saying goodbye. Victoria watches this from the staircase.
VO: "And illuminate the dangers all around us. But more than anything, revelations are windows into our true selves." In the Amanda, Jack pries up floorboards.
Both the good... and the evil." Jack finds his father's revolver wrapped in a plastic bag. Cut to Daniel's laptop screen late at night in his office. Dan decidedly presses delete on his folder of photos of him and Ashley, but pauses on photos of him and Emanda, cracking a smile.
VO: "And those wavering somewhere in between." Dan goes to pour himself a drink and finds a small handwritten card that reads, "Welcome to the fold," to a brand new clock. Dan picks it up to examine it. Cut to the POV feed of the camera embedded in the clock on a big screen TV in a dark room laid out very much like the fuselage of an airliner.
VO: "...with the ultimate power to destroy all that we cherish most." Two rows of mysterious people at the Initiative watch Daniel. Helen turns to the others in the room and calls out, "Everything is in place. Shall we put the plan to a vote?"
Ems has taken her glass of wine out to the porch. Her phone rings. It's Victoria. "I'd like to speak to you about a matter of grave importance. It's about Daniel." Aiden happens to walk out at this moment, so Victoria backs off and asks Emanda to contact her when she's alone. "Who was that?" Aiden asks. Emanda: "Leverage."
-- Pablo G. is some guy who lives in Austin, Texas. He used to co-host TWoP's original "Trailers Without Pity" with his brother Omar G. Check him out at The YES and NO and Pablog and follow him @PendejoJoe on Twitter.