Betrayal (Revenge)
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"Betrayal" is the third episode of the American television series Revenge
premiered on ABC
on October 5, 2011. The episode was written by Salvatore Stabile and directed by Matt Earl Beesley
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Victoria flashes back to when she was in love with David Clarke and saw that he would certainly be convicted. She had told Kingsley she had evidence exonerating him, which Kingsley ignored when Conrad offered to support his political ambitions. In the present, during dinner with Victoria and Conrad and his wife and a staffer, Kingsley receives two video e-mails showing him with his now-former mistress Erin, whom he had given money for an abortion. At a fundraiser thrown by Victoria for him, still-pregnant Erin appears, smiling happily; and the political speech on his computer tablet has become an announcement of his retirement from public life.
It is later revealed that Emily released the videos of Kingsley and Erin together. When Nolan asks why, she says, "I didn't want to just destroy his career. I wanted to destroy his life."
Revenge (TV series)
Revenge is an American television drama inspired by the Alexandre Dumas novel The Count of Monte Cristo starring Madeleine Stowe and Emily VanCamp. It debuted on ABC on September 21, 2011, and currently airs on Wednesday nights at 10:00 pm Eastern/9:00 pm Central...
premiered on ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
on October 5, 2011. The episode was written by Salvatore Stabile and directed by Matt Earl Beesley
Matt Earl Beesley
Matthew Earl "Matt" Beesley is an American television director. He has directed episodes of television series such as CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Prison Break, Lost, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Criminal Minds, The Closer and CSI: Miami. He directed the 1998 Mickey Rourke film Point...
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Plot
With the help of Nolan, her new ally, Emily sets her sights on federal prosecutor Tom Kingsley, now a state senator, who helped put her father behind bars. Meanwhile, Victoria learns more about Emily, and her suspicions increase. Also, Daniel finds he cannot resist Emily and they go on another date, which doesn't go as planned when he's confronted by the brother of his ex-girlfriend who was involved in his car accident.Victoria flashes back to when she was in love with David Clarke and saw that he would certainly be convicted. She had told Kingsley she had evidence exonerating him, which Kingsley ignored when Conrad offered to support his political ambitions. In the present, during dinner with Victoria and Conrad and his wife and a staffer, Kingsley receives two video e-mails showing him with his now-former mistress Erin, whom he had given money for an abortion. At a fundraiser thrown by Victoria for him, still-pregnant Erin appears, smiling happily; and the political speech on his computer tablet has become an announcement of his retirement from public life.
It is later revealed that Emily released the videos of Kingsley and Erin together. When Nolan asks why, she says, "I didn't want to just destroy his career. I wanted to destroy his life."