Revenge (2011–2015): Season 4, Episode 20 - Burn - full transcript

After Victoria is attacked, she takes matters into her own hands, while Emily is forced to come to terms with what she really wants.

Previously on Revenge...

I am Amanda Clarke.

"What kind of detective
doesn't know the real name

the woman
that he's been dating?"

The thing with Louise...
It's not a traditional marriage.

- Then why lie to her?
- Emily and Nolan are strangers to honesty.

There's so much more
you don't know.

I want the truth.

I ran a diagnostic.
Files were copied.

Do you have any idea
what you've exposed me to?!

The whole world is
dying to hear your story.



Victoria schemed,
plotted, and railed

against me, my friends,
and loved ones.

Amanda Clarke has
dug a grave for me tonight.

This story will never end.

As if this last week
hasn't been hard enough,

the press seems to have
an insatiable appetite

to eviscerate me.

Well, I'm doing everything I can
to tell your side.

Ohh, it's merely screaming
in the wind, Margaux.

But I hate seeing you
endure these attacks.

It's too hard for anyone to bear,
even you.

Which is why she has me.

- What is she doing here?
- I invited her.

Victoria, I beg you,



do not let that woman
into your life.

Well, someone has to
lighten the mood around here.

You're about as depressing
as a yankee groom

at a Southern wedding.

You tried to kill me,
you lunatic.

Okay,
whatever did or did not happen

was due to the fact that
my family was drugging me.

Former family.

Victoria, please,
you don't need her kind of help.

Oh, the hell she doesn't.

You have her holed up in here,
hiding from the world.

That is not
how you handle a scandal.

You face it
with your head held high.

You do not act like
a guilty person.

Oh, no, just like a crazy one.

Stop it!

If I am to survive this,
I need both of you.

Now,
can you do this for me or not?

Oh, Victoria, you know
you will always have my support.

Thank you.

I'm sorry about that.

Sometimes,
I just can't stop my lips from flapping.

Don't worry about Margaux.

She doesn't understand
what it means

to be the target
of ugly headlines.

And that's a club that both
you and I have membership to.

And the last one that will
ever have me, I'm sure.

That doesn't sound like
the Victoria I know.

Louise. Perhaps you're right.

Maybe I have been hidden here
for too long.

Would you please
take me to lunch?

Oh, with head held high.

I heard you were doing this.

Wanted to pay my respects,
but I didn't want to intrude.

I'm glad you're here.

For half her life,
you were the only family Amanda had...

Emily had.

That's gonna get complicated.

You always had a way
with understatements.

So, Stevie's changing
Carl's birth certificate, too?

Yeah, yeah.

Once my mom gets an idea in her head,
there's no stopping her.

She and your dad
are meeting today.

Yeah, he told me.

I guess she needs him
to legally verify that I'm me.

Right.

Complicated.

Well...
It's all a good thing.

It's a chance
to start living honestly.

Well, you were always
better at that than me.

Maybe.

But now that this is over,
there's nothing stopping you.

Almost over.

Victoria still has the drive
with the evidence on me.

She hasn't made a move yet,

which means
she's planning something.

I have Nolan tracking it.

Well, you guys
will figure something out.

You always do.

Jack.

When I get this evidence back,
I'm done... For good.

Thanks for coming today.

Watch out

you might get
what you're after

cool, baby

strange but not a stranger

I'm an ordinary guy

Burning down the house

hold tight

wait till the party's over

What about that one?

Tony:
Not really my type.

That one is definitely mine.

Come on, Tony.
You could totally rock an Asaf Ganot.

First off,

I can't believe that
I'm shopping at a runway show.

And, second,
what's wrong with my suit?

You have to kind of
trust me on this one.

You're already sponsoring
my work's charity event.

- That's huge.
- And it's my pleasure.

If you want to raise money
in the Hamptons,

you have to dress the part,
sir.

I just don't like you
buying me things, Nolan.

Okay... Okay. Fine.

Look, we wear the same size.

I'll buy, you borrow.

Tony, your work's important,
and, you know,

I want to be involved
in some small way if I can.

Besides, it's, uh...
It's nice to feel useful.

You haven't smoothed things over
with Emily yet?

I mean, uh...

We've talked since our little dust-up,
but, uh...

Only about stuff, you know,
that needs to be handled

since her
coming-out party.

Everything is fixable.

That's actually debatable.

What's not debatable is
that you guys are best friends

who aren't talking
about anything real.

You need to air this out.

You so don't know Ems.

She's not a "share her feelings"
kind of girl.

Then there's the problem.
And I hate seeing you this way.

You're a great guy
with a good heart,

which is the real reason
I came today.

It wasn't for the suits.

My house
is out of the ordinary

that's right

don't want to hurt nobody
some things

You know, before lunch,
we should stop at Tiffany's.

'Cause nothing cures the blues
like a little blue box.

The car's not here.

Oh, I'm sure they're just late.

This was a mistake.

Oh, no,
you're just getting spooked.

Louise, would you find the car for me,
please?

Sure.

Be back in two shakes.

Louise: Victoria!

Get her help!
Call 911!

Oh, my God!
Victoria! Are you okay?!

Did you see his face?

What is it?

It was Emily.

Call me right away if you have
any dizziness, Mrs. Grayson.

And watch your step.
That was a nasty fall you took.

Well, that seems to be
a recurring theme for me

these days, doctor.

Thank you so much
for your help.

You didn't tell him
what happened?

I don't want to discuss it.

But Emily attacked you.

We don't know that for sure.

I may have been
mistaken earlier.

It's the only thing
that makes sense.

She's trying to steal back
the evidence you have.

- She didn't get it, did she?
- No.

It's the only leverage
I have left.

Well,
it's only useful if you use it.

Louise, you don't understand.

I know what she's done to you,
and I know you must be scared.

But the police will believe you

once they see
what's on that drive.

The truth is on your side,
Victoria.

Why won't you use just it?

She wants me to try to use it

so she can take it
away from me.

That's what she does.

She manipulates her targets
before they realize it,

and then it's too late.

She's taken everything
away from me...

My son...
His child, Charlotte.

She will not stop
until I'm dead,

and I refuse to give her
that satisfaction.

Margaux was right.

I should never
have left this room.

Victoria.

Just go.

Hey.

I knew you were out.

Just wanted to check
your security program

to see if we located the drive.

Well, Victoria hasn't
plugged it in in the last week.

Well, good news...
She hasn't played that card.

Bad news...
We still don't know where it is.

Okay.

Well, I'm sorry to intrude.

Nolan: Good talk.

What do you want me to say,
Nolan?

I don't know. Anything?

I don't want to fight.

I don't want to fight, either,
but maybe we should,

because then at least
I'd know how you feel.

You kept files without telling me,
and now Victoria has them.

This is my nightmare.
How do you think I feel?

I know. I know.

I'm terrified that everything
is about to come undone

because of me.

And trust me, Ems,
that is my nightmare.

Because... Well,
this has been the best part of my life.

That's why
I held onto that stuff.

It was my infinity box.

And it's why
I still call you Ems

even though the rest of
the world knows your real name.

I hate that I failed you.

I don't want to lose you.

You know, sometimes,
I'm so focused on the fight,

I don't see
what's right in front of me.

I should have seen that
you were hurting, too.

I mean, yeah, I'm pissed,
but you're not gonna lose me.

We're a team.

We're gonna get through this,
'cause that's what we do.

Nice suit.

Stevie: David.

Stevie.

We had an appointment, David.
I waited an hour.

I called twice.
What happened?

I guess my, uh,
phone battery must have died.

Hmm. Well,
I'm glad I tracked you down.

Before I leave tonight,
I need all the documentation

regarding Carl's
mother's name signed.

There's a lot of details that
suddenly need to be rectified

in light of
your daughter's announcement.

Wait,
is that another attack on Amanda?

- It's a legal observation.
- Well, I don't appreciate it.

Believe me, David,
I don't want to spend my last few hours

in town
fighting with you again.

Don't, then. Just go.

- This is important.
- To you.

Not everything revolves
around Stevie Grayson.

Where is this coming from?

Carl has lots of time
to learn the truth.

Hell, up to a year ago,
he would have

gotten his own grandmother's
name wrong.

So just do us a favor...
Drop it.

I don't know what's causing you
to act like this,

but it sure as hell isn't me.

Return these before I leave

but after you deal with
whatever it is

that's making you
act like an ass.

This is good together.

That one over there,
I think it's a mistake.

Yes. Thank you.

I got your message.
You wanted to see me?

Oh, far from it,

but Victoria's
current situation requires I do.

What will it take
to make you go away?

Well, just a minute, now.
You can't buy me off.

I do not like you,
I do not trust you,

and I will do whatever it takes

to cut you out
of Victoria's life

before your reckless behavior
puts her in danger.

What happened?
Tell me.

Victoria was attacked earlier.

Well, she said nothing to me.

Well, she's pretty shook up.

Truth be told,
I figured that's why you called me here.

I thought you might be
just as concerned as I was.

How did this happen?
What did you do?

I thought I was helping.

It was Emily.

She's clearly trying to
steal back that drive.

- Simone: Yes, ma'am?
- Simone, call my car.

And get me the number of that
agent at the FBI... Agent Baker.

Victoria said she doesn't
want to involve the feds.

No, I will decide what's best
for her from now on.

Well, what can I do to help?

Stay out of my way.

Ben. Hi.

- Did you have a good swim?
- Uh, did a loop around Pennfeld.

Lighthouse?
That's like three miles.

Helps me focus

when I'm dealing
with a lot of things.

Three miles is a lot of things.

Given what went down with us,

you don't think maybe
we need to talk about it?

Look, Ben,
you don't know what I've been through,

- what I'm going through.
- You're right. I don't.

But I do know that I've put my
career and my life on the line for you...

Because for reasons
that I can't fathom right now,

I really like you,
and I want us to work.

But if you don't,
just be honest,

'cause I don't want to be
that guy with you.

No, it's not that.

Look, it's that I don't want to
be that girl with you.

And who's that?

Someone who puts you
in a position

where you have to lie again,

especially when you're doing the
job you've always wanted to do.

It's just...
It's not fair.

Why don't you let me decide
what's right for me?

I need to put all of this
behind me first.

Can you give me
a little more time?

All you had to do was ask.

I'm guessing I don't want to be
here for that call.

Look,
why don't you come back later?

We'll talk more then, okay?

Nolan, do you have something?

Things have gotten hairy...
As in "S Truman."

They're about to
drop the big one.

I intercepted a phone call
between Margaux and Victoria.

They're using the evidence.

The feds are on their way
to Victoria's hotel.

It's going down now.

Margaux arranged for the FBI
to question Victoria

at the penthouse.

It's a smart move
on her part...

No chance for us
to intercept them,

and she knows that
we don't have enough time

to pull off an "Emily's Eleven"
and break into the suite.

Victoria won't let the drive
out of her sight

long enough for us to take it,
anyway.

Yeah, but we have to.

I mean, it's not like before.
We can't erase it remotely.

And, Em, if the feds get their
hands on this evidence, it...

We're not gonna let that happen,
remember?

Is that what I asked for?

Yeah, graphite scanner,
like the ones airports use

to search
for chemical explosives.

I modified it to search
for the coating agents

used on thumb-drive
actuators.

Good.
I better get moving.

I guess I'll call Tony

and, uh, tell him I can't make it
to the charity event.

No. I'll handle it.

I didn't mean it like that.

Look, the past few years,
this has been our life.

Whether we want to admit it
or not,

it's been easier
to focus on the mission

than to think about
what comes next.

Yeah, you're right.

I hate imagining life after Ems.

You don't have to.

There's always gonna be
a "Nolan and Emily."

But "Nolan and Tony"
might not have a chance

if you stand him up today,
and I'd hate to see that happen.

I hear he's a really great guy.

Go finish this, Ems.

You never stop working.

Not when there's work
to be done.

Listen, I, uh...
About that...

I brought the papers
and an apology.

You were right.
It wasn't about you.

I'm sorry.

Appreciate it.

Despite my reputation,
I do know how to listen.

Want to talk about it?

Uh...

It started that day, uh,
on the boat, when I cut my hand.

At the hospital,
they ran my blood work.

"It's a normal procedure,"
they said.

The tests, uh,
they came back abnormal.

It's lymphoma.

Oh, David, I'm...

I'm so sorry.

Do they know...

The prognosis? Uh...

They said they got it in time,
that they want to be aggressive.

I start chemo tonight.

Looks like that fight we had
was a blessing in disguise.

How's your daughter taking it?

You haven't told her.

It was only confirmed
this morning.

That's why I was in no state
to make our meeting.

I'm gonna tell Amanda later.

I... I just...
I don't know how she's gonna take it.

I wouldn't worry
about it too much.

You have the toughest kid
on the block.

Margaux:
Emily Thorne is no hero.

She is a criminal
who thinks she's above the law.

When you say "Emily Thorne,"
you mean "Amanda Clarke," correct?

By any name,
she is a dangerous woman.

She attacked Victoria
this morning.

Uh, so you said on the phone.

But when I checked
with the doctor,

he told me that Mrs. Grayson
claimed she fell.

Well, that was a cover story

to protect herself
from retaliation.

Emily is a compulsive woman.
She tapped phones.

She posed as
a Homeland Security agent.

She threatened my father,
and now he's dead because of it.

We cannot let her
go on torturing us like this.

Mrs. Grayson,
you provided vital evidence to the Bureau

against your ex-husband
in the past.

That's why I'm taking this
as seriously as I am right now.

But I can't help you
if you refuse to cooperate.

Victoria, we can end this.
Show him the evidence.

That's the fire alarm.
We need to evacuate.

No, there is no fire.
This is Emily.

She wants us out of this room.

You think I'm letting you stay
up here based on your hunch?

Here.

Hold onto it,
and don't let anybody near you.

Let's go, ladies.

Come on. We need to keep moving.
Let's go.

I don't like being out in the open,
Agent Baker.

- She can get to us here.
- Look, calm down, Mrs. Grayson.

I can assure you
I have not seen her.

You don't understand.

She will take the evidence
away from you.

I have it right here.

It's gone, isn't it?

Uh, I must have dropped it
in the stairwell.

No, you didn't drop it.

It was Amanda Clarke,
and we played right into her hands!

She took the evidence!
She took it!

S... She knew you were coming.
She tapped my phones.

She set off the alarm.
D... Don't you get it?

Amanda Clarke is here.
Please, you got to find her.

You got to find her.

- Margaux: It's okay.
- Victoria: She's here!

Don't let her get away!

- Victoria.
- What?

We'll find her.

Hey.

Ah, Amanda.
Thanks for coming.

I wanted to talk to you.

Wait.

Something is different.
What is it?

It's over.

What is?

Everything...
This whole damn war.

Victoria was
gonna use this today...

The last piece of leverage
she had on me.

You know what this means?

Finishing this
isn't just a fantasy.

It happened... Today.
I...

For the first time in my life,

there are no more battles
to fight.

You wanted to talk to me?

Yeah.

I, um,
wanted to tell you I loved you

and that, um...

I am so very proud of you,
Amanda.

- It's a wonderful event, Mr. Ross.
- Cheers.

What inspired you to do this
for my star employee today?

Actually... I never really had
a relationship with my father...

Not a good one, anyway.

And as a result,
I grew up an angry young man

who had his fair share
of problems,

made mistakes, and, uh...

Until I met somebody who finally
decided to believe in me.

David Clarke...
I've heard you speak about him.

Changed my life,
much like your program must do

for kids facing similar situations,
problems.

Uh, that's why I decided
to host this event.

- Tony.
- And we're very grateful for that.

And how did you two
come to meet?

Louise:
Oh, juicy question.

You want to field it,
or should I?

Louise.
What are you doing here?

Oh, I'm just contributing
to the conversation.

My ex-husband here does weave
such delightful tales,

doesn't he?

But I have to warn you,
they are more fiction than fact.

And you will have to
excuse my ex-wife.

She held so much promise...

- Once.
- Oh.

- What are you after?
- You.

Now, we can do this right here

in front of
your new paramour's employer,

or we could go someplace private
and have a frank conversation.

You, me, outside, five minutes.
Do not make a scene.

Now, why would I ever do that?

Oh, no, clumsy me.

And all over
your brand-new Asaf Ganot suit,

which costs more than
the donation I made

to your foundation
earlier today.

You know,
social work must be much more lucrative

than I was led to believe.

Louise, stop it.

Unless... Your foundation
wasn't the sole beneficiary

of my ex-husband's
charity.

Well, now I see why

you were so intent
on getting a quickie divorce.

Good on you.

Wreck a marriage,
get a sugar daddy.

Tony:
Now, that's not true.

I'm so sorry.

Excuse me. I'm sorry.

You know,
I didn't think that you were a lost cause

until right now.

Tony was an innocent
in all this.

How could you do that to him?

You hurt my friends,
I hurt yours.

Oh, listen to you...
Considering Victoria a friend

and taking a page
out of her playbook?

Mm, more like Emily,
if you ask me.

Hey, she never went after
anybody that did not deserve it.

Oh, don't romanticize her!

She gets off
on torturing Victoria,

just like she did today
in that garage.

I have no idea
what you're talking about.

Oh, more lies!

I know you helped her
steal that drive back,

and I know that this charade
of an event is your alibi.

Plausible deniability while
Emily does her dirty work.

Oh, wow, you're good,
except for those pesky details.

Oh, don't stand there
and play dumb.

You are kicking Victoria
while she's down.

What do you think
that will do to her?

Why don't you just be a man
and admit to what you've done?

Louise,
you're in over your head,

and you picked the wrong side.

Oh, um,
and while you were trying to

record a confession
on your phone right now,

I was running an app that
reset it to factory settings.

Like I said...
You, head, over.

Up the hill.

You want me to do this side?

Here we go.
Here we go.

- Hey.
- Hey.

- This goes up.
- Choo-choo!

- Ah.
- Look here.

- Choo-choo! Uh-oh!
- All this just to change a mother's name, huh?

You're lucky you get
the family discount.

I usually charge by the pound.

Well, thanks for taking care
of all this.

Mm-hmm.

Maybe I should stick around.

Oh, you don't need to worry
about me.

It's not worry.
I just...

I really treasure this time
with you and Carl,

and I've missed so much.

Missed.

I'm not gonna be around
forever.

Let me see.

Oh, not again.
Choo-choo.

Where's this coming from?

I guess I just hate goodbyes.

Well, yeah, so do I.

So I get to be an annoying
mother for another few hours.

Here.

What's next?
You quit the force.

You can't work
at that club forever.

You know what you want?

Actually, yeah.

For the first time in a while,
I think I do.

Don't worry, Margaux.
I'll be fine.

Margaux: You shouldn't wait
for your bodyguard alone.

Come here.

Don't worry about me so much.

Hmm?

I trust you were able to get
what I was asking for?

Yes, ma'am.

She was definitely
of a mind-set to sell, too.

Well, of course she was.

It lost its appeal due to
Emily's televised assassination.

You mind me asking why getting
this was so important to you?

It's a memento...

Of a bygone era.

This is way more
than we agreed to.

That's because we won't be
seeing each other again,

Mr. Renner.

Mrs. Grayson,
what do you plan to do?

Something Amanda Clarke

never had the courage
to do herself...

End this.

Do you want another drink?
'Cause I want 12.

Party didn't go
like you planned?

Why do we even
still throw them?

No, no, no, seriously.
No learning curve.

I mean, I just watched Tony
leave with his boss,

who was not happy, so...
That's over.

Where is my barkeep?

I have sorrows to drown.
Miguel!

I asked Miguel
to grab my last paycheck.

Sorry to see you go, Jack.
Stay in touch.

Jack:
Absolutely. Thank you.

Last paycheck?

After all the trouble I went to
setting up that daycare,

it would have been nice to get
two weeks' notice, my friend.

That's actually why I'm here.

I'm not just quitting, Nolan.
I'm... I'm leaving.

Okay.
Where are you going?

Los Angeles.
I'm taking Carl tonight.

And once we get set up there,
I'm selling the house here.

I'm gonna start fresh.

Wait. I...
Have you talked to Emily?

There's nothing left to say,
Nolan.

I told her how I felt.

She made it clear
she didn't want to be with me.

Look,
it's time I faced reality.

She never wanted me
to be a part of this, anyway.

Only because
she was protecting you.

She loves you, Jack.

I can't hear that right now.

And I certainly
didn't hear it from her.

We both know that what
Emily says and what Emily feels

are two very different things.

Yes, we do.

But this morning
at the cemetery,

I realized something else.

Emily's never gonna stop.

She can't.

This life,
it's all she's known.

And, you know, maybe it...
Maybe it started out

as some way
to keep her father alive

when she thought
she'd lost him,

but it's turned
into something else,

something that she either
can't let go of...

Or doesn't want to.

Don't do this, Jack.

Please.

Look, things...
Things will be different

now that she can be Amanda.

I mean, my God,
just give her one more chance.

No.
I told her I wouldn't wait.

I'm asking you as a friend...

Don't ever tell me
that she loves me again.

I'll call you
when I get to L.A.

I wanted to see you
before I left.

How did today go?

Uh, I...
I didn't tell her.

I couldn't.
She was so happy.

For 20 years,
that was all I ever dreamed of.

How was I supposed to
ruin that moment?

You know,
since being back, uh...

I always thought that I'd been given
a new lease on life.

Maybe I was wrong.

Maybe it was all just
a long setup to a sick joke.

That's a load of bull.

You didn't fight
to survive that hell

just to be fate's punch line.

You're here for a reason,
David.

You may not believe it now,
but you will,

which is why
you need to keep fighting.

Take this.

It's the number
for a friend of mine

who happens to be the best
oncologist you'll ever meet.

What's the other number?

Mine.

You're not doing this alone.

Nolan: Emily!

I've been calling you.

- Why didn't you pick up?
- My phone was off.

What's wrong?

Jack's leaving.

What do you mean, "leaving"?

Right now.
He's leaving town for good.

But... Well,
he didn't say anything.

Well, why would he?
He's already said everything.

I mean, did you really tell him

that you didn't
want to be with him?

I said that
I can't be with him.

Listen to yourself, Ems.

How many times did you think
you could push him away

before he finally broke?

What was I supposed to do,
Nolan?

You know how much
he's suffered because of me.

And still he chose you.

He loves you, Ems.

He had the guts
to open his heart.

Can you?

Honestly, do you even know
what you really want?

All right, well,
let me help you out,

because sometimes it's hard

to see what's
right in front of your eyes.

The only thing stopping you
from choosing Jack is you.

I know.

But I don't deserve him!

But you deserve me?

Ben, I'm sorry.

Why, because I finally
heard the truth?

Look, this is so much
more complica...

Will you talk to me like a person,
please?

I feel like I've earned
at least that much.

Do you want this to work
or not?

Well,
I guess there's our answer.

- Ben, wait.
- What?

The truth's out, Emily.

You were just hiding with me.
You weren't living.

And deep down, I knew it...

But I guess I didn't want to
face reality, either.

Jack's flight leaves
in 20 minutes.

If you want to stop him,

you need to make your decision
right now.

Stevie: You sure about this?
No regrets?

Jack: No, no regrets.

That makes me happy, Jack.

Hey, Carl! Carl!

Wait for me.

Let's go on the plane.

Let's do this.

I didn't get a chance to see you
at the club before I left.

Well, after the destruction
caused by Hurricane Louise,

I... I didn't think
I'd be seeing you again ever.

It's your suit, remember?

Look, I know you... You're mad.

I mean,
you have every right to be.

I hosted
the worst fundraiser ever

and ruined your relationship
with...

Hey, hey, hey, slow down.

Look, today didn't go as planned,
no question,

and I do have some damage
control to do with my boss.

But we still raised money
for the kids.

That's the important thing.

Huh.
I assumed you'd be pissed.

I was, but not at you.

Louise is a lunatic,
but she was a sideshow.

The main event was you,

a man trying to do something good, not...
Not destructive.

And despite her worst intentions,
you succeeded.

Wow.

Not at all how I imagined
this conversation was gonna go.

Usually, my friends start
uncapping the red sharpie

right about now.

Maybe it's time

you started looking at life
from a different perspective.

Because from this view,
it looks pretty great.

I've never met anyone like you.

Now you have.

I didn't know where else to go.

I can't get ahold of Victoria,
and I'm worried about her.

I know. Me too.

I was with her earlier.

She seemed so different...
Defeated.

And you left her?

Well,
she was with her bodyguard.

I made her promise
to call me tomorrow.

Something is not right
with her.

I feel so helpless.

I tried to get Nolan to admit
that he and Emily

were behind the whole thing today,
but...

Oh,
they're too clever to fall for that.

But they will make a mistake,

and we will be there
to catch them.

We?

I can get past our history...

If you can...
For Victoria.

I hope she's all right tonight.

Aww.

You missed your flight.

Seeing that look on your face

almost makes
the past year worthwhile,

the key word
being "almost."

What are you doing here, Mason?

We had a deal.

Yes, we did.

And I was waiting patiently,
typing away on my magnum opus...

The Secret Origin
of Emily Thorne.

So imagine my surprise

when I caught
your heartfelt performance,

announcing to all the world
that very same story... My story.

I had no choice.
Everything changed.

Yes, everything but you.

Which I suppose is just now
starting to become apparent,

standing there alone
on the tarmac,

realizing that while you hid
behind your mission of revenge,

everyone else around you
evolved.

Did you really think
they'd wait forever,

sacrificing everything
and getting nothing in return?

Did you honestly believe

that you'd get
your "happily ever after"

after so many lies
to so many different people...

Until all you had left
were enemies?

Like the little pyromaniac that you are,
you started a fire

and convinced yourself
that you could contain it.

But I know
your dirty little secret.

You can't exist
without revenge.

The endless cycle of hate,
it's your addiction.

And like all tales
of compulsion,

this will end the same way.

First you will crash...

And then you will burn.