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'Revenge' Episode 19 Recap: Identity

Ashley Riegle |
April 29, 2013 | 6:56 a.m. PDT

Staff Reporter

Conrad invites "Nightline" reporter Juju Chang to do an interview at Grayson Manor (ABC)
Conrad invites "Nightline" reporter Juju Chang to do an interview at Grayson Manor (ABC)

Episode 19, entitled, "Identity" revealed more about Victoria's teenage pregnancy, the identity of the mysterious hacker known as Falcon, and introduced a new chapter for Emily and Daniel. Last night's episode came after a month-long hiatus. Read a recap of the previous episode, "Masquerade" here

The episode began on a bright morning in the Hamptons, with Emily and Daniel appearing surprisingly and squarely back together. She spent the night at his place and kisses him goodbye before heading off to find Nolan. Despite the tensions they've experienced in their relationship, Daniel only seems to remember the good times and is working to charm her. 

Politically-motivated Conrad has requested medical proof from Victoria that her teenage pregnancy was in fact terminated. When she delivers the documents to him, he tells her he expects her to sit by his side in a "Nightline" interview with Juju Chang. Victoria criticizes his self-interested and "pompous campaign" and refuses to expose her personal life to aid his quest for political power. Telling him to "go to hell," she storms out leaving it unclear what will happen with the interview.

Nolan has been released from police custody after hours of brutal questioning about Padma. As we learned in the last episode, Padma is dead and Nolan is considered a suspect. Emily picks up Nolan from jail and brings him back to the Hamptons. She tells him about Victoria's doctored medical records, suggesting that the Falcon was the person who must have helped her. Though initially nonplused to go head to head with the Falcon, Nolan is eventually convinced by Emily to launch a full-scale war.

Ashley and Jack are spending time together plotting against Conrad. She brings him a copy of Conrad's schedule and suggests that appointments on his calendar are fake. Jack is inspired to follow up and spy on him. Jack secretly follows Conrad to a parking garage and discovers him getting into a car with a blond-haired women, AKA- the governor's wife. Sketchy!

In a flashback scene we learn that Victoria kept her baby, named Patrick, while he was an infant. During an afternoon at a park, she ran into a professor from a European art academy who encouraged her to apply for a scholarship. She told the professor that the baby was a child she au-paired. Later we learn she received the scholarship and a plane ticket to go off to school. However, in order for her to be able to take the scholarship, she would have to leave Patrick, which she apparently did. Flashing back to the present day, Victoria receives an email on her iPad alleging that the abortion documents were forged. She calls the Falcon in a fury, demanding that the source of the leaked document be identified and stopped immediately.

Charlotte and Declan continue to be getting along as a couple, preparing to apply for college. Charlotte reveals that she wants to go to Harvard. Declan says he might want to try for NYU. Regina, the girl Charlotte punched in the face during the masquerade ball approaches Charlotte at school and tries to make friends. She confides in Charlotte that her brother died of an overdose last year. They ditch school and go to get coffee with one another. Regina encourages Charlotte to embrace her "inner bad girl" by going out on the town with her, and clearly Charlotte is intrigued!

Daniel is becoming wary of Aiden's making trades for Grayson Global and convinces Takeda to tell him about Aiden's performance record. As they are talking, Aiden walks into Daniel's office, surprised to see his Revenge boss there. He asks to meet privately with Takeda and the two leave to get drinks. Takeda tells Aiden his behavior is threatening Emily's mission and making Daniel nervous. Aiden responds that Takeda's mission "leads nowhere". He killed the man who murdered his sister, and yet feels no peace. "When Emily's mission is over, then I'm going to end this fast and with no more casualties and there is nothing you can say to change my mind," Aiden says before walking out. 

Having sabotaged the Falcon's relationship with Victoria, Nolan is in a position of hacker power. They agree to meet at a NYC arcade. Nolan meets up with Falcon and learns that "he" is not a guy at all, the Falcon is a badass Asian girl! During an exchange of feisty banter, we learn that Nolan's middle name is Leslie. The Falcon says she knows everything about Nolan including that he hacked the State Department and stole money earlier in life, and that he used to visit David Clarke in prison. Nolan seems suprised by how much she knows, but maintains his cool. He challenges her to a video game competition at StreetFighter, which he aggressively wins. "You either honor our agreement, or it's game over for your precious hacker reputation," Nolan warns her. We later learn that Emily was hiding out in the arcade and took photos of the Falcon, which they later use to exploit her.

Conrad and Victoria attempt to play the part of happy couple (ABC)
Conrad and Victoria attempt to play the part of happy couple (ABC)

The "Nightline" interview crew arrives and begins setting up at Grayson Manor, catching Victoria completely off-guard. Despite her earlier protestations, Conrad went ahead with his plan anyway and begs her to support him. She reluctantly obliges. 

Before the interview begins, Victoria makes a private phone call to the Falcon, asking her to swear on her life that there's no way the information about her teenage pregnancy could be further leaked in any way. Victoria is seriously concerned. The Falcon tells Victoria there is absolutely no way anyone could access the information and that "her secret is safe." Victoria agrees to go ahead with the interview.

After being prodded by Daniel, Emily agrees to join Daniel in his one-on-one interview with Juju. During the live interview, Juju asks Emily if there are wedding bells in the future for she and Daniel. After a brief hesitation, Emily says she can't imagine an honor greater than joining the Grayson family.

Hearing that, an on-looking Victoria appears livid and Jack, who is watching the taping behind the scenes looks disgusted and walks out.

Emily phones Jack in private to apologize and offer an explanation for what she said in the interview. Jack is uninterested in hearing her excuses and says he no longer wants Emily to be Carl's godmother. Once home, Jack tells Declan he he doesn't want Emily around his son anymore. He also confides that the only reason he's keeping Ashley around is for his own benefit and that he plans to use her to his advantage.

Emily and Daniel appear as a couple on "Nightline" (ABC)
Emily and Daniel appear as a couple on "Nightline" (ABC)

Charlotte avoided the Grayson "Nightline" interview by heading into the city to party with Regina. As they're arriving to a club, Charlotte answers a call from Declan who wonders why she never showed up to help him with his college essay. She lies saying she has to be with her family. A paparazzi guy calls to them as they're walking in and Regina asks Charlotte if she's interested in putting on a show. They make out for the camera, to the delight of the surrounding club-goers. Scandal! 

During the live interview back at Grayson Manor, Juju announces that her production team has just confirmed an anonymous tip about a secret pregnancy. Conrad interupts Juju saying that in fact Victoria had been pregnant earlier in life, and aborted the baby. Juju challenges the couple asking if Victoria is denying that she abandoned a 6 month old son named Patrick to enroll in a European art school. Victoria looks stunned and admits that the story is true. She removes her microphone and walks out of the interview!

As the interview plays live on TV, Falcon calls Nolan demanding to know how he obtained the secret document about Victoria, confident that the only evidence was hidden on her computer. Nolan reveals that the zip drive he gave her at the arcade was a complete set-up which gave him complete access to her computer. As she begins to realize Nolan hacked her and has exposed her identity, FBI officers bust into the coffee shop where she is hacking and arrest her! The Falcon has been taken down.

In one fell swoop Emily and Nolan have exposed the Falco2n, ruining her relationship with Victoria and tipping her off to the feds. Emily and Nolan feel relieved about this triumph, having vindicated David Clarke and Padma's deaths. 

After the "Nightline" debacle, Daniel shows up at Emily's beach house. She mentions the fact that he has a brother, but he brushes it off saying the only thing he cares about is her. After teasing him about the "Nightline" wedding questions, she refers to Daniel affectionately as her boyfriend. He is delighted and says he wants to spend the rest of his life with her. He kisses her passionately and takes out her engagement ring. Daniel says that if Emily wants to be with him, she'll demonstrate it by wearing the ring again. 

Conrad is furious with Victoria for "hanging his reputation" on live television. He says cruel things about her abandoning her son and says he's sure it's only a matter of time before the media drag the missing Grayson son into the spotlight. She says she doesn't give a damn about his reputation. Ashley shows up at Grayson Manor with the video of Conrad and the Governor's wife. She uses the video to blackmail him into taking her back onto his campaign. It is unclear exactly what Ashley has up her sleeve.

Declan finds the video of Charlotte and Regina making out on the internet and laments to Jack about the fact that the Grayson family is a train wreck. 

Victoria shows up to Nolan's office, addressing him as a computer genius. She tells him he's being reinstated as the sole controller of Nolcorp, which he is visibly happy to hear. She then asks him to please help her track down her first born son. It is a vulnerable moment, and Nolan seems both truly surprised and even touched.

In the darkness of night, Aiden and Emily have a private conversation in which he asks her what will happen once she's successfully carried out her mission. She tells him that Daniel is pushing her to define their relationship, but that once the Graysons have paid for what they did to her father, she and Aiden can be together. Hearing that, Aiden is confident again in her allegiance to him and puts Daniel's ring on her finger telling her to, "marry the son of a bitch and take them down once and for all." The show ends with them kissing passionately. It looks like Emily is going to have a balancing act on her hands!

Click below to watch a preview of next week's episode, "Engagement". Just two episodes left in the season!

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