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'Revenge' Episode Recap: Exodus

Ashley Riegle |
December 30, 2013 | 10:07 a.m. PST

Arts and Culture Editor

"Exodus" begins with a flash forward on the deck of the yacht following the wedding. Emily apologizes aloud before being shot twice and falling overboard into the ocean. To catch yourself up on the episode leading up to "Surrender" click here.

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Emily is taking vials of her blood. She, Nolan and Aiden are conspiring together to help frame Victoria for Emily's murder.

After a night of passion, Conrad snoops through Lydia's bag and learns that Lydia has been living on Margaux's expense account as she looks into Conrad's past. He is outraged and tells Lydia to leave. On the way out, she steals the photo of Emily disguised as a waitress from years earlier.

Conrad is supportive of Emily and Daniel's marriage and agrees to help convince Victoria to attend the wedding. He realizes that having Patrick resurface might encourage Victoria to attend, and brings the golden son back to Grayson Manor. Predictably, she is delighted and begrudgingly agrees to attend the wedding festivities at Patrick's encouragement. 

Daniel is working overtime up to the 11th hour at Voulez- avoiding the reality that awaits him. Sara pops into his office to seemingly remind him once again what he's passing up.

Patrick shows up at Nolan's seaside pad. He apologizes to Nolan for disappearing; he also tells him he can't continue the relationship, saying his mother really needs him. Despite Nolan's most charming efforts, Patrick stands his ground. Emily stops by the Stowaway to say goodbye to Jack before the wedding. They hug and Emily admits one last thing. She tells him that Amanda died in her arms and that she made Emily promise to take care of Jack and Carl. Jack is bewildered as to why Emily waited to tell him this now and angry with her for again keeping secrets.

Lydia shows up at Emily's beach house, saying she wants her house back. Using the photo she found as blackmail material, Emily concedes to hand over the beach house. Will Lydia find the photos of Emily and her father she has stashed in the house?

Charlotte appears in Emily's dressing room, saying she loves her and is excited to be her sister. Victoria is walked down the aisle by Patrick and Conrad- one on each arm. She looks stunning in a floor length boysenberry tulle dress. Emily also looks incredible in her strapless dress and veil, and Daniel so handsome in his tux. They are married in a breathtaking outdoor chapel with Victoria looking spitefully over them. 

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During the reception, Emily and Daniel share a dance and Em realizes Daniel is drinking heavily. He blames it on the Glenlivet given to him by his father- a Grayson tradition. But while no one is looking, he sneaks off to phone Sara. It's clear Daniel's unhappy and medicating himself, but pushes forward with the festivities. He later kisses Emily passionately, promising to be a devoted husband and father to their baby.

Nolan shares a touching dance with Emily whispering, "long live David Clarke". They embrace, then he returns to the party sending a controversial text to Patrick. "I know the truth about Father Paul". And with that, Patrick vanished from the wedding. He appears later at Nolan's, where he learns that his Hampton's beau knew all along that he caused the crash, and hasn't told a soul. He merely texted him that to bring him back. Nolan promises Patrick that he is safe with him. As it appears that the two are rekindling their romance, Nolan walks into another room and Patrick accidentally stumbles upon Nolan's secret wall safe hidden behind a painting. 

In a private room, Conrad confronts Lydia about their relationship begging her to be honest asking, "Do you love me?" She confirmed his question stating that she was excited to stir things up in the Hamptons with Conrad. Moments later, the pair appeared in the foyer of Grayson Manor announcing they'd be joining the wedding party on the yacht- as a couple. Though horrified, neither Victoria nor Emily know how to fix the situation. Lydia seems firm on destroying Emily one way or another.

Over at the Stowaway, Sara and Jack watch TV news coverage of the Grayson wedding and drowned their sorrows. Increasingly drunk, Sara makes a pass at Jack saying she'd sleep with him that evening. Being the gentleman he is, Jack laughingly refuses and calls her a cab.

Back on the yacht, Lydia sneaks into the bathroom behind Victoria. She presents the photograph of Emily disguised as a catering waitress. Though Victoria wants to hate Lydia with a fiery passion, she wants to hate Emily more. She is delighted by the gift saying, "And they say no one ever thinks of the mother of the bride". 

Daniel's cellphone rings and he learns that Sara tried to kill herself. Charlotte attempts to comfort him, but he's inconsolable. 

Victoria meets Emily on the deck of the yacht, presenting the photo as evidence that Emily has been stalking her family and son for years. Emily admits that Victoria's busted her on one item- she's not pregnant. She confesses that she used that ploy to get Daniel to marry her. Just then, Aiden pops out of the shadows and puts a chloroform rag over Victoria's mouth.

He takes her into the shadows as Emily is supposed to initiate the plan and jump into the ocean. Instead, Daniel appears, drunken and staggering. He's heard everything Emily confessed to Victoria and is livid. He grabs the gun and shoots her twice, sending Emily overboard. Seemingly stunned by his own actions, Daniel hurls the gun overboard and returns to the family party like nothing's happened. Within moments the yacht's captains sound an alarm and Charlotte realizes both Victoria and Emily are missing. Spotting blood on the ship's deck and a portion of Emily's torn wedding dress, she looks horrified as the scene cuts away.

On the beach, Aiden swims up to find Jack waiting there too. They're both concerned Emily hasn't made it to the shore yet- and look over to find her wedding dress washed up in the sand. The men are shocked, realizing things haven't unfolded according to plan and Emily is somewhere, bloody and lost at sea.

Check out a preview for the next episode of "Revenge". "Homecoming" will air following the mid-season hiatus on Sunday, January 5.

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