"Betrayal" is the third episode of the first season of the American drama television series ''

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''. It aired on

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on October 5, 2011, and was written by Salvatore Stabile and directed by

Matt Earl Beesley Matthew Earl Beesley is an American film director and television director living in Bell Canyon, California; he is the son of Dr. Earl Beesley. From 1984 to 1988, he worked as assistant director on a number of notable films including ''National ...

Plot

With the help of Nolan Ross (

Gabriel Mann Gabriel Mann (born Gabriel Wilhoit Amis Mick; May 14, 1972) is an American actor and model, known for his role as Nolan Ross on the ABC drama series ''Revenge''. He has co-starred in several films, including ''The Life of David Gale'', '' The B ...

), Emily Thorne (

Emily VanCamp Emily Irene VanCamp (; born May 12, 1986) is a Canadian actress. She gained acclaim and international recognition for portraying the lead role of Emily Thorne on the ABC series ''Revenge'' (2011–2015). She also starred on the Fox medical dra ...

) sets her sights on federal prosecutor Tom Kingsley (

Yancey Arias Yancey Arias (born June 27, 1971) is an American actor. He played Miguel Cadena in the NBC series '' Kingpin'' and Gabriel Williams in the FX series '' Thief''. Life and career Born and raised in New York City to a Puerto Rican mother, Miriam, ...

), now a state senator, who put her father (

James Tupper James Tupper (born August 4, 1965) is a Canadian actor known for his roles as Jack Slattery on the ABC television series '' Men in Trees'', Dr. Chris Sands on the NBC medical drama series '' Mercy'', and David Clarke on ABC's ''Revenge''. He a ...

) in prison. Daniel (

Josh Bowman Joshua Tobias Bowman (born 4 March 1988) is an English actor. He is best known for his role as Daniel Grayson in the TV series ''Revenge''. Early life Bowman was born in Berkshire on 4 March 1988. He was educated at the Wellington College boa ...

) finds he cannot resist Emily; she orchestrates another date on which Daniel is confronted by the brother of his ex-girlfriend who was involved in his car accident. Victoria (

Madeleine Stowe Madeleine Stowe (born August 18, 1958) is an American actress. She appeared mostly on television before her role in the 1987 crime-comedy film '' Stakeout''. She went on to star in the films ''Revenge'' (1990), ''Unlawful Entry'' (1992), ''The L ...

) learns more about Emily, and her suspicions increase. Victoria reflects on time when she was in love with David Clarke (Tupper) and saw that he would certainly be convicted. She had told Kingsley she had evidence exonerating him, which Kingsley ignored when Conrad (

Henry Czerny Henry Czerny ( ; born February 8, 1959) is a Canadian stage, film, and television actor. He is known for his roles in the films '' The Boys of St. Vincent'', ''Clear and Present Danger'', '' The Ice Storm'', '' The Exorcism of Emily Rose'', '' Fid ...

) offered to support his political ambitions. Kingsley receives two video e-mails showing him with his ex-mistress Erin (Kim Swennen), to whom he had given money for an abortion. Later at a fundraiser that Victoria had thrown for him, a still-pregnant Erin appears, smiling happily; meanwhile, messages appear on the tablet computer of an astonished Kingsley, blackmailing him into retirement from political life. It is later revealed that Emily released the videos of Kingsley and Erin to the press. When Nolan asks why, she says, "I didn't want to just destroy his career. I wanted to destroy his life."

Production

The episode was written by supervising producer Salvatore Stabile, while '' CSI: Miami'' veteran

directed it.

Reception

Ratings

The episode was watched by 7.69 million viewers in its original American broadcast, earning a 2.4 rating/6% share in the 18–49 demographics. This was a desecrease of about one million viewers from the previous episode, which was watched by 8.54 million viewers with a 2.7 rating/8% share in the 18–49 demographics.

References

External links

* {{Revenge Revenge (TV series) episodes 2011 American television episodes