Charade (Revenge)

"Charade"
Revenge episode
Frank (Max Martini) and Amanda (Margarita Levieva)
Episode no.	Season 1 Episode 7
Directed by	Sanford Bookstaver
Written by	Mark B. Perry and Joe Fazzio
Original air date	November 2, 2011 (2011-11-02)
Running time	42 minutes
Guest appearance(s)
CCH Pounder as Warden Stiles Margarita Levieva as Emily Thorne/Amanda Clarke Amber Valletta as Lydia Davis Max Martini as Frank Stevens Ashton Holmes as Tyler Barrol James Tupper as David Clarke Emily Alyn Lind as Amanda Clarke Jamal Duff as Big Ed Alicia Coppola as Melissa Andetson Tracey Rooney as Nurse
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"Charade" is the seventh episode of the American television series Revenge, it premiered on ABC on November 2, 2011.

It was co-written by Mark B. Perry and Joe Fazzio and directed by Sanford Bookstaver.

The Graysons celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary. In past years they had thrown elaborate parties, but given recent events Victoria (Madeleine Stowe) and Conrad Grayson (Henry Czerny) opt to keep the celebration limited to a quiet dinner party. Meanwhile, Conrad and Victoria's marriage continues to struggle as Victoria continues to flash back to her betrayal of David Clarke (James Tupper) feeling immense guilt, while Conrad remains by Lydia Davis' (Amber Valletta) bedside, despite his declarations that he still loves Victoria. Frank (Max Martini) continues to look into Emily Thorne's (Emily VanCamp) past, leading to a brief confrontation at her home, that leads Emily to call for help in the form of her former warden (CCH Pounder). Despite the warden's attempts to steer Frank away, he soon discovers that "Emily Thorne" is actually the name of Amanda's former cellmate (Margarita Levieva) in jail. The two later exchanged names so Amanda/Emily could seek revenge on those who wronged her father. Frank finds the impostor Amanda at a strip club. After some talking, the fake Amanda kills Frank with a tire iron, just as he is about to expose Emily to Victoria over the phone.

Emily and Daniel's (Josh Bowman) romance continues to be threatened by Daniel's Harvard friend, Tyler (Ashton Holmes). Emily enlists Nolan Ross' (Gabriel Mann) help in taking down Tyler, now trusting him as an ally. Nolan discovers that Tyler's family went bankrupt and he has become something of a con man in order to restore the wealth his family once had. Tyler seduces Nolan in an effort to keep him from exposing his lies to the Graysons, but Nolan later reveals he videotaped the tryst as part of his plot to ruin Tyler.