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The story
The short version. Revenge, 30 episodes on YourChannel. Jess walks in on Sam like she is expected, drops a bag in the hallway, and Sam says her old room is still exactly how she left it. Violet is two months pregnant and says nothing.
The surprise is Jess's. She walks in on Sam like she is expected, drops a bag in the hallway, and greets Violet for the first time with a smile: you must be Violet, and you must be Jess. Sam stands behind her and says your old room is still exactly how you left it. Violet says nothing. She is two months pregnant, wearing a white bathrobe, and she is already reading the way Jess holds her body, the way Sam cannot meet her eyes, the way the kitchen has suddenly become someone else's room.
By the fifth morning Jess is making breakfast herself. I made breakfast today, especially for you, Violet, pregnancy cravings and all. How do you like my cooking? Is it good? Violet tastes it. She knows exactly what she is tasting. She looks up and says, delicious, thank you. What Jess does not know is that Violet used to be a forensic toxicologist, that she has already begun gathering compounds, and that the warehouse conversation they are about to have will be the last one Jess gets to have on her feet.
The next morning Jess is in the kitchen. Morning, Violet. Sam told me how you two met. You were his secretary. She has done the math on knowing Sam since she was four. She congratulates Violet on the pregnancy, mentions Claire, and volunteers to help with the dishes. She drops a glass on purpose, sighs it slipped, and thinks out loud what she is really doing: she wants me angry, I need her careless. Then she picks up the orange juice and pours the whole pitcher over Violet's head. Violet kneels and starts mopping the floor, because the residue on the tile is evidence.
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