Dare to Poison Me? I'm an Imperial Heiress! Episode 5

Episode 5 · Elena Moretti, Ryan, Vanessa

Episode 5 recap

Ryan feeds Vanessa pasta at a fancy restaurant while Vanessa posts about her pregnancy and promotion. Their coworkers mock Elena in the company group chat and praise Vanessa. From her hospital bed, Elena reads the messages and locks her phone. Days later, Elena completes her discharge paperwork and returns to the house. She discovers her clothes and laptop thrown into trash bags outside. Ryan steps onto the porch and demands she leave.

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Episode 5 scene by scene

00:00: Dinner and Group Chat Praise
Ryan feeds Vanessa pasta during a romantic dinner at a fancy restaurant. Vanessa shares a post about her promotion and pregnancy. In the company group chat, coworkers heap praise on Vanessa while writing mocking comments about Elena.
00:40: Elena Reads the Chat
Elena lies in her hospital bed and looks at her screen. She quietly reads through the degrading group chat messages sent by her coworkers. Without replying to any of the insults, Elena silently locks her phone.
00:44: Belongings Thrown on the Porch
Days pass, and Elena finishes her hospital discharge paperwork. She arrives at her house and walks up the front pathway. She stops when she sees her clothes, bags, and laptop already packed into trash bags on the front porch.
00:52: Ryan Clears Out Elena
Ryan steps out of the front door holding another bag filled with Elena's belongings. He drops the bag onto the ground right in front of her. Ryan tells Elena to take her junk and leave because Vanessa is moving in.

Key lines from episode 5

“You guys are too much. I just hope Elena takes care of herself.”
Vanessa · Vanessa replies to coworkers in the group chat during dinner with Ryan.

“What is in the past is in the past. Let's leave it there.”
Ryan · Ryan speaks while sitting with Vanessa at the restaurant during dinner.

“Oh good you are back. Grab your junk and go. Vanessa's moving in.”
Ryan · Ryan drops a garbage bag on the ground as Elena reaches the porch.

How episode 5 ends

Ryan stands on the porch and throws Elena's remaining possessions at her feet. He tells her to clear out her junk immediately because Vanessa is moving into the home. Harold Russo and Martha Russo appear in the doorway behind him. How will Elena respond to Ryan and his parents confronting her on the front steps?