The Heir They Threw Away Episode 4

Episode 4 · 30 episodes · Adrian, Damon, Gerald

Episode 4 recap

Vanessa weeps to Gerald and Diana, claiming her limited-edition lipstick vanished and Damon saw Adrian take it. Adrian denies the theft and states Damon knows the truth. Vanessa demands punishment. Gerald removes his leather belt, knocks Adrian down, and whips him repeatedly. Afterward, two bodyguards drag Adrian down the hall, throw him onto a bed in a moldy storage room, and padlock the door, leaving him injured, starving, and crying in the dark.

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Episode 4 scene by scene

00:00: The Missing Lipstick Accusation
Vanessa cries before Gerald and Diana, claiming her limited-edition lipstick is gone because Damon saw Adrian steal it. Adrian denies taking it and tells her Damon knows its location. Diana yells at Adrian, while Vanessa accuses him of framing Damon.
00:31: Gerald Uses the Belt
Vanessa insists her parents teach Adrian a lesson before he ruins the family. Gerald stands up from his seat and pulls off his leather belt. He knocks Adrian to the floor and whips his son violently across his body.
00:42: Locked in the Storage Room
Two bodyguards drag a battered Adrian through the hallway and toss him onto a bed inside a decrepit, moldy storage room. They padlock the door from the outside. Adrian sits injured on the floor without food, sobbing quietly in the dark.

Key lines from episode 4

“I lost a limited edition lipstick today... I didn't want to say anything, afraid I'd blame him wrongly again. But Damon said he saw him.”
Vanessa · Vanessa cries to her parents about her missing cosmetics in the mansion living room.

“I didn't take it, Vanessa. Where that lipstick is, Damon knows better than anyone.”
Adrian Ashford · Adrian defends himself after Vanessa accuses him of stealing her lipstick in the living room.

“I'll beat you till you take it back!”
Gerald Ashford · Gerald lashes out with his belt after Vanessa demands Adrian be taught a lesson.

How episode 4 ends

Gerald's bodyguards lock Adrian away inside the moldy, pitch-black storage room. Adrian sits on the floor, covered in fresh wounds from his father's belt, weeping without any food or medical care. Will anyone in the Ashford mansion check on Adrian's severe injuries, or will they leave him locked away to starve?