Rogue

I also think Corinne's pregnancy played a part in her irrationality. As I've said before I don't believe she knew she was pregnant, but I think her hormones may have been why she went so weepy. She may then have realised she wasn't acting like herself and sought medical help and the pills just made her worse!

Definitely agree that Corrine wasn't Mentally-Ill-With-A-Capital-M ill -- totally crazy. Nor was she Evil-With-A-Capital-E -- like Nathan and Hugh. I don't think Corrine suffers from some chronic mental health condition.

But I do think that she was suffering a full-blown episode of mental illness: clinical depression. Her condition, it would appear, was calculatedly turned from bad to life threatening. Sorta like feeding a diabetic donuts.

That said, though, I think that all along, Corrine was capable of trying anything to keep Gideon, including playing the suicide card. I wonder, though, whether under "normal" conditions (if that's the right word) Corrine's playing of the suicide card would have simply involved verbal threats as a means of manipulation. The wrong meds simply ratcheted Corrine up to the point where she's actually do an attempt, not just talk about it.

I wonder could that (verbal threats) have been the 'tack' Corinne was taking on the phone to Gideon during that phone call. He said she was teary (Eva's word not Gideon's) so it may be an under-exaggeration to lessen Eva's worry. He also said he'd never heard her like that before. But it would explain his icy fury at her words. What do you think?

I can't find the post but I think someone said they thought Michael might be Hugh's son out for revenge against Gideon for his father's suicide.

Based on the information we have though, Gideon had to have been financially very well off when he confronted Hugh - he threatened to set up an unlimited fund to finance any lawsuits against him.

Therefore Gideon had to be at least 21 which was 7 years ago as he is now 28. He stated that Hugh had a young son who was only a few years old when his father committed suicide, so I'd estimate he's approximately 10-12 now. I don't think we need to worry about him targeting Gideon and Eva just yet.

Page 140, Gideon on his cell phone talking to a crying Corrine, trying to yet again explain they're friends but he can't give her what she wants ... Eva walks in on the conversation, in tears because she'd just finished talking on the phone to her father about Nathan ... just before Gideon noticed Eva standing there and immediately ending the Corrine call ...

"Stop," he said icily. "This isn't the tack you want to take with me, Corrine."

The word "icy" I immediately associated with Elizabeth Vidal, how icy Gideon was with his mother (and when talking about her too). I wondered to myself then whether Corrine had started playing the family card, and that's when Gideon chilled.

That was my first red flag that Corrine had reconnected with the Vidals -- and that both she and Elizabeth got into some weird codependent dynamic of trying to join forces so that both of them could get Gideon back in their own way -- Elizabeth get back the son she lost and Corrine get back the lost love of her life.

I just reread this chapter and shortly after this phone call, Eva asks Gideon whay Corinne wanted (besides him) He told her she was "teary" and that he'd never heard her like that before. I assume this is the 'tack' she was now trying with Gideon. That's not to say she wasn't talking about how much his family/mother wanted them back together while crying though...

Clancy was my thought also as to who had covered up Gideon's crime. Each interaction he has with Eva seemed to me to have another clue toward this. His saying she was more than just a job to him. He stated that he was covering both Eva & Nathan. If he had a tracker planted on Eva it stands to reason that he was following Nathan, as planting a tracker on him would be difficult.

He also says that he was in service like his brother and sister but doesn't elaborate as to what agency he worked for.

He also said something like once Nathan's death was confirmed he killed the tracker on Eva. This statement is strange - like he already knew he was dead but waited for it to be confirmed or he was waiting for him to be killed - I don't know but it struck me as odd phrasing.

I think he saw Gideon either enter or leave Nathan's hotel, assumed Gideon had killed Nathan & entered the room to find a way to help. Removing the bracelet & taking copies of the photos to plant on someone plausible he knew (from other sources) would die soon.

Just thought of another thing... He also felt guilty that he had 'dropped the ball' so to speak when Nathan attacked Cary. He felt responsible for not protecting someone Eva cared for and I don't think he would want to make the same mistake again. Given Clancy knows the full history of Nathan and Eva (something Angus may or may not know) I don't believe he would have had any qualms about covering up Gideon's crime.

He might not have the same drive to commit the murder (if you know what I mean, he wouldn't just kill Nathan for appearing in NY and stalking someone he's hired to protect) but I think he would understand Gideon's motivation for doing so, and assist him in anyway possible if he realised what Gideon had just done.

In fact Eva asked him what he would do to protect his wife. His answer "what wouldn't I do?"

Excellent point!!! It's an even more plausible scenario that Elizabeth Vidal giving Corrine Dr. Anne Lucas' name.

Dr. Terry Lucas, obviously there without his wife that night, had invited Eva to go have a drink with him at the bar, where I'm sure he was ready to poison her mind against Gideon. Eva walked away from both men after they argued over her. A minute later, Gideon abandoned Corrine with hardly a good-bye, tearing out of the fundraiser.

So I can see Terry inviting Corrine for a drink instead, lending a sympathetic ear -- all the while pumping Corrine for information. He knew enough to know Corrine was "Mrs. Giroux" but I wonder whether he knew yet that many years ago, Corrine had been Gideon's fiancee. He wasn't yet a celebrity when they had been together.

Perhaps Terry started out suspecting Gideon was seducing another man's wife, but then found out the truth about Corrine and could see how unhappy she was at that moment. I'll bet you're right -- he gave Corrine's his wife's card.

Then he probably ran home and told Anne all about what went on at that dinner table, proving yet again how much of a mysogynistic jerk Gideon Cross is, the way he treated both Eva and Corrine. Anne may have been secretly thrilled with the new knowledge.

Thus more irony -- the same night that Gideon inadvertently handed to Corrine psychological weapons to use against Eva, Terry handed to Anne psychological weapons to use against Corrine.

A lot of people have been saying that Corinne may have met either Anne or Terry Lucas at some sort of social event and that is how Anne came to be her shrink.

The bit I find most implausible is if someone said to me "You look sad, here's my / my wife's card, you should call me / her, she's a shrink."

My reaction would not be, "Maybe you're right, thanks very much, I will."

It would be, "How very dare you" and I'd probably throw a drink in their face for good measure. Is that just me?

Granted they may have just met socially, Anne told her what she did and maybe give her a card and when Corinne decided she needed some help she remembered Anne and made an appointment.

However, the level of manipulation most people are attributing to Anne does not fit with this scenario.

What do you think?

Gotcha.. But y u up so early..!! Lol

LOL it's nearly lunchtime here in the UK :)

When Gideon found out about Corrine's Stunt # 2 (her trying to trick Eva into thinking Gideon had just spent 20-plus minutes screwing her (Corrine's) brains out in Corrine's own bed) a great deal of his guilt evaporated. He decided then and there he wanted no further contact with Corrine. Alas, it wasn't that easy.

 

I'm hoping Gideon is going to find out Dr. Anne Lucas, M.D., psychiatrist, deliberately fed anti-depressants to the clinically depressed Corrine in a way to turn Corrine full-blown suicidal. That knowledge could do a great deal to alleviate the guilt Gideon has over the suicide attempt -- and as a two-fer, stop him from feeling guilty that he'd made Anne collateral damage in his vendetta against Terry Lucas. Because if it's true that Anne did it (tried to literally help kill Corrine) then Anne is every bit as evil as Hugh was. Gideon might rethink Anne's seduction of him.

I'm still not convinced that Anne is Corinne's doctor. I can't figure out how they would have met and it seems a little convenient that if Corinne sought out medical help she would have just walked into Anne's practice. I also don't believe Anne was Elizabeth's shrink so I doubt she recommended / introduced them.

Also, surely Gideon would have seen Corinne's pills on the night he found out she was taking them (the name of the prescribing Dr would have been on the bottle) or the name of her shrink would have been mentioned somewhere in conversation (Gideon was there for hours talking about how she's been acting, her medication etc...) It all feels a little incestuous, Corinne seeks medical help and it just happens to be the one shrink in town that Gideon has f*****.

Not that I wouldnt like some of what you've said to be true. If Gideon's guilt over both situations could be reduced / removed I think it would certainly help his recovery & remove some of hos self loathing.

Excellent point .... Elizabeth has got a lot of explaining to do. She said two pediatricians examined him.

 

I wonder whether it might have gone down like this:

 

• Suspicions come up while the abuse is still at the stage where Hugh is performing hand jobs on Gideon, something that would not leave marks.
• Pediatrician #1 examines Gideon and honestly does not find marks. But this doctors does violate ethics and the law by keeping the "investigation" a secret instead of performing mandatory reporting to child protective services.
• Hugh is continued to allowed access to Gideon. Now thinking the coast is clear, he escalates the abuse to forcible penetration.
• Something prompts Elizabeth to seek a second opinion -- perhaps some radical changes for the worse in Gideon's mental state?
• Terry Lucas is the second pediatrician. He does find evidence of abuse -- but he tells Elizabeth he didn't. Worse, he works hard to convince Elizabeth that Gideon is a liar, in order to stop Elizabeth from investigating any further.

I agree LN, this is exactly the course of events that I had in mind. I also think it is why Gideon has not / is not seeking revenge against pediatrician #1. In his eyes that man didn't really do anything wrong except possibly not reporting the accusation to child services. Pediatrician #1s reasons for doing so could be understood though, as if there is no evidence why make an accusation that could tarnish someones reputation (a pretty serious thing for someone in that field) when there is no proof.

Gideon did find out that Anne & Hugh's entire family worked in mental health. The question is -- when did he learn that?

 

I hate to think that Gideon told another one of his half truths ... told Eva (correctly) getting even with Dr. Terry Lucas was a motive for him f****** Anne. But what if there was a double-motive involved -- f***** Anne because of what her brother did to him?

Gideon seeks revenge on those people who hurt him but he doesn't actively try to hurt innocent parties , although his actions often cause him to do so.

He sought out, Hugh warned him that he would do everything in his power to stop this happening to someone else. Hugh then chose to end his own life, whether that was throught guilt, remorse or losing his career he had worked so long for we probably will never know.

Gideon feels guilty for hurting Hugh's wife and child as he feels responsible for the man's suicide, which to me gives great insight into Gideon's character especially given what Hugh put him through.

Gideon also sought revenge on Dr Terry Lucas by sleeping with his wife. It is important to remember that it was not Gideon who initiated that relationship though, it was Anne. Gideon simply took advantage of an opportunity that presented itself to hurt this man in the same manner Terry had hurt him. Again, he feels guilty that Anne got hurt by his actions even though she was the one who came onto him.

If Anne had never approached Gideon I believe he would have taken revenge on Dr Lucas through work somehow (Gideon owns the building where Terry works) but I don't think Gideon has any desire to deliberatly punish or seek revenge on anyone except those who personally caused him harm.

Hi Rogue,

What you describe as a long distance friendship doesn’t really sound like a friendship at all.  It actually sounds like someone who is being civilized when seeing someone they once knew; sort of like a hi and bye type of greeting.  You know the “how nice to see you†or “how is the wife and children†or “how is businessâ€.  When all is said and done it more of an; “it was nice to see you†type of greeting.  What do you think?  What does everyone think?

Hi Gigi,

Yes that's what I assumed he meant when he told Corinne he wanted to be long distance friends. Either that or he meant for her to clear off back to France and make it a proper long distance LOL

I really can't see how any other type of friendship would be possible for Gideon & Corinne now. They move in the same social circles (when she is in N.Y. at least) and it would be rude and awkward if they were to totally ignore one another at events, but I think social niceties will be as far as their communication extends going forward.

I have to say no. Saying that though I am confused as to why she agreed to see him when she was in SD. Her and Gideon are married for goodness sakes. I do think subconsciously she is doing this to get even with Gideon, but I am over Brett. Eva could never date someone like Brett. She is way to jealous and insecure. She'd be thinking about all of those girls backstage while he is out on tour.

I agree that even if Gideon were not in the picture, Eva still would not be with Brett. She knows herself that a relationship between them would be a bad idea for a number of reasons, mainly...

1. Her jealousy and insecurity could not handle dating someone with that kind of lifestyle.

2. A fear of regressing to her old ways. Eva does not like the person she was when she was with Brett 4 years ago. She has no desire to ever be that person again.

One thing I think people keep forgetting though is that Gideon & Eva were not married when she agreed to meet up with Brett in SD. The only contact she has had with Brett since marrying Gideon is sending him a smiley face text message - which was a way for her to keep her promise to him (that she would make contact and not always wait for him to initiate) without actually calling him up or having any real contact.

I definitely think she will meet Brett alone in SD. They need to talk about the sex tape face-to-face so that they can both gauge each others honest reactions about the situation. I also think they need to meet one more time now that Eva can finally be totally honest with Brett and make it quite clear just how serious she and Gideon are.

I get why people are mad at Eva for her interaction with Brett in this book, and to be honest the thoughts of how sexy he was me off too. But, we need to remember:

The first time Brett & Eva had a proper conversation (when she took him to lunch)- she was unsure of Gideon, he had taken Corinne to dinner the night before, he wouldnt talk to her - but she still Brett she was in love with Gideon.

The next time the talk on the phone - she says she'll only go to the Golden event id he is ok with them being friends. She even goes so far as to say she doesn't want to lead him on (ie nothing will happen between them, she's not interested)

The Golden event - this is the first time Gideon & Eva are seen back in public together. In fact publicly its supposed to be the night they reconcile. Therefore Eva tells Brett that she loves Gideon and is giving him another chance, but there is only so much she can say, she has to be cautious of anyone finding out they've been together for a while

Does anyone get where I'm coming from?

Hi Jeanmarie,

I think that given the situation, Gideon couldn’t have sent Eva a text. I really sat and thought about it and I wondered what would happen if Gideon got texts from untraceable cell phones. If the police were investigating him in secret, then it would only raise more suspicion. I think that it was just a bad situation all around. Do you know what I mean? I can definitely see your point though. Eva deserved a phone call or a text at the very least. I just don’t think that the circumstances permitted it. What do you think? What does everyone think?

Hi Gigi,

I think it is important to remember though, at this point Gideon & Eva's relationship is public knowledge (in fact they are married) a fact which can be found by anyone nosy enough to go looking through marriage records at City Hall. So a phone call or text message was certainly possible without raising any suspicions. However I personally believe if Gideon had contacted Eva she would have demanded to know where he was and what he was doing and that was not a conversation he wanted to have on the phone.

Also a few people were confused as to when Gideon had time to text Angus at the hospital to come and take Eva away. I assume this happened while she was talking to JFG and he was over talking to his mother and Corinne's parents. God knows what they were saying about Eva and the fact that she was there and that probably convinced him to send that message before someone confronted Eva and tried to blame Corinne's condition on her. What do you all think?

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I went back over Eva/Gideon's timeline to figure out the timing for where Corrine's timing figured in ....

From the Monday evening that Eva and Gideon met in the Crossfire lobby to the Thursday evening that Entwined wrapped up, 59 days passed - about two months, -- eight and a half weeks.

"Four months pregnant" meaning in the fourth month could cover anything from the start of week 12 to the end of week 16. For this example, I'm going to go with the low end -- 12 weeks -- because Corrine, who was a slender woman, was not yet showing.

If these numbers work, then:

• Corrine would have been around 4-5 weeks along when Gideon met Eva. Corrine learned about Eva's existence on day 6 (the night of the advocacy center dinner, when Gideon talked to Corrine after the date-gone-badly was over.) It's possible she didn't yet know she was pregnant.
• It was day 17 that Corrine became desperate enough to crash the fundraiser where she started chasing Gideon in person in New York. So we're talking 6-7 weeks along, in her second month. Perhaps she did know by then, and that's why she threw all caution to the wind to try to get Gideon back as quickly as possible. This was around the time, too, if she became Dr. Anne Lucas' patient, so I'm actually going to give Corrine the benefit of the doubt.
• Day 28 is when Gideon started "dating" Corrine again. She's definitely 8+ weeks along now. She had to have known by then she was pregnant, I believe. If she knew exactly how far along she was, she knew she needed to seduce Gideon as soon as possible to trap him into marrying her while she was still pregnant, passing off the child as his and by the time the baby was born "too early" they'd already be married, and no way would Gideon throw her out to raise a child alone. .
• Somewhere between day 42 and 44 is when Gideon cut Corrine off. She was now in definitely somewhere into her third month, and having failed to seduce Gideon by now, it's already too late to simply get him into bed and then trick him that he'd knocked her up the very first time. She'd start showing soon, so there's no way he would buy her being newly-pregnant.
• Day 57 is when Corrine took the pills.

But surely with modern technology, Corinne cant truly have believed she could convince Gideon the baby was his long enough to get him up the aisle?

Gideon NEEDS control. Corinne knows him enough to know that. He is without doubt the type of man who would insist on attending ultrasounds/scans to check on the health of his child.

Now, while he might have done the honourable thing and proposed when she announced she was pregnant, Corinne would have been hard pushed to stop Gideon attending the ultrasounds not to mention, get a divorce and Gideon up the aisle before the baby made an early appearance.

I know she was desperate but you dont scheme like Corinne does especially about something this complicated without realising the pitfalls of the plan, and some of these are almost insurmountable.

Gideon is far too thorough about checking facts and if Corinne were to announce she were pregnant after 1 night together, he would want proof of the estimated conception date from a doctor.

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I went back over Eva/Gideon's timeline to figure out the timing for where Corrine's timing figured in ....

From the Monday evening that Eva and Gideon met in the Crossfire lobby to the Thursday evening that Entwined wrapped up, 59 days passed - about two months, -- eight and a half weeks.

"Four months pregnant" meaning in the fourth month could cover anything from the start of week 12 to the end of week 16. For this example, I'm going to go with the low end -- 12 weeks -- because Corrine, who was a slender woman, was not yet showing.

If these numbers work, then:

• Corrine would have been around 4-5 weeks along when Gideon met Eva. Corrine learned about Eva's existence on day 6 (the night of the advocacy center dinner, when Gideon talked to Corrine after the date-gone-badly was over.) It's possible she didn't yet know she was pregnant.
• It was day 17 that Corrine became desperate enough to crash the fundraiser where she started chasing Gideon in person in New York. So we're talking 6-7 weeks along, in her second month. Perhaps she did know by then, and that's why she threw all caution to the wind to try to get Gideon back as quickly as possible. This was around the time, too, if she became Dr. Anne Lucas' patient, so I'm actually going to give Corrine the benefit of the doubt.
• Day 28 is when Gideon started "dating" Corrine again. She's definitely 8+ weeks along now. She had to have known by then she was pregnant, I believe. If she knew exactly how far along she was, she knew she needed to seduce Gideon as soon as possible to trap him into marrying her while she was still pregnant, passing off the child as his and by the time the baby was born "too early" they'd already be married, and no way would Gideon throw her out to raise a child alone. .
• Somewhere between day 42 and 44 is when Gideon cut Corrine off. She was now in definitely somewhere into her third month, and having failed to seduce Gideon by now, it's already too late to simply get him into bed and then trick him that he'd knocked her up the very first time. She'd start showing soon, so there's no way he would buy her being newly-pregnant.
• Day 57 is when Corrine took the pills.

But surely with modern technology, Corinne cant truly have believed she could convince Gideon the baby was his long enough to get him up the aisle?

Gideon NEEDS control. Corinne knows him enough to know that. He is without doubt the type of man who would insist on attending ultrasounds/scans to check on the health of his child.

Now, while he might have done the honourable thing and proposed when she announced she was pregnant, Corinne would have been hard pushed to stop Gideon attending the ultrasounds not to mention, get a divorce and Gideon up the aisle before the baby made an early appearance.

I know she was desperate but you dont scheme like Corinne does especially about something this complicated without realising the pitfalls of the plan, and some of these are almost insurmountable.

Gideon is far too thorough about checking facts and if Corinne were to announce she were pregnant after 1 night together, he would want proof of the estimated conception date from a doctor.

Does anyone know off the top of their heads how long the timeline is from book 1 to book 3?

I'm just trying to figure out if Corinne could have truly believed she could have convinced Gideon that he was the father of her child (if she did know she was pregnant).

Off the top of my head I think the books last approx 3 months so far. Corinne appeared a couple of weeks in, and if she knew she was pregnant, I would assume she would have to be at least 1 month into the pregnancy before returning to NY. If that's the case she needs to get Gideon into bed immediately if he's to believe the baby is his. However she delayed her return to NY because she was afraid of facing Gideon & Eva together - not the actions of someone with a deadline.

Even if she had managed to get Gideon into bed quickly and told him the baby was his, chances are he would have found out fairly quickly (certainly before she managed to get divorced and Gideon's ring on her finger) that actually she was a month or two further along than she was claiming & Giroux was the father ( Gideon strikes me as the type who would attend every ultrasound/scan)

Personally I'm not convinced she knew she was pregnant. Can a pregnant woman take anti-depressants? Would she have done so regardless of the consequences if she had known about the pregnancy?

Would she have attempted suicide as a manipulation tp get Gideon back, knowing she was pregnant?

Don't get me wrong I think she is a manipulative b**** and the sooner she off the better. But I'm not convinced she knew of this pregnancy...

I get what your saying,but some female Drs keep their maiden names in their professional lives. When Terry Lucas examined Gideon there was no sigh of anal penetration, it was just hand jobs. Gideon was called a liar. Christopher said nothing happened. They blamed Gideons state of mind. When Hugh returned with Anne it opened the gates for total penetration. Elizabeth believed the doctors not her son. I know it's a dark path.

We don't know though when Terry was called in to examine Gideon. My belief though due to the hatred Gideon harbours for Dr Lucas is that, by the time he examined Gideon there was physical proof. Gideon was seen by 2 different pediatricians - we have never really heard mention of the other, I believe because there was no proof when he examined Gideon so Gideon forgave him for that. Terry however saw the proof and lied - hence the animosity between them.

I get what you are saying about Anne using her maiden name for work but what I dont understand is why it would take Gideon so long to connect the dots between Terry & Hugh if he knew of Anne's existence. If he knew they were brother and sister surely he would have investigated the whole family - if 2 members of it were treating his family. Do you know what I mean?

Is anyone else slightly confused by Victor's almost immediate acceptance of Gideon & Eva getting back together? Giving his permission to marry Eva after seeing him cheating on her just 3 weeks previously.

I'm sure he understands that there are details of their lives that are private and between them. But I know my father would never give permission to marry me to a man who publically cheated on me & appears to have chosen the other woman for at least a while. Do you know what I mean?

Cary also, I know by the time he and Eva talk about Gideon he has other things going on in his life, and also that he's been aware of them being back together for a while. But I find it hard to believe that he would just accept Gideon's cheating on Eva with Corinne without questioning Eva about it at all. Especially considering he and Eva don't really keep secrets from one another. Then again, he may just see it as Gideon was falling back into old habits - running instead of dealing with their issues or pushing Eva away because he wasnt ready to deal with his past. Ok Cary I can buy, but he has information Victor isnt privy to.

Totally agree ... Gideon does refer to the relationship going forward with Corinne as SOCIAL friends...that IS different than REAL friends.

I think Magdalene told Eva that Gideon told Corinne that they would be long distance friends as opposed to social friends. I took that to mean that he didn't want to spend time with her even if they were at the same social event. They would say hello in passing but not sit at the same table over dinner for example. That's whay I took it to mean anyway.

I'm not convinced that Anne Lucas was the shrink that treated Elizabeth while her brother abused Gideon. Terry & Anne were married at that point (that is why Terry covered up Hugh's crime) but Gideon said it took him a long time to figure out why Terry had done what he did.

If his mother's shrink had been called Dr Lucas also, it wouldn't have taken him long to connect the dots. Also when family are working together its usually mentioned fairly early on in conversations. (I work for my dad & the fact that I am his daughter is always mentioned in work introductions)

Also if Elizabeth went to a pediatrician with the same last name as the shrink treating her, then her neglect of Gideon & her mistreatment of him in this whole situation demands that she be burned at the stake IMO!

How do we think Gideon should handle the situation with Corinne going forward? Should he visit her in the hospital? Cut off all contact and refuse to speak to her again?

Personally I think visiting her in hospital is another mixed message and she may believe (if her suicide attempt was to manipulate Gideon into coming back to her) that she has been successful. I think he should write her a letter making it quite clear that they are finished forever, explain to her how he feels about Eva. I dont think he should necessarily give it to her right away - maybe give it to her husband to pass on when he feels she is strong enough. But I think by not visiting her that should send a message in itself that he is done playing games and she needs to move on, deal with this mess she has created, without him.

I agree it's hypocritical of Eva to want Gideon to end his friendship with Corinne but for her to push for one with Brett. I do think part of her motivation, though she hasnt admitted it to herself yet, is that Gideon has not fully cut off contact with Corinne. Granted thats not really his fault given the stunts Corinne has been pulling! But Eva did say Gideon was setting the precedent for her with her ex's. I think in part she is subconsciously punishing Gideon. But I also think she believes Brett is a good guy who will back off once he understands she's fully committed to Gideon, and Gideon's fully committed to her.

Clancy was my thought also as to who had covered up Gideon's crime. Each interaction he has with Eva seemed to me to have another clue toward this. His saying she was more than just a job to him. He stated that he was covering both Eva & Nathan. If he had a tracker planted on Eva it stands to reason that he was following Nathan, as planting a tracker on him would be difficult.

He also says that he was in service lile his brother and sister but doesn't elaborate as to what agency he worked for.

He also said something like once Nathan's death was confirmed he killed the tracker on Eva. This statement is strange - like he already knew he was dead but waited for it to be confirmed or he was waiting for him tp be killed - I don't know but it struck me as odd phrasing.

I think he saw Gideon either enter or leave Nathan's hotel, assumed Gideon had killed Nathan & entered the room to find a way to help. Removing the bracelet & taking copies of the photos to plant on someone plausible he knew (from other sources) would die soon.

I don't think Eva would cheat on Gideon either. Some of her thoughts when she was spending time with Brett annoyed me (how sexy he was or whatever) but she knows what she has with Gideon is a million times stronger than her previous or even current attraction to Brett and she would not jeopardise that for anything.

I agree there is still a part of her that is mad at Gideon for his actions with Corinne but she also believes that nothing actually happened between them. She knows herself that if it had, that is not something she could live with and she also knows the same is true in reverse.

Her reaction to her parents cheating is also a good insight to her views on the subject. She tells her dad that for the first time in her life, she is ashamed of him.

Even if Brett/the world doesnt know Eva is married, she made the vows, she wouldn't break them 2 weeks later.

I agree Mrs Crossfire, they need to talk about the sex tape face-to-face. With that kind of conversation about something so sensitive, they need to be able to gauge each others honest reaction which they can't do over the phone.