Episode: 6Episodes: 40
Harriet and Alice confront Clara Evelyn about the red marks on her neck. Clara pulls back her sleeves to reveal hives, claiming an allergic reaction to milk. In a memory, she drank dairy on purpose to cover the hickeys. Harriet tells her to take care of the breakout. Later that night, Damian Howard pulls Clara close in his bedroom and offers her allergy pills from his nightstand.
Harriet and Alice corner Clara about the spots visible on her skin. Clara rolls up her sleeves and displays red bumps across her arms. She tells the women the marks come from an allergic flare-up, not an illicit affair.
A flashback shows Clara realizing she cannot hide the hickeys on her throat. She purposely drinks a glass of milk in the hallway. Clara knows her lactose intolerance will trigger a full-body rash to hide the evidence.
Clara explains her milk allergy to Harriet, who accepts the excuse and dismisses her. Damian stands on the staircase and smiles quietly at the display. Alice watches Clara walk away and privately swears to find real evidence against her.
Damian kisses Clara along her neck inside his dark bedroom. Clara resists his touch. Damian pulls away, opens a drawer beside the bed, and pulls out a box of allergy medicine. He hands Clara the loratadine pills to take.
“If an allergic reaction can be twisted into an affair, then I must ask, does Howard Castle run on evidence or simply on whoever shouts the loudest?”
“Hurry and treat the rash. Don't let it interfere with your work.”
“I will find proof against you and drive you out of this castle.”
“Come here and take this.”
Damian stops his advances in the bedroom and pulls out a box of loratadine from his nightstand. He offers the medication to Clara, leaving her completely stunned by his gesture. Why did Damian keep allergy pills ready for her, and will Alice uncover the truth behind Clara's secret nights with the master?