Taming the Heir: Pushing Buttons Episode 1

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Episode 1 recap

Miles Carter arrives at the Ashford estate with a job flyer. He puts on a blindfold, beats several armed guards, and snaps a tree with a punch. Thomas leads him down the hallway and details Elliot Ashford's trauma. The butler offers a hundred thousand dollars if Miles brings Elliot outside. Miles dodges Elliot's wheelchair attack, picks him up, and walks into the corridor. Catherine Ashford sees Elliot's reaction and writes the check.

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Episode 1 Scene by Scene

  1. 00:00: The Lawn Audition

    Miles Carter holds a job flyer on the Ashford lawn. He ties a blindfold over his eyes and knocks down several armed guards. Then he punches a large tree until the trunk snaps right in front of Thomas.

  2. 00:42: A Challenge in the Hallway

    Thomas walks Miles down the manor hallway. He explains that Elliot Ashford uses a wheelchair due to trauma from a crash. The butler offers Miles a bounty of one hundred thousand dollars to carry Elliot through his bedroom doorway.

  3. 01:26: Confrontation in the Bedroom

    Miles steps into the dark room. Elliot angrily yells at him to leave and drives his electric wheelchair straight toward him. Miles executes a backflip to avoid the collision, picks Elliot up in his arms, and exits the room.

  4. 02:17: Hired on the Spot

    Catherine Ashford and Thomas watch Miles carry Elliot into the corridor. Catherine notices Elliot's lifted hand and writes a check for one hundred thousand dollars. Elliot warns Miles that he will fail, but Miles accepts the bodyguard post.

Key Lines from Episode 1

“Get him through that door. And the $100,000 is yours immediately.”

Mr. Butler · Thomas makes a cash offer to Miles outside Elliot's dark bedroom.

“Put me down now!”

Elliot Ashford · Elliot shouts while Miles lifts him out of his electric wheelchair.

“Here is your $100,000, Mr Carter. You are officially hired!”

Catherine Ashford (Mrs. Ashford) · Catherine hands over the payment after seeing Elliot's emotional reaction.

“We'll see about that, Your Lordship.”

Miles Carter · Miles grins back after Elliot threatens that he will not last.

How Episode 1 Ends

Catherine hands Miles the cash reward and names him Elliot's new bodyguard. Elliot glares at him with resentment, insisting that Miles will fail just like everyone before him. Miles takes the money with a calm smirk and takes the job anyway. How will Elliot handle a bodyguard who ignores his hostility and refuses to leave?