Valerie Nelson (Perception)

Valerie Nelson (Joanna Douglas) is the plot-twist villainess from Perception's pilot episode (airdate July 9, 2012). She is a lab technician and the mistress of married lawyer Clark Weilman.
Clark was representing a pharmaceutical company that was on the verge of distributing a new drug, which turned out to have fatal side effects for women, as they had heart attacks after taking the drug. Dr. Martin Bryant, who created the drug, made attempts to fix the flaw, and later killed Clark when he threatened to go to the police, as well as making an attempt towards Valerie. Bryant targeted Valerie after he spotted her taking the pills and giving them to Clark, as he believed that they were investigating him. 
However, Bryant revealed during his arrest that the heart attacks were caused by decrease thiamine levels, and it was at that moment that Dr. Daniel Pierce remembered that Clark's wife, Pamela, suffered the same thing, as she delusionally confessed to the murder after it was suggested that she killed him. This led to another realization: Valerie's act as a heroic whistleblower was a cover for her true role as a villainess, as she had actually given the pills to Clark to give to his wife in an attempt to kill her. After Clark was murdered, the evil Valerie continued to mask her villainous persona, even after she was attacked and nearly killed by Bryant. 
In the episode's climax, Pierce and Kate Moretti visited Valerie and confronted her regarding her and Clark's murderous scheme, with the motive being their desire to be together. After denying it at first, Valerie confirmed her reveal by demanding a lawyer, and she was later arrested (off-screen).
== Trivia ==
* Valerie Nelson was Perception's very first villainess.
Category:2010s
Category:Adulteress
Category:Attempted Murder
Category:Callous
Category:Conspirator
Category:Deceiver
Category:Live Action Villainess
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Category:Villainous Reveal
Category:Fate: Arrested