The Watchful Heart

"**The Watchful Heart**" is the third episode of the Paramount+ American erotic psychological thriller miniseries *Fatal Attraction*. It aired on April 30, 2023 alongside the other episodes "Pilot" & "The Movie In Your Mind" respectively. It is also the series premiere.

## Synopsis

*In the past, a look into Alex's personal and professional life outside of Dan and a retelling of the events of their affair from her perspective. In the present Dan reconnects with Beth and hoping to find evidence to exonerate himself, begins his investigation with Mike resulting in a visit to Brooker.*

## Plot

Dan talks to his fellow attorneys while Alex overhears and purposefully misses the elevator that he is on.

After an odd moment of staring into the mirror, Alex is talking to a client about her case. Later, the sentencing phase has begun on the case in which Dan and Alex were working together, and things get a little weird in the courtroom between the two. Regardless of nothing being said, she took the interaction as a win.

Elsewhere, Dan and Ellen are out apartment shopping which gets a little weird when he brings up Arthur, her stepdad, and asks specific questions about their relationship.

As it turns out, when Dan and Alex were at dinner, and the sprinklers went off, Alex was the one that started the fire. Minutes earlier, she went into the bathroom, grabbed some tampons and lit them on fire.

This, predictably sets the sprinklers off moments later, which leads the two back to her house and subsequently sleeping together for the first time. Thus, every single move she has made with Dan has been calculated.

Alex arrives at Dan’s office and begins questioning why she did what she did. She asks if they could hang out occasionally, but Dan tells her it wouldn’t work.

Beth and Dan sit down for lunch, and he struggles with how she reacts to him being in jail. She tells him that she did exactly what he told her to do because he wouldn’t allow them to see him in prison and told her to move on, and she did.

After making her statement, Dan arrives at Alex’s house and goes off on her. He tells her it has to stop right now, but Alex says it won’t stop any time soon. However, she tries to spin it, but Dan grabs her and says he knows about the stunt she pulled at the hospital, and if she comes after his family again, he will end her career.

In the present, Mike is helping Dan by allowing him to crash at his house to get himself back on his feet.

All while, in the past, Dan is dealing with the aftermath of snapping at Alex as she poured disgusting stuff all over his car in the parking lot.

## Cast and characters

### Starring

* Lizzy Caplan as Alex Forrest
* Joshua Jackson as Dan Gallagher
* Amanda Peet as Beth Gallagher
* Alyssa Jirrels as Ellen Gallagher
* Toby Huss as Mike Gerard
* Reno Wilson as Detective Earl Booker
* Brian Goodman as Arthur Tomlinson

### Guest-starring:

* Toks Olagundoye as Conchita Lewis
* David Sullivan as Frank Gallardo
* Vivien Lyra Blair as Young Ellen
* Dee Wallace as Emma Rauch
* Isabella Briggs as Stella
* Terri Hoyos as Beatrice
* Tiago Roberts as Gabriel Ibarra
* Jessica Harper as Sophie
* Josh Zuckerman as Dr. Paul Halliwell
* Cliff Chamberlain as Stanley Forrest
* Michelle Twarowska as Olena Kuzma
* Kim Estes as Avery
* Debbie Fan as Carolina

### Co-starring:

* Doreen Calderon as Maureen Walker
* Will Ropp as Elijah Acosta
* Jesse Mackey as Rodney Scanlon
* Alfred Smith as Terry Sands
* Carlos Pratts as Benny
* Randy Vasquez as Leo Gonzales
* Mike Akrawi as Nawaz Siddiqui
* Burt Bulos as Phil Packer
* Anja Shanti as Mona Siddiqui
* Phil Tyler as Evrard Goriot
* Sir Brodie as Dennis Ortega
* Al Rodrigo as Luis Beltran

## Gallery

### Promotional Videos

Fatal Attraction - Up Close And Personal With Episode 3 - Paramount+
## External links

* The Watchful Heart on the Internet Movie Database

## References

1. ↑ The Watchful Heart - Paramount Press Express
2. ↑ PARAMOUNT+ ANNOUNCES “FATAL ATTRACTION” ORDERED TO SERIES - Paramount Press Express
3. ↑ JOSHUA JACKSON JOINS PARAMOUNT+ ORIGINAL SERIES “FATAL ATTRACTION” - Paramount Press Express
4. ↑ ‘Fatal Attraction’: Amanda Peet Joins Lizzy Caplan & Joshua Jackson In Paramount+ Series - Deadline
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 ALYSSA JIRRELS, TOBY HUSS, RENO WILSON AND BRIAN GOODMAN JOIN PARAMOUNT+ ORIGINAL SERIES “FATAL ATTRACTION” - Paramount Press Express
6. ↑ ‘Fatal Attraction’: Doreen Calderon Joins Paramount+ Series - Deadline