Beyond the Gates: Heather’s Unfinished Business – Who Perishes Before She Finishes?!

Beyond the Gates delivers Heather Armstrong (Ashley Jones) tying up loose ends while she is frustrated that Andre Richardson (Sean Freeman) won’t get back in her bed. Her rage could soon turn dangerous, possibly even deadly for those who cross her and are on her enemies list.

So, we may see Heather’s bloodthirsty side on display, even though she got a little release from being all pent up when she took Carlton Fitzgerald (Robert Christopher Riley) back to her hotel room for a little afternoon delight. Maybe that’ll calm her down some. Let’s get into who Joey Armstrong‘s (Jon Lindstrom) psycho sister might kill before all is said and done.

Beyond the Gates: Heather Targets Vanessa

First off, there’s Vanessa McBride (Lauren Buglioli), who might be in danger. Ever since Heather came back to the DMV, she’s been lying to Joey’s face. We know Heather wants into his business since her red market ring went bust. But Joey does not want her in his business. Not at all. He thinks Heather is too violent and unpredictable, which is kind of scary given how violent we know that Joey can be and also unpredictable.

So, for a minute there, Heather had Vanessa conned into thinking she was just this fun-loving chick that she wanted to hang out with. But after repeated warnings from Joey, finally, Vanessa seems to see Heather more clearly. And Vanessa then confided in Dani Dupree (Karla Mosley) that she’s got some concerns about Joey’s sister, who blew into town, claiming she wanted family time. But Vanessa said Joey’s warnings are serious. He wants Vanessa to keep her distance from Heather. So then Vanessa told Dani that Joey wouldn’t do that if there wasn’t something legit to be concerned about.

Vanessa Stepping Away from Heather on BTG

So, it looks like Vanessa’s backing off from Heather. And Dani is also because of the same warning. So this was very much on display when Heather called up and invited Vanessa and Dani to meet her for drinks and they both declined. And that infuriated Heather, who had just had Andre walk out on her after telling her that he loves his wife Dani and he will never be with her again. So that led Heather into a fit of rage where she was breaking things and screaming. So Vanessa could be a target for Heather if she decides to hit Joey where it hurts.

And if Vanessa keeps distancing herself from Heather, she will know that Joey is to blame. This could change the dynamics between Heather and Vanessa. And Heather might see Vanessa as a target. So, another person to be concerned about is Dani. She could definitely wind up on Heather’s murderous to-do list. Although Dani didn’t see red flags from Heather once Vanessa warned her, then Dani followed her bestie’s lead and made excuses not to get together with Heather, who was very, very ticked off about it.

Beyond the Gates: Heather’s Jealousy Takes Over

But what Dani gave as an excuse really hit a deep wound for Heather. Dani told Heather she couldn’t meet her for drinks because she had a busy schedule, including plans with her hot hubby Andre. And that infuriated Heather, who was just rejected by Andre because of Dani. So, Andre told Heather that it’s never going to happen again. No sex, no nothing.

And when she asked Andre if he ever thought about her while he was getting frisky with Dani, Andre absolutely slammed her. He told Heather he never thinks of her and then he walked out. So, she’s insanely jealous of Dani and Heather might want to explore and find out what makes Andre so hot for Dani that he’s rejecting her because Heather seems to think she’s irresistible.

And if Andre sees Heather circling Dani like a shark, this could get really messy and Dani could legit be in danger. And it could even end in death. In Heather’s warped way of thinking, if she eliminated Dani from Andre’s life, he might jump into her bed. But in the end, I don’t think Heather’s going to kill Dani. But she might kidnap her and interrogate her about Andre because, let’s face it, Heather’s bat crap crazy.

Andre’s Life at Risk on BTG

Also, Andre himself could be in danger. His love for Dani could make him a target. The wrath of Heather could come down on Andre at any time because he keeps rejecting her. So, Heather could adopt the mindset of if I can’t have you, nobody can. And she might try and end Andre’s life. So, right now, Dani’s worried something’s going on with Andre and he might finally spill the truth to his wife as to why he’s been so distracted. And that of course is because he’s running from Heather, a sociopathic blast from his European past.

And if Andre comes clean, then Dani could help him clean up this mess. Andre already paved the way by telling Dani that he’s done bad things in the past and that he hasn’t told her about it because he wants to protect her. So, no matter what Andre says, as long as he comes clean, I think Dani will hang in there with Andre and the two of them can go up against Heather as a united couple. That would be the best thing on Beyond the Gates.

Andre tells Dani, so it takes away Heather’s leverage because she’s been threatening to tell Dani about her and Andre’s past. So, if he just comes clean and tells Dani, that unites them as a couple and it might send Heather into a spiral and she might wind up hurting Andre.

Beyond the Gates: Heather May Target Smitty

Bradley “Smitty” Smith (Mike Manning) is another person on Heather’s radar who might be in danger because Smitty is still intent on unmasking the Impaler, which is Heather. And Smitty’s planning to talk to Lia Whitmore (Cecelia Specht) because he’s convinced the ex-chief of staff knows the identity of the Impaler.

And I think she might. But by the end of the week, Elon Hawthorne (Malachi Malik) has disturbing news for Jacob Hawthorne (Jibre Hordges). And it might be that Lia died in jail. You know, maybe one of those mysterious jail house suicides or some kind of unfortunate random attack from another inmate. I’m sure Heather could set that up easily so she can make sure that Lia can never ID her.

But if she’s dead, then Smitty might make a big story out of Lia’s death and assumes that the Impaler had Lia killed. And if Smitty keeps pursuing it, then Heather may decide that he has got to go. She may try and end Smitty’s life in an accident or maybe something like a mugging gone wrong so that nobody suspects the Impaler.

Beyond the Gates: Grayson in Danger

One last person whose life may be at risk is Grayson Perez (Jordie Vilasuso) because Heather knows Grayson gave the cops info so that they could do that raid and take down Heather’s DMV red market ring. So Heather might go after Grayson for revenge. And in fact, that may be why Heather’s been up at Uptown so often. She may be there checking out Grayson with a plan to take him out in revenge because you know, snitches get stitches.

But think about poor Ashley. If anything happens to Grayson because she just lost Derek. She would be absolutely devastated to lose Grayson, too. He is a possible person who might die because he’s a little more disposable than some of the front burner characters. Ever since Heather got back to the DMV, things aren’t going her way. She’s gotten rejection from Joey and he already told her, “Pack your bags and go back to London.” And then Heather’s been hit by multiple rejections from Andre.

He shut her down in every way imaginable. Heather also thought she was getting somewhere with Vanessa and Dani, but Joey shut that down. Plus, Smitty still focused on her red market ring. Lia knows who she is, and Grayson’s a rat. So, in the end, Joey might have to take Heather out himself to end her reign of terror. At a minimum, I expect that Lia is going to die because of Heather, but somebody else or maybe a couple of somebody else’s may also be hurt by her.