Viewers have seen Jasmine’s worrying bond with Grace deepen to unhealthy levels, and witnessed her posing as the kid’s mother in an online parents’ forum and subtly gaslight Tori into thinking she’s a bad parent, while secretly seeking legal advice about her rights over the newborn.
“When Grace was snatched, Tori blamed herself for leaving her in the car before it got stolen,” explains MacNamee. “She felt so guilty and like a terrible parent, and agreed when Jasmine took her to task over it. It’s not until the photo shoot at the gym that Tori gets really suspicious.”
An advertising campaign for the local gym showed Jasmine happily posing with Grace as if the child was hers, which struck Tori as inappropriate and finally set off alarm bells. “She thinks it’s out of line and not what they discussed, but Jas does a good job of convincing Tori she has misunderstood the situation and makes her paranoid and doubt herself. It’s creepy, Jasmine is subtly discrediting her.”