It’s tough to trust anything that comes out of Samantha "Elvis" Redford’s (Julianne Nicholson) mouth at this point in the series, but episode 7 reveals a new sincerity to her actions. The Paradise founder doesn’t lie so much as she just sort of hides the truth.

SIGN UP FOR DECIDER DIGEST FOR NEWS AND STREAMING RECOMMENDATIONS Using Agent Xavier Collins, President Cal Bradford, and the countless colleagues, friends, and family of theirs who either are or aren’t going to make it to the end of the day as focal points,

"Paradise" stars James Marsden and Sterling K. brown break down the story between Xavier and Cal in Episode 7.

Paradise ‘s penultimate episode delivered levels of stress not often experienced from tuning into an hourlong drama, but despite the fast-paced nature of the pivotal flashback installment, viewers get to spend an extended amount of time with Cal Bradford ( James Marsden ), the president who kicks off the show’s murder mystery.