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I don't see her as Stacy Morasco evil either, but I think she is extremely passive aggressive and has been motivated subconsciously this whole time by her feelings for Dante. She may not have sat down and planned it all out, but she still positioned herself as Dante's confidant vs. lying Lulu, and she still made sure she was right there ready and willing when Dante was at his lowest point, AND she still makes sure to get in her little "but Lulu lied first!" digs whenever she gets a chance. (Btw, I don't mean to make it sound like I blame Valerie more than Dante - he's the one who cheated on his wife.) Right, and also I feel like half her scenes the past few months were talking to someone about the ONS at the police station, like I'm not sure how she thought people weren't going to find out eventually.

Would she really be mourning a friendship with Lulu though? For months she's seen Lulu as a super mean wife who's been lying to poor Dante and actively (if passive aggressively) pursuing her husband. I don't buy it. I think mostly she is upset about not having Dante. I do buy that she might also be sad about Dillon and her work situation, but tbh her work situation was brought on mostly by her telling so many people about the ONS in the first place. Isn't this supporting the theory that she's crying over Dante if this is the specific flashback they showed before she broke down? The show seems to want to present her as a good person but honestly her major motivation from nearly the beginning was wanting her cousin's husband for herself.