Beneath her glamorous public face, however, she is a cold, ruthless manipulator and murderer who will stop at nothing to protect her social status, and who will eliminate anyone who gets in her way.
Marion killed her subsequent boyfriend Thomas, and manipulated the 15-year-old Victoria into taking the blame, claiming self-defense.
To stay off the street, Victoria became friends with a man named Jimmy Brennan, who eventually raped her and got her pregnant.
Upon returning to the U.S., she ran an art forgery scam with her boyfriend Dominik, yet soon abandoned him to seduce the wealthy Conrad Grayson.
She fell in love with her neighbor David Clarke, who worked for Conrad's company Grayson Global and had a daughter of his own named Amanda.
Years later, Amanda dedicates herself to avenging her family; to that end, she reinvents herself as Emily Thorne and embarks upon an intricate scheme to ruin Victoria's life.
Several flashbacks and conversations reveal that she had an affair with David Clarke, the man that she and her husband framed for a plane crash.
Another flashback reveals that she was responsible for having Amanda Clarke institutionalized by promising the court-appointed psychiatrist, Dr. Michelle Banks, her own private practice with a steady stream of wealthy clients.
After having a sexual affair with Lydia and eating soup, Conrad has stomach pains and is in need of emergency medical attention.
Victoria then notices a South Fork Inn robe in the hospital bed and fiercely says, "Don't do it again" to her husband.
Victoria makes a beautiful speech and tells the crowd that Lydia has won the art auction.
Victoria asks Frank Stevens to find information about Emily's past, in order to protect her son Daniel.
In the present, during dinner with Victoria, Conrad, his wife, and a staffer, Kingsley receives two video e-mails showing him with his now-former mistress, Erin, whom he had given money for an abortion.
Victoria shows Lydia a copy of the scathing speech she intended to make the night she fell over her balcony.
In the episode "Suspicion" Victoria is alone in her home after driving Daniel to move in with Emily, and Charlotte is mad at her.
Emily sees an interview where her father stated that Victoria's then-newborn daughter, Charlotte, may be his, as a result of their affair, and her half-sister.
In the episode "Reckoning" Victoria is set on delivering the evidence to the SEC about Conrad, after she finds out he is also going to be prosecuted for the murder-for-hire that killed David Clarke in prison.
Conrad makes a last-ditch effort to convince Victoria not to go to Washington, D.C. to testify, telling her that this may be her last chance to save their family.
In "Destiny" just before Charlotte is taken back to rehab after failing a rigged drug test, she reveals to Emily that Victoria is alive and under government protection until they can rebuild the case against Conrad.
In the episode "Victory" Emily comes across information that Victoria had a son 40 years ago, but gave him up for adoption.
She visits the orphanage where she gave up her son and learns he only came to look for her once, years ago, but the nun had kept Victoria's secret.
Victoria leaves the orphanage satisfied that her biological son Patrick was placed in a good home and does not know her identity.
In the season 2 finale, Victoria becomes the First Lady of New York and in the closing scene, she answers the door at Grayson Manor and exclaims, "Patrick."
In the fourth season premiere, Victoria escapes the mental health facility Emily placed her in, six months earlier.
She manages to trick Nolan's ex-wife, Louise into retrieving a flashdrive that contains evidence of all of Amanda's illegal activity.
In "Plea" Amanda thinks that Victoria faked her death and planted someone else's body and switched the dental records to make it look like she is dead.
She explains this to Ben and it shown in series of flashbacks; showing Victoria carrying out stages of her plan including planting the body of Mary Gaines in Grayson Manor.
Ben goes to New Jersey to the house of the deceased Mary Gaines and discovers Victoria alive and well, but before he is able to leave and share the secret, he is killed by White Gold an assassin Margaux Lemarchal hired.