Jules Whitman, Betrayal

Jules Whitman (Sofia Black D’Elia). Betrayal was a limited 13 episode drama centered around Sara and Jack, both married, who were having an affair. Valerie was Jack’s daughter who met Jules, Jack’s witty assistant and a computer hacker. Jules flirted with Valerie and showed off her hacking skills by managing to get her phone number, before asking her on a date by writing the question on a bus.

Valerie was out to her parents, and Jules also came out to Jack when she tells him she had asked his daughter out. However, the two didn’t get a lot of screentime after episodes 2 and 3, when they met and started dating.

Valerie and Jules were shown on a date in episode 8, when they ran into Delphine, one of Jules’ exes. Delphine told Valerie to “watch out” and that Jules “broke a lot of hearts”. Valerie, who was upset finding out about her father’s affair, broke up with Jules as a result. In episode 9, Jules gave her a promise ring, swearing not to cheat or lie to her. They got back together and made out on a bed.

Jules and Valerie were still together towards the end of the series in 1×11, and they seem to be one of the only pairings who survived on the show, though they didn’t have a closing storyline.

Appearances:

• 4 episodes.

Female love interests:

• Valerie McAllister (Elizabeth McLaughlin, lesbian, main cast, 13 episodes)

Relationship story arc with a woman: Yes

No male love interests

Relationship story arc with a man: No

Male love interest after being identified as a lesbian? No

Filter Relationship Arc:

• Female (Regular)

Storyline during sweeps? No

[1] A relationship story arc is defined as explicit, developed on screen, and lasting more than 3 episodes. It is listed as questionable or subtext if romance is only implied, mentioned instead of shown on screen, part of a dream sequence, or otherwise not explicit for the viewer.
[2] Sweeps episodes air in February, May, July and November, the periods when advertising rates are set. A character is marked as "sweeps" when there is a very limited number of episodes that address their sexuality, all air during sweeps period, and the storyline is otherwise ignore/dropped.