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| “ | I'll go... but you have to pay me first. | „ |
| ~ Jade to Taylor and Eli. |
Irene Tabatchnick, better known as Jade, is the main antagonist of the 2019 series Why Women Kill. She was Taylor and Eli's lover, but when they learned about her past, she tried to kill them.
She was played by Alexandra Daddario who also played Alexis Butler in We Summon the Darkness.
Personality[]
At first, Jade was sweet, polite, and respectful towards others. She would often appear as passionate, supportive, free spirited and submissive. She was even happy to engage in domestic activities around the house as gratitude for the couple allowing her to stay with them.
As time went on, she started displaying some aspects of her true nature as well as some mental illnesses. She had shown to be a compulsive cleaner, who engages in cleaning the house as a method of attaining peace in her mind. She also displayed that she has poor impulse control and as a result is promiscuous.
She even displays a possessiveness, pettiness and violent tendencies, such as breaking Duke's leg to protect her "family" and she even ambiguously revealed some of her past violent actions to Eli during his writer's block, although he shook these tales off as just her imagination.
As time went on, the couple eventually discovered her past actions and deduced that she was a criminal with severe mental illnesses. It is then that her true personality was shown. She was revealed to be unfaithful, homicidal, manipulative, sadistic, exploitative, promiscuous and emotionally volatile. These mental problems contributed to her obsessive compulsive tendencies, abandonment issues, vicious tendencies and very poor impulse control.
Biography[]
Jade is Taylor's new girlfriend. She comes to live with Taylor and her husband Eli after she's stalked by her ex-boyfriend Duke Riley. Eli and Taylor are in an open marriage, and Eli is initially resistant to the idea of Jade staying with them until he sees how attractive Jade is. Jade expresses her gratitude by cleaning up the couple's house and cooking them breakfast. Eli is greatly impressed by Jade with whom he bonds over the fact that he wrote her favorite movie. He becomes attracted to her and offers to allow her to stay longer than he initially agreed. The three of them engage in a threesome. Eli regrets his decision after seeing how affectionate the two women are with one another, but Taylor assures him he's the one she truly loves.
Jade, Taylor, and Eli go dancing at a nightclub where Jade introduces Taylor and Eli to two of her friends, which leads Eli and Taylor to realize they weren't Jade's first threesome. Jade merrily chats with her friends who offer for her to join them on a trip to Venice. This leads to a heated argument with Taylor who reminds Jade that she afforded her shelter from her abusive ex. Jade storms off as Taylor mockingly wishes her luck on her trip. Jade later returns and informs Taylor she's going to Venice, feeling she's overstayed her welcome. Eli then offers for Jade to live with him and Taylor. Jade agrees.
Jade freaks out when Duke shows up looking for her and thanks her lovers when they send him off. She later receives a call from Duke threatening to kill her dog Teacup if she doesn't meet him, so the three of them go to save Teacup. Eli breaks one of Duke's windows so he and Jade can take Teacup, and the two flee with the dog as Duke chases them. They make it to Taylor's car and drive off as Duke swears revenge. When Duke arrives at the house and attacks her lovers, Jade hits him with Eli's hammer, causing him to fall and break his leg. She then threatens to break his other leg if he threatens “her family” again.
When Eli faces writer's block and an ultimatum from his agent Lamar, Jade offers to read the first 50 pages of his screenplay. Eli agrees and Jade says his script is great but his lead character is weak. She makes suggestions and sets Eli to work. When Eli continues to struggle with his screenplay, she gives him drugs to inspire him. Eli completes another chunk of his script and turns it in to his agent who says it's excellent. Jade is happy to hear the news. As she and Eli kiss, they hesitate as Eli asks if they should be doing this without Taylor who's out of town. Then they kiss again and proceed to sleep together.
Jade later talks with Eli about telling Taylor about their night together and encourages him to be honest. She is annoyed when Taylor returns home and Eli lies about what happened between him and Jade. The next morning, when Taylor outright asks them if they slept together, Jade honestly admits it. Taylor accepts it but Jade sends Eli an insulting text. Jade, Taylor, and Eli go to dinner with Lamar who praises Jade for contributing ideas to Eli's script, going so far as to call her Eli's muse. Taylor excuses herself, bothered by this, and Jade goes to check on her. Taylor admits she's upset Jade helped her husband when she (Taylor) was the one who helped Eli clean himself up and admits Eli is a drug addict. Jade is stunned, more so when Taylor expresses their living situation isn't working out. Jade later confronts Eli about his addiction and him not telling her about it before she gave him pills. She worries Taylor will kick her out if she finds out but Eli persuades her to let him keeping taking the pills to maintain his creativity. Jade agrees but only if Eli agrees to take care of her, and they kiss.
Jade chastises Eli for his carelessness after he buys more drugs and covers for him with Taylor when she asks about his constant sniffing. She is later disappointed when Eli is discovered to have kept cocaine in the trunk of his car while the three of them are traveling to a polyamorous couples retreat. On the drive home, Jade takes Taylor's hand comfortingly. When they return home, Jade watches as Taylor threatens to force Eli back into rehab. Eli receives a call from Lamar that his script sold for 2 million dollars but his argument with Taylor continues. When Taylor decides to leave and asks Jade to accompany her, Jade refuses which hurts Taylor who departs. Jade later supplies Eli with more cocaine.
Jade runs into Taylor while walking Teacup and they reconcile. Jade then agrees to talk to Eli on Taylor's behalf, but then gets worried when Taylor asks her to access Eli's business and money accounts. Eli returns home with news that he bought Jade a car which Jade accepts. Taylor finds out and confronts Jade. The two women argue and Taylor demands Jade leave. Jade refuses and Taylor leaves. When Eli returns home, Jade tells him Taylor asked her to access his phone and get his passwords. Eli resets his passwords so Taylor can't get to his accounts. Jade insists Taylor is trying to control Eli and turns him against his wife. Taylor visits Duke in prison and learns Jade's real name and history. When Taylor attempts to call Eli, Jade blocks her number while Eli is sleeping.
Taylor tricks Eli into meeting with her and reveals Jade's background. Jade was born Irene Tabatchnik in Ohio, and she was kicked out of 30 foster homes by the time she was 16. The first three times, she had been caught stealing cash. The third time was for when her stepmother, Verna Roy, caught Irene trying to seduce her husband. A week later, their house burned down, killing them both. Eli refuses to believe Taylor and leaves. Jade picks him up. As they drive, Eli asks Jade questions about her past, prompting an argument that results in Jade crashing her car. Jade flees the scene and returns to Duke's apartment where she confronts her ex-boyfriend about how Eli found out about her. When Duke replies he told Taylor, Jade freaks out and demands money from him. She grabs a kitchen knife and slices Duke's arm, leading to a fight. She stabs Duke to death.
Jade attempts to pawn Duke's watch but the pawnbroker offers a meager price for it. She tries to seduce him but he rebuffs her so she smashes his display case and leaves. Eli and Taylor return home to find Jade preparing dinner, and they insist she leave. Jade demands they give her money to start over but they refuse so she leaves the dinner to burn in an attempt to start a fire before fleeing. It later turns out Jade has been hiding in a closet. She comes out and sneaks up on Eli whom she kisses before stabbing him in the stomach. Jade then heads upstairs and attempts to stab Taylor, leading to a fight. Taylor eventually gains the upper hand and stabs Jade in the stomach, killing her.
Victims[]
- Her adoptive parents
- An unnamed drug dealer
- Duke Riley
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- She is from Ohio.