A dramatic scene on the latest episode of The Valley left Brittany Cartwright fearing that someone might have been surveilling her home in secret.
Episode eight of season two began with her realizing the financial hole she was in after her estranged husband Jax Taylor — who was still away at a rehab facility at the time — had left her in after opting not to pay their home's mortgage while he was in treatment.
But after she received a chilling message seemingly referencing events in the home that only she was privy to, she began to fear that someone may have installed a 'bug' in the home.
In fact, Brittany — who recently updated fans about her new boyfriend — shared a disturbing theory that it may have been her ex Jax who was listening in on her while he was away at rehab.
In one scene late in the episode, Brittany was seen covering up the security cameras inside their shared home, after she accused Jax of watching her without her permission.
She had previously been living in a rental home with her and Jax's son Cruz, but now that Jax was in treatment, she wanted to move back into the house. During a phone conversation with Jax's sister, she began to mention that her engagement ring and wedding band had suspiciously gone missing.
Brittany Cartwright (R) began to suspect that the home she shares with Jax Taylor had been bugged with listening devices on the June 3 episode of The Valley (pictured)
And it was her estranged husband Jax (pictured) that she feared may have bugged the home
But the call was dramatically interrupted when a producer for the show rushed on camera and stopped her to show Brittany a text message that Jax had just sent her, presumably from rehab.
He had apparently written, 'Make sure you get that on film,' addressing the show's producer.
'I can hear everything. Childish behavior,' he added, suggesting that he was able to hear Brittany's chat with his sister.
A shocked Brittany wondered aloud, 'Do you think he put a bug in here?'
The producer then wondered how Jax would even know she was in the home.
That seemed suspicious to Brittany, who said in a subsequent confessional interview, 'Unless he put some secret devices around this house, our interior cameras don't have sound.'
She added, 'But we are speaking about Jax Taylor here, I don't put anything past him anymore.'
The plot twist got even more confusing, as Brittany received a call back from Jax's sister while conferencing with her producer.
Brittany covered up the security cameras in their home in a rage after learning that her ex hadn't been paying their mortgage while in rehab. But during a phone call she had with his sister, a producer interrupted her with a message she received from Jax
'Make sure you get that on film,' he wrote, addressing the show's producer. 'I can hear everything. Childish behavior,' he added, suggesting that he was able to hear Brittany's chat with his sister; pictured March 14 in LA
Brittany worried he may have installed a listening device, as the cameras she covered up allegedly didn't record sound
When his estranged wife asked what was causing the issue, his sister said he had told her that he saw her covering up the surveillance cameras in the home, seemingly confirming that he was at least watching them from rehab.
It's unclear if he was truly listening in on her conversation, or if he was just bluffing after assuming she had blocked his view on the cameras before a salacious conversation about him.
Earlier, Brittany said she was disappointed after 'holding onto a lot of hope that rehab would really help' Jax, only to learn that he had stopped paying their mortgage while he was in treatment.
That arrangement forced her to cover the mortgage payments all on her own, while she was also covering the rental house he had forced her to get after he refused to move out of the family home after their separation.
'Him signing this lease without talking to me and knowing I still have this rental home for 2.5 months, he really screwed me over,' she vented. 'I need to move on, I just know I deserve better.'
Later, Jax was seen calling his friend Jason Caperna from rehab. During the call, he simultaneously vented about how upset he was that Brittany had been seeing a mutual friend while they were separated and admitted that he had been making her life miserable.
After Jason urged him to try to settle things between himself and his estranged wife by picking up the slack on their mortgage payments, he explained how he hoped to take care of the looming financial issue.
Jax later told his sister he was going to the hospital for high blood pressure, and he mentioned that he had seen Brittany covering up the security cameras; pictured in 2021 in LA
Earlier, Jax told his friend Jason Caperna that he would give Brittany his half of the podcast revenue to help her pay the mortgage while he was away, because he couldn't pay what he owed by himself
But after the 'bugging' incident, he allegedly told her in an email that the house was in foreclosure and he would no longer be paying for it at all, seemingly retracting his plans to share the podcast money
It was also ironic that he planned to give his have of the revenue from the podcast, as Brittany claimed he hadn't been recording with her for months, leaving her to host it on her own
The Valley airs on Tuesdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Bravo
He bragged that he and Brittany had 'a very successful podcast that we make a lot of money on,' and he said his managed had advised him to give his ex 100 percent of the proceeds until the mortgage and other outstanding payments had been taken care of.
'I don't have the funds just to pay off what I owe,' he explained.
But after the scene in which Brittany feared he was listening in on her, Jax appeared to renege on his plans to pitch in on the family's major expenses.
While her mother visited her at home, Brittany shared an email with her that Jax had allegedly written her from rehab.
'In terms of the mortgage, I've been trying to contact the bank to pay off what is owed,' she read from the email. 'But they let me know the home is in foreclosure and after this month, I won't be paying anything more. You will be responsible until we sell the house.'
Brittany admitted that she didn't know if Jax was serious about sticking her with the bill, or if it was just a ploy for 'attention' from him.
'I was always hopeful that being in the facility would make some kind of change or open his eyes a little bit to do something better, but based on his behavior, the whole time he's been in there, I am so worried he has not learned a damn thing,' she said bitterly as she began to sob.
It was also ironic that he planned to give his have of the revenue from the podcast, as Brittany claimed he hadn't been recording with her for months, leaving her to host it on her own.
'But now look at him. How does he do this to me? What in the world did I do to deserve this?' she cried.
The Valley airs on Tuesdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Bravo.
