KGI is proving to be worth its weight in gold! As Kris heads out to the L.A. offices of Ferrari she can't help but think about Jill. She's been doing that a lot lately. When she thinks about Ferrino she is reminded of one of the times Jill was most happy and most devastated. Kris had become an Angel when Jill decided to follow her passion for motor racing. When she set her mind to something there was no stopping her. Jill first met Ferrino when he offered her a driving gig in Europe. She never looked back. As Jill's podium finishes grew so did her reputation as a fine race car driver.
Kris and Jill were close as sisters but when Jill left for the academy their relationship was separated by long absences. When Kris came home from work that day and saw Jill standing out on the beach she was genuinely thrilled. Kris had been working for Charlie for about a year and she loved it. She was so excited to be able to share all her exciting news with Jill in person for once. It soon became clear however that it was Jill that had all the really exciting news. She was engaged! Jill was the happiest Kris had ever seen her and she was so pleased. As the eldest daughter Jill had it a lot tougher than Kris. When their alcoholic father got difficult it was Jill that sheltered Kris and her mother from harm's way.
It was Ferrino that set in chain a chapter of events that was to inflict Jill's darkest hour. It was one of the darkest hours for all the Angels. Ferrino had got himself in financial trouble building a super formula one race car and his plan to extricate himself was to have Jill drive the car and crash it. To ensure the crash he had planted an explosive in it. From Kris's point of view it was fortunate that Steve, Jill's fiance decided to test drive the car. He was the one driving it when it exploded. Jill never saw it that way. In that explosion she had lost the love of her life.
Sitting quietly in Ferrino's office at Ferrari Kris finds she is feeling quite angry. It may have happened thirty years ago but that whole experience left a lot of scars. Her thoughts are interrupted when Ferrino walks in. "Mrs. Thompson, how may I help you?" Kris looks at the tired old man and feels no sympathy at all. He was always small but it seems he has shrunken further. He is hunched and looks tired. Kris stands. "You might remember me as Kris Munro!" Ferrino looks puzzled. When Kris see's Ferrino is not following her she adds. "Jill's sister!"
Ferrino's eyes darken. He sits himself down behind his desk. Kris can't help but think he's cowering. Ferrino looks up at her. "I'm not sure why you're here but I've done my time!" Kris sits at the big desk opposite him. The desk makes him look even smaller. She doesn't like Ferrino's inference. "That's not why I'm here Ferrino!" Ferrino shakes his head. "Look; for what it is worth I was very sorry to learn of Jill's death. She was a beautiful lady in every sense of the word." Kris's anger is surfacing. "If she was the woman you say she was; why'd you try and kill her when you blew up your car?"
Ferrino shrugs his shoulders in indifference. This woman in front of him was becoming a bother. "I thought it would serve as a diversion! I didn't want the flaws in my car discovered; it would've ruined my reputation. I thought if Jill died in the car; it would be put down to her being a woman and a bad driver! Anyway; it doesn't matter I was wrong and I've paid the price." Kris raises her voice. "Well you may have served your time; but you're still a murderer and Jill's fiancé is dead because of you. His family has been left with a life sentence!" Ferrino just stares at her blankly. "Feel better now?" He stands. "I think it's time you left Ms. Munro!" "It's Mrs. Thompson these days and as I said that's not why I'm here." Ferrino sits back down. Kris continues. "What do you know about Wyncott Industries and their involvement in motor racing?"
Ferrino looks up more alert than he's been since Kris arrived. "That's interesting! Why do you ask?" It's Kris's turn to sound indifferent. "I'm putting together a book on Jill's life. I don't know a lot about her motor racing days so I'm talking to all her sponsors. Wyncott Industries was one of them. I thought you might be able to give me an idea on where to start with them?" Ferrino thinks before responding. "Wyncott Industries and the Karezna family have been involved in motor racing for a very long time." Kris nods. Ferrino continues. "About the time I was trying to get my baby off the ground, it was rumored they also had a super car they were trying to get going."
Kris gets that sniff that she might be on to something. "Really?" "As I said, we're talking rumors and they never produced a car." Ferrino hesitates. "Look I don't know where you would start." He hesitates again. "I'd be careful though; there were a number of suspicious deaths around their driving camp back then. They were all put down to accidents and nothing was ever proven" He slides into a strained smile. "That's the thing with Wyncott Industries; there's always a rumor but never any proof!" Kris realizes she is not going to get much more. She stands to leave. He also stands and moves to shake Kris's hand. She turns away from him. "I appreciate you meeting with me Mr. Ferrino. Good day!" With that she closes the door behind her.
