When Kelly returned to work after her talk with Lillian, she tried her
hardest to not show that anything was wrong. There really wasn't anything
wrong in her life, she just couldn't figure out what to do about Lillian
Gregowits. As she walked into the office though, Kris practically jumped
her with questions of curiosity and concern. This was the second time that
she's seen this woman and Kelly had made no effort to explain who she was,
or why Kelly pushed her away so quickly. At first, Kelly tried to change
the subject, by making more coffee or asking what paper work had to be
done, but eventually she stopped dancing around the subject and told Kris
the story of Lillian Gregowits. Kris couldn't blame Kelly for not trusting
Lillian, but she wondered if Kelly was being too tough, only because she
was afraid of being hurt in the end. Kelly couldn't rule that out in her
mind, she did have a tendency to push people away in fear that they, like
her parents, would abandon her. It was only recently that she was able to
open up as much as she had to Sabrina, Kris and Bosley, but that was
because they were always there and they persisted that she not bottle up
her feelings. They had made up for the family that she never had, and for
once in her life, she felt like she belonged. She had stopped thinking
about parents, until Lillian arrived at her door.
By the time Sabrina arrived a half-hour later, Kris had helped Kelly to figure out what she was feeling and what to do. Sabrina didn't pry into what they had been talking about. She could see that Kelly was more relaxed and knew that Kelly would turn to her if she needed to talk about something. Kelly would have told Sabrina at that point, after all, she had already told Kris and Charlie, but the phone rang before she had the chance. As usual, Charlie was on the other end, and was surprised by the fact that Bosley wasn't there yet. Concerned, they briefly hung up with Charlie to call Bosley at home. When no one answered, Sabrina called Charlie back and he sent Kris and Sabrina to go the way Bosley usually came to work to see if there was anything out of the ordinary.
"What about me Charlie? What do you want me to do?" Kelly had asked curiously. She figured she was suppose to sit there just in case Bosley called or showed up, but usually there was something else involved, usually in the form of paper work.
"Nothing Angel, except concentrate on Lillian Gregowits. I had some friends check up on her, and I don't like what I've been told." Charlie said with concern in his voice.
"What do you mean?"
"First, her name isn't Lillian Gregowits. That's an alias she created 3 years ago to hide her police record. Her real name is Angela Howards and she was arrested 5 years ago for simple assault. She served 2 years before being released on probation."
"Why would she lie about her name to me though? She had to know that I would have the access to information like that….or would she? She didn't learn that I was a detective until I told her. But still, wouldn't she have disappeared instead of persisting on talking with me?" Kelly asked a little confused. If Lillian wasn't who she said then why was she there?
"There's more Angel. She also never lived in Texas. She was born and raised in Vermont and then lived in Tennessee until she was arrested."
"Well, there's no proof that I was born in Texas. What if she was visiting there when the accident occurred?"
"As much as I hate to say this to you, don't get your hopes up Angel. I think you need to start looking at this as more of a case instead of a personal affair."
"I know you're probably right. I have a meeting with her set for tomorrow morning. I'll confront her then." Kelly reluctantly said. She had just gotten use to the idea of giving this woman a chance, and now she was being told she was a fake.
"Ok, be careful though. You don't know what she's capable of." Charlie warned.
"I will be. I always am. We'll call if we hear something about Bosley." With that, they said their good byes before hanging up. Kelly appreciated the work that Charlie had done for her, but a part of her wished that the outcome had been different. She had spent all of that time getting over her fears with Kris so that she could actually talk to this woman on a mother, daughter level. Now she had to forget everything so that she could do her job and find out what Lillian's real story was. She hated the fact that her personal life was always turning into their next case, but she rather that she could solve her own problems instead of having to drag a stranger into it. As she waited for Kris and Sabrina to return, Kelly took the file out that she had gotten on Lillian and began to go through it again, this time picking out anything that could be made up, creating a carefully selected list of questions in the process.
By the time Sabrina arrived a half-hour later, Kris had helped Kelly to figure out what she was feeling and what to do. Sabrina didn't pry into what they had been talking about. She could see that Kelly was more relaxed and knew that Kelly would turn to her if she needed to talk about something. Kelly would have told Sabrina at that point, after all, she had already told Kris and Charlie, but the phone rang before she had the chance. As usual, Charlie was on the other end, and was surprised by the fact that Bosley wasn't there yet. Concerned, they briefly hung up with Charlie to call Bosley at home. When no one answered, Sabrina called Charlie back and he sent Kris and Sabrina to go the way Bosley usually came to work to see if there was anything out of the ordinary.
"What about me Charlie? What do you want me to do?" Kelly had asked curiously. She figured she was suppose to sit there just in case Bosley called or showed up, but usually there was something else involved, usually in the form of paper work.
"Nothing Angel, except concentrate on Lillian Gregowits. I had some friends check up on her, and I don't like what I've been told." Charlie said with concern in his voice.
"What do you mean?"
"First, her name isn't Lillian Gregowits. That's an alias she created 3 years ago to hide her police record. Her real name is Angela Howards and she was arrested 5 years ago for simple assault. She served 2 years before being released on probation."
"Why would she lie about her name to me though? She had to know that I would have the access to information like that….or would she? She didn't learn that I was a detective until I told her. But still, wouldn't she have disappeared instead of persisting on talking with me?" Kelly asked a little confused. If Lillian wasn't who she said then why was she there?
"There's more Angel. She also never lived in Texas. She was born and raised in Vermont and then lived in Tennessee until she was arrested."
"Well, there's no proof that I was born in Texas. What if she was visiting there when the accident occurred?"
"As much as I hate to say this to you, don't get your hopes up Angel. I think you need to start looking at this as more of a case instead of a personal affair."
"I know you're probably right. I have a meeting with her set for tomorrow morning. I'll confront her then." Kelly reluctantly said. She had just gotten use to the idea of giving this woman a chance, and now she was being told she was a fake.
"Ok, be careful though. You don't know what she's capable of." Charlie warned.
"I will be. I always am. We'll call if we hear something about Bosley." With that, they said their good byes before hanging up. Kelly appreciated the work that Charlie had done for her, but a part of her wished that the outcome had been different. She had spent all of that time getting over her fears with Kris so that she could actually talk to this woman on a mother, daughter level. Now she had to forget everything so that she could do her job and find out what Lillian's real story was. She hated the fact that her personal life was always turning into their next case, but she rather that she could solve her own problems instead of having to drag a stranger into it. As she waited for Kris and Sabrina to return, Kelly took the file out that she had gotten on Lillian and began to go through it again, this time picking out anything that could be made up, creating a carefully selected list of questions in the process.