At first, Kelly just felt angry towards Lillian. After all, she had lied
to her, pretended to be someone that she was not. But then there were the
words Lillian had said after the truth. Kelly had come close to death once
in her life, by a little boy who had gotten his hands on a gun that he
didn't know was real. She remembered what had gone through her mind, and
what she had felt. If Lillian was really dying, she must be terrified, but
after everything, Kelly even speculated this.
"What do you mean you're dying?" Kelly asked, trying to see if Lillian could give any details.
"I mean I have a month to live, if that. My days are numbered Kelly, I'm almost at the end. That's why I had to find you, to redeem myself for what I had done to my own daughter." Lillian tried to explain.
"Excuse me! How is finding me, someone you don't even know, the same as finding your own daughter?"
"Because I figured that if I could provide you with even a days worth of happiness, a days worth of having a family to call your own, that it would make up for my daughter not having the same." At this point, there were tears streaming down Lillian's cheek, and for a second, Kelly even considered that they might not be fake.
"I have a family Lillian. I don't need you to pretend just to get rid of the guilt that you have. Did you really expect me to not figure it all out? To not have everything verified by a professional?"
"No. There would be no time to bring in a professional, and when I came up with the plan, I didn't know that you were a private detective. I thought I would be in the clear. A couple of days of innocent bonding, and then you could bury me and move on."
"I can't believe you. You just barge into my life, tell me to quit my job, and then tell me that everything was fake, and you did it because you are dying? Doesn't that bother you?"
"I know, it sounds bad, but what choice did I have? I never meant to hurt you Kelly. That was never my goal, I was only trying to help."
"I don't need your help." Kelly firmly stated. This entire situation was making her sick. She had been around con artists before, but never one like Lillian. Kelly's past was hard enough to deal with, she didn't need Lillian barging in and complicating it.
"I'm sorry then." Lillian didn't know what else to say. She had lost the battle. There was nothing she could say or do that would change Kelly's mind about her. Defeated, she started to head toward the door, and opened it to leave. When she got there, however, she collapsed to the ground instead, a thump being the only sound as her body hit the floor. Concerned, Kelly rushed over to her and instinctively felt for a pulse, half expecting this to be some sort of act. When she couldn't find one, however, she realized that this was for real, and picked up the nearest phone in attempts of finding help.
"Hello.I need an ambulance at the St.Mark's Inn, room 157.a woman collapsed, and she has a faint pulse. Please hurry!"
At the hospital, Kelly sat in the waiting area for some news. She had arrived almost an hour ago, and hadn't heard anything since then. She had already called Sabrina and Charlie and told them what happened. Charlie was going to pass the message onto Kris and Bosley, while Sabrina was on her way over to help Kelly to figure everything out. Before Lillian had collapsed, she disgusted Kelly. She had not only lied to her, but she had used her, and Kelly did not appreciate it. Then everything else happened, and Kelly had closed her mind off to everything that had happened before.
Tired of sitting, she took a dollar out of her pocket, and walked over to the coffee machine. Between Bosley's disappearing the day before and all this, Kelly hadn't gotten much sleep in the past couple of days, making this night seem even longer. Just as she put her money into the machine, Sabrina walked over and asked how she was doing. Kelly had no answer though. There had been no word on Lillian and Kelly was more confused and torn then she had ever been. Sitting down together, Kelly began to explain to Sabrina what had happened. She told her about the lies and the scam, and how Lillian was only doing it to forgive herself for abandoning her own daughter some years ago. Sabrina seemed just as shocked as Kelly was, but only because her original theory was that Lillian was after whatever money Kelly had saved up in the past several years. Before they could discuss what Kelly should say or do next however, a doctor walked out of one of the rooms and up to them, asking specifically for Kelly Garrett. Lillian was stable for the time being, although it was doubtful she would survive the rest of the night. She was demanding to talk to Kelly though, and the doctor was willing to grant this request, assuming that Kelly kept it quick.
"What do you mean you're dying?" Kelly asked, trying to see if Lillian could give any details.
"I mean I have a month to live, if that. My days are numbered Kelly, I'm almost at the end. That's why I had to find you, to redeem myself for what I had done to my own daughter." Lillian tried to explain.
"Excuse me! How is finding me, someone you don't even know, the same as finding your own daughter?"
"Because I figured that if I could provide you with even a days worth of happiness, a days worth of having a family to call your own, that it would make up for my daughter not having the same." At this point, there were tears streaming down Lillian's cheek, and for a second, Kelly even considered that they might not be fake.
"I have a family Lillian. I don't need you to pretend just to get rid of the guilt that you have. Did you really expect me to not figure it all out? To not have everything verified by a professional?"
"No. There would be no time to bring in a professional, and when I came up with the plan, I didn't know that you were a private detective. I thought I would be in the clear. A couple of days of innocent bonding, and then you could bury me and move on."
"I can't believe you. You just barge into my life, tell me to quit my job, and then tell me that everything was fake, and you did it because you are dying? Doesn't that bother you?"
"I know, it sounds bad, but what choice did I have? I never meant to hurt you Kelly. That was never my goal, I was only trying to help."
"I don't need your help." Kelly firmly stated. This entire situation was making her sick. She had been around con artists before, but never one like Lillian. Kelly's past was hard enough to deal with, she didn't need Lillian barging in and complicating it.
"I'm sorry then." Lillian didn't know what else to say. She had lost the battle. There was nothing she could say or do that would change Kelly's mind about her. Defeated, she started to head toward the door, and opened it to leave. When she got there, however, she collapsed to the ground instead, a thump being the only sound as her body hit the floor. Concerned, Kelly rushed over to her and instinctively felt for a pulse, half expecting this to be some sort of act. When she couldn't find one, however, she realized that this was for real, and picked up the nearest phone in attempts of finding help.
"Hello.I need an ambulance at the St.Mark's Inn, room 157.a woman collapsed, and she has a faint pulse. Please hurry!"
At the hospital, Kelly sat in the waiting area for some news. She had arrived almost an hour ago, and hadn't heard anything since then. She had already called Sabrina and Charlie and told them what happened. Charlie was going to pass the message onto Kris and Bosley, while Sabrina was on her way over to help Kelly to figure everything out. Before Lillian had collapsed, she disgusted Kelly. She had not only lied to her, but she had used her, and Kelly did not appreciate it. Then everything else happened, and Kelly had closed her mind off to everything that had happened before.
Tired of sitting, she took a dollar out of her pocket, and walked over to the coffee machine. Between Bosley's disappearing the day before and all this, Kelly hadn't gotten much sleep in the past couple of days, making this night seem even longer. Just as she put her money into the machine, Sabrina walked over and asked how she was doing. Kelly had no answer though. There had been no word on Lillian and Kelly was more confused and torn then she had ever been. Sitting down together, Kelly began to explain to Sabrina what had happened. She told her about the lies and the scam, and how Lillian was only doing it to forgive herself for abandoning her own daughter some years ago. Sabrina seemed just as shocked as Kelly was, but only because her original theory was that Lillian was after whatever money Kelly had saved up in the past several years. Before they could discuss what Kelly should say or do next however, a doctor walked out of one of the rooms and up to them, asking specifically for Kelly Garrett. Lillian was stable for the time being, although it was doubtful she would survive the rest of the night. She was demanding to talk to Kelly though, and the doctor was willing to grant this request, assuming that Kelly kept it quick.