"Her daughter. One escaped her twisted wrath," Eames spoke.
"Apparently, which makes things interesting because in all the years we've dealt with Nicole. She hasn't mentioned another child. I wonder why is that?"
"Probably cause you wouldn't stop hounding her, arresting her for crimes she didn't do," Nikki replied.
"Oh great, She's delusional," Eames quipped, "Did she even name you or did you just pick up her name like lost luggage?"
"she..would have."
"See? You're wasting your time trying to impress a woman who wouldn't give a rats ass about you. The last daughter she had she murdered. Who's to say you wouldn't have met the same fate. Oh and let's not forget she's dead. Worm food," Eames curtly spit out.
"But that's the thing right. You'll never live up to expectations because she's this grandiose persona who isn't here to be Grounded in reality," Goren added, "So, Let's uh ground her for you. She's a cold blooded murderer who used people to get what she wanted. She's killed more people that we know of. She had no remorse. She didn't know how to love. Daughters were always competition. She WOULD have killed you given the chance. Psychopaths can't change," Goren stated matter of fact.
"What about Gwen?"
"She didn't change. Eventually, she would have killed Gwen. Even, she knew that."
"It could have been different. She could have loved me. You guys didn't give her a chance."
"You're not listening to me. No! Not Nicole. She had several opportunities to uh turn the page but she kept killing."
"You had her killed she died because of you and I will never forget that."
"You have to blame someone for her death for your time at the group homes. So you blame me straight out of the Nicole handbook. You got it right there. But I am not responsible just like I wasn't responsible then. The person responsible was losing his brain function and out of his mind. You got an axe to grind if we didn't arrest your mom all those times maybe she what wouldn't end up dead and you'd be a family. Let's clip that thinking right away because she was on the path regardless of us. Her boyfriend really did a number on her not to mention having to flee because she killed her own child. So, in my opinion you were better off without her."
Nikki shifted in her seat visibly annoyed at their responses and becoming angry. Nikki looked up at Goren as soon as he mentioned group home.
""Yeah, I looked you up. Oh unless that's the problem you weren't better off. Tell me Nikki, "Was there a lot of abuse in those homes? Your mother acted out because she was abused. Do you have that in common?"
"Must be hard to be noticed. Group home kids often feel abandoned needing to feel special."
"What did you do when you wanted comfort? Did you use your sexuality to make yourself feel love. But, it wasn't really love was it? It was abuse by the people put there to protect you. Did you do the same to Pat. Extort your body to exert control over him?"
"NO. Stop it!"
"What do you know with your mother being looney and all."
Goren smiled. "Nice try trying too hard to be someone you're not."
"You don't know that."
"I do. You don't have what it takes to measure up to Nicole."
"You're angry. Your mother was always smart enough to not let her anger show. She'd let it out in other ways manipulating situations to get to me."
"See that's something you actually have in common. Your mother would be so proud if she could feel. My partner would tell you psychopaths lack empathy," Eames joined in.
"So pat."
"Was easy to manipulate all them were so blinded by their ideology and their hatred. I made him think he was in charge told him to take some initiative show himself to the proud boys. It was supposed to be mass deaths but he couldn't even do that right. It doesn't matter anyway. I got what I wanted."
"You happy with yourself," I was the one the pulled the trigger. Not Goren so you didn't get what you really wanted did you? And the chief of D's"
"...was fighting with his son but trying to protect him. Once, I was with Pat and assured him I would help him change, I had his full trust and his computer information was easy enough to figure out. He wasn't a genius by any means."
"So you leaked our information."
"They needed to know that kind of people they put their hopes in. They know now and you can't take that away."
"I may not get my reputation back right away but I will right this. What do you got a lousy relative with no relationship and group home trauma. Jail should be an easy transition for you."
"and with what proof other than my confession which I believe happened under duress. I said what you wanted too. The big bad bullies that are responsible for killing a kid. I doubt it'll go far."
