Marina Melton (CSI: NY)

Marina Melton (Morgan Hewitt) is the villainess of "Forbidden Fruit", episode 5.11 of CSI: NY (airdate December 17, 2008). She was the ex-business partner of rising designer Isabelle Vaughn, who was found dead after police caught a man taking her body from his trunk.
The man's attempt to flee resulted in him being fatally impaled on a piece of rebar, and the CSI's investigation revealing that the man was Tony Clark, and Isabelle had died of poisoning while at a party Tony was holding, which had people eating a variety of bizarre foods after consuming miracle fruit (which made bitter foods taste sweet). After discovering her body, Tony and his girlfriend Quinci Feeney decided to dispose of Isabelle's body, believing she died of an allergic reaction and fearing the scandal would ruin Tony's career.
As for Marina, it was revealed by Isabelle's lawyer that she was suing Marina for 30 million dollars and the dissolving of their partnership, as she was given an unfair deal by Marina and was aiming to go into business by herself. When questioned by Mac Taylor and Don Flack, Marina described the lawsuit as "frivilous" and claimed that she made Isabelle the success she was, while also stating she hadn't sent Ella McBride the confession postcard which contained the message "I want her dead" and was decorated with Isabelle's trademark design. While it was ultimately found that Marina was truthful about having not made the card, the CSI's investigation proved that she was in fact responsible for Isabelle's murder.
The investigation revealed that Marina had had an affair with Isabelle's boyfriend, Colby Fisher, with Colby revealing that Marina had been using him to hurt Isabelle, having told her about the affair after abruptly ending things with Colby. It was through her relationship with Colby that Marina obtained sodium hydroxide pellets from the paper plant he worked for, which the villainess used to poison Isabelle at Tony's party, giving her a smoothie laced with the pellets. Traces of the betel quid leaf found in the blender led to Marina being brought in for interrogation, with a snuff box found in her purse containing betel quid leafs sealing Marina's reveal as Isabelle's killer. Mac deduced during his interrogation that Marina's motivation was not about money, but rather anger at Isabelle for attempting to leave their partnership, with the evil Marina confirming by blasting Isabelle for (in her mind) being ungrateful for what she'd done for her, and pointed out how their contract was legally binding. After her confession, Marina was arrested (off-screen) for Isabelle's murder.
==Quotes==
*"Isabelle Vaughn was an ungrateful little bitch. After all I did for her, she thought she could just walk away? We had a contract....and it was legally binding." (Marina revealing her reason for killing Isabelle)
Category:2000s
Category:Adulteress
Category:Brunette
Category:Business Villainess
Category:Callous
Category:Femme Fatale
Category:Hero's Lover
Category:Live Action Villainess
Category:Murderer
Category:Murder: Poison
Category:Villainous Reveal
Category:Fate: Arrested