Ruby Patch (The Mysteries of Laura)

Ruby Patch (Polly Draper) is the hidden villainess of "The Mystery of the Biker Bar", episode 1.03 of The Mysteries of Laura (airdate October 1, 2014). She was the wife of Jeremy "Jerry" Patch, with whom she co-owned a popular biker bar. They were both also friends with detective Laura Diamond and her husband Jake Broderick, as they previously frequented the establishment when they were dating. When Jerry was shot to death while fishing, Ruby appeared heartbroken when Laura and Jake (who were now separated) began investigating and suggested that an unstable homeless man who previously attacked Jerry was responsible, which led the detectives down a string of other potential suspects.
But in actuality, Ruby was revealed to be Jerry's killer. Millionaire developer Lloyd Kramer had previously approached Jerry and Ruby, wanting them to sell him their air rights so he could build a series of high-rise apartments on their block. Jerry refused, and only sold half of his air rights to pay off a debt he had to loan shark Flaco Navarro, leaving Ruby with nothing. Laura came to realize Ruby's guilt when she and Billy Soto questioned Lloyd, who revealed that the remaining half of his air rights belonged to his estate, thus making them Ruby's now that he was dead. Laura confronted Ruby at the bar as she was cleaning up, pointing out how Ruby's use of a heavy duty cleanser when she was first questioned by her and Billy was her making sure the gunshot residue was cleaned off her hands. Knowing she was caught, the evil Ruby confessed, revealing her resentment of Jerry's poor financial decisions and accusing him of destroying her future, adding that while it broke her heart to kill her husband, she did so to protect herself. Ruby was then placed under arrest by Laura.
==Trivia==
*Ruby Patch was the first villainess of The Mysteries of Laura.
*Polly Draper also played villainess Christine Wilkes on Law & Order: Criminal Intent.
== Quotes ==
* "I put in decades of blood, sweat, and tears. I deserve something out of it! I tried to talk sense into him, but that old fool! He went and he gave our future away for nothing!" (Ruby revealing her motivation for killing Jerry)
Category:2010s
Category:Brunette
Category:Deceiver
Category:Greedy
Category:Hero's Friend
Category:Hero's Lover
Category:Live Action Villainess
Category:Murderer
Category:Murder: Gun
Category:Tattoos
Category:Villainous Reveal
Category:Fate: Arrested