Anne Reilly (Bones)

Anne Reilly (Ellen Geer) was the main villainess from the "The Double Death of the Dearly Departed," episode 4.22 of Bones (airdate April 20, 2009). She was the stepmother of Jeffersonian member Hank Reilly, and the mother to Hank's stepbrother, Barney Reilly.
The Jeffersonian crew arrived at the Reilly home for Hank's funeral, though while Dr. Temperance Brennan walked towards Hank's casket, she discovered that Hank was actually murdered and didn't die naturally of a heart attack as originally claimed. The cause of death was revealed as poisoning, and after fugu poisoning was suspected and dismissed, Barney became a suspect, as he ended up inheriting Anne's fortune following Hank's death; Hank and his wife Helen were originally the main beneficiaries.
It was uncovered that Hank had a cup of his favorite tea before he passed, and after this, Seeley Booth decided to serve the same tea as a trap to catch Hank's killer. When Barney was set to drink his cup, Anne--who was deathly ill in the episode--knocked the cup from her son's possession, which revealed Anne as her stepson's killer. As it turned out, Anne was angered over Hank and Helen inheriting everything, while Barney was left out, so she attempted to siphon money from the estate and place it in a separate trust for Barney. However, the estate lawyer, Erin Miller, informed Hank about Anne's illegal plan, and afterwards, the evil Anne poisoned Hank's tea, killing him as part of her plan to make sure Barney would get her wealth.
After her reveal, Anne lashed out at her deceased husband, Robert Reilly, for cutting Barney out and lashed out at Erin for revealing her greedy plans. The villainess later told Booth to do what he had to do and arrest her, but as the episode's fast forward revealed, Anne passed away just five days after her reveal as a murderess.
Category:2010s
Category:Callous
Category:Deceiver
Category:Family Murderer
Category:Hero's Lover
Category:Live Action Villainess
Category:Mother
Category:Murder: Poison
Category:Murderer
Category:Offscreen Death
Category:Stepmother
Category:Villainous Reveal
Category:Fate: Deceased