Veronica Nash (Law & Order: SVU)

Veronica Nash (Olga Merediz) is a hidden minor villainess of "Shaken", episode 5.10 of Law & Order: SVU (airdate November 25, 2003). She was a snobbish nanny who was friends with Sarah Rendell, the babysitter for young girl Lucy Prichard. Veronica often boasted about her high qualifications as a child caregiver and also tried to help Sarah handle Lucy, whose habit for acting out often frustrated her. 
One day, however, the two nannies were at a children's museum, and Veronica became irritated when Lucy began running around (despite the museum having been designed for such behavior in the first place). When Lucy continued to act out, the evil Veronica viciously slapped the girl across her face as punishment. By the time museum curator Frances Clegg returned with a security guard, though, Veronica and Sarah had already left the museum with their charges. 
When Lucy collapsed at the park as a result of head injuries brought on from her having been forcefully shaken by the episode's main villainess, Veronica fingered a man from the playground she'd seen taking pictures of the children as being "creepy." However, the man was ultimately revealed as a private investigator named Ronny Ickles who was hired by a man named David, who had also hired Veronica to be his son's babysitter; additionally, David had asked for Ronny to see how Veronica treated his son when he wasn't around. She later went to Tribune reporter Ian Felson and falsely accused Sarah of abusing Lucy, and furthermore, Veronica even claimed to Detective Elliot Stabler that Sarah was the person who slapped Lucy at the museum. 
The villainess' lie was exposed, however, when Frances identified Veronica as Lucy's true assailant when Stabler showed her a photo of Sarah with Veronica to identify her with. Stabler angrily confronted Veronica, who tried to defend her villainous deed by saying that Lucy needed to be disciplined for her behavioral problems. In regards to Lucy's injuries, the callous nanny was able to provide an alibi for the time period in which M.E. Warner determined Lucy was shaken, as she was at her employers' country home during the whole weekend. Veronica was later charged with assaulting Lucy, likely resulting in her losing her job.
Category:2000s
Category:Brunette
Category:Callous
Category:Deceiver
Category:Hero's Friend
Category:Live Action Villainess
Category:Villainous Reveal
Category:Would Hurt a Child
Category:Fate: Guilty
Category:Master Manipulator