Ellen (Crossing Jordan)

Ellen (Pat Destro) is the villainess of "Locard's Exchange," episode 4.17 of Crossing Jordan (airdate April 10, 2005). Sometime prior to the episode's events, Ellen's unnamed husband engaged in an affair with Arlene Lebowski (the mother of Lily Lebowski). Arlene was also with Ellen's husband when he crashed his car while the two were drunk, with the nameless man dying in the crash.
Ellen's husband was solely responsible for the accident, but despite this, Ellen turned heel and plotted to kill Arlene, as she blamed Arlene for her husband's death. The vengeful Ellen went about doing so by hitting Arlene with her car as she was getting a cab (with Arlene calling the cab following an argument with Lily). While Arlene survived the initial crash, she later contracted a staph infection in the hospital and died when Lily made the decision to take her off life support.
A traffic camera photo revealed Ellen as Arlene's assailant and she was arrested off-screen. She briefly appeared in the following episode, "Sanctuary", where it was revealed she was facing two years in prison for the hit and run accident. Lily was outraged at the fact that Ellen wasn't facing murder charges, but in the end, Lily decided to accept the sentence as a way to make peace with her mother's death.
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Ellen villainous reveal.png|A photo of Ellen after having struck Arlene with her car
Category:2000s
Category:Blonde
Category:Bondage Used On Villainess
Category:Hero's Lover
Category:Live Action Villainess
Category:Murderer
Category:Murder: Indirect
Category:Vehicle Weapon
Category:Fate: Guilty