Barbara Haynes (New Tricks)

Barbara Haynes (Margot Leicester) is the main villainess from "Breadcrumbs," the penultimate episode of New Tricks' eleventh season (airdate 13 October 2014). She is the mother of Dougie Haynes, a convicted killer who passed on ten years prior to the events.
Dougie Haynes was suspected of killing a woman named Sally Tunstall in 1990, and he was arrested and convicted of the murder. Barbara was visited by Danny Griffin and former cop Nathan Wicks regarding the murder of librarian Ellen Barker, who was a friend of Danny's and had been looking into Sally Tunstall's murder. During the visit, Barbara was insistent that Dougie was innocent, and regarding Dougie's confession, she stated that the police had pressured him into admitting to the murder. Among the suspects in both murders was John Stokes, MP, as he was having an affair with Sally and he was confronted by Ellen, who had suspected Stokes in the murder
Stokes revealed in his interrogation that Ellen received a phone call that resulted in her removing Stokes as a suspect, and UCOS found out that the call came from none other than James Tanner, who was Barbara's neighor. James actually confessed to killing Ellen, but Danny figured out that James was lying when he admitted to strangling her (Ellen was bludgeoned), though James stated that Ellen was upsetting Barbara. This statement led to the realization that Dougie really did kill Sally and had actually confessed to James, who kept it from Barbara, who was revealed as Ellen's true killer. UCOS later went to Barbara's home, where gunshots were heard; Barbara had euthanized a pair of animals.
Barbara's insistence that her son was innocent ended up being her undoing, as after James phoned Ellen, Barbara received a call from Ellen, who informed her that she was dropping her investigation. An angry Barbara borrowed James' truck and drove to Ellen's place, and upon arriving, she asked Ellen why she was giving up, with Ellen responding that she believed Dougie was guilty. After hearing Ellen's answer, Barbara turned heel and bludgeoned Ellen to death in a fit of rage. The villainess later took Ellen's laptop and paperwork, burying the former in her garden, and regarding her reasoning for her actions, the evil Barbara stated that Ellen was "just like everyone else"; lambasting her for believing that Dougie killed Sally and adding that she had no proof to back it up. She continued accusing the police of confusing Dougie into confessing, but she was shocked to learn from UCOS that Dougie also confessed to James as well. Afterwards, Barbara was handcuffed and arrested for Ellen's murder.
Category:2010s
Category:Bondage Used On Villainess
Category:Callous
Category:Delusional
Category:Live Action Villainess
Category:Mother
Category:Murder: Bludgeoning
Category:Murderer
Category:Villainous Reveal
Category:Fate: Arrested