Vanessa Almassian (The Closer)

Vanessa Almassian (Inbar Lavi) is a hidden villainess from "Maternal Instincts," episode 5.11 of The Closer (airdate August 11, 2009). She is the pregnant girlfriend of Jake Burrell, one of the episode's two murder victims.
Jake and another young man, Tomas DeLeon, were shot at a schoolyard in the opening of the episode, with Tomas succumbing instantly, while Jake was hospitalized and died of an infection later in the episode. It was originally believed that the shooting was the result of a drug deal gone wrong, with Tomas as the main intended victim. However, when it was revealed that Tomas was only shot once and Jake was shot four times, it was concluded that Jake was the true intended victim, while Tomas was collateral damage.
Vanessa was officially introduced in the episode's climax, after Jake's death, with Brenda Leigh Johnson and Major Crimes interviewing both Vanessa and her father, Frank Almassian, about Jake. Frank asked if Jake had raped another girl, adding that he had done the same to Vanessa, who stood speechless when asked about Jake. After Brenda asked Frank about his gun, she later asked him about the whereabouts of his son (Vanessa's brother), Alex, with Frank stating that Alex was at home with Vanessa. However, Brenda uncovered evidence that uncovered Alex's true whereabouts: at the schoolyard where Tomas and Jake were shot, with Vanessa expressing shock when she was told that Jake had died. 
Alex attempted to escape, only to be taken down and arrested, after which Vanessa lashed out at her father for fueling Alex's anger. In addition, it was revealed that Frank berated Vanessa when he and Alex had discovered that she was pregnant, with Frank calling Vanessa a whore. Instead of telling the truth about how she became pregnant, Vanessa turned heel and falsely stated that Jake had raped her, which angered Frank and Alex--the latter to the point where he shot and eventually killed Jake as payback, while also killing Tomas in the process. Vanessa's shouting towards Frank included an admission that Jake didn't rape her, and she only told him that because Frank called her a whore. When asked what she was supposed to say, Brenda informed the evil Vanessa that she should have told the truth, adding that her deceit led to Jake's murder. Vanessa's fate wasn't revealed after her brother's arrest.
==Trivia==
*Inbar Lavi later played recurring villainess Eve during the fourth season of Lucifer.
Category:2000s
Category:Brunette
Category:Callous
Category:Deceiver
Category:Hero's Lover
Category:Live Action Villainess
Category:Sibling
Category:Villainous Reveal
Category:Fate: Inconclusive