Caroline Baker (New Tricks)

Caroline Baker (Lindsey Coulson) is a hidden villainess from "Nine Lives," episode 4.04 of New Tricks (airdate 30 April 2007). She is the niece of wealthy Dorothy Hepple and the wife of pet shop owner Peter Baker.
Dorothy Hepple passed on in February 1996, and the investigation into her death was reopened when the last of her 30 cats passed away in the beginning of the episode. The cats inherited Dorothy's wealth following her death, after Dorothy made many changes to her will, with Caroline, Peter, Harry Hepple (Caroline's brother), and Dale Hewson (Dorothy's caretaker) having each been in the will at some point before the cats became heirs officially. All of them were suspects in killing Dorothy, but Brian Lane's investigation revealed that Peter was the culprit. 
Peter made three visits to Dorothy's home and unloaded a wild cat into a sound proof shed, as he was receiving a big payday for handling such an animal. The cat got loose and killed Boycott, a dog owned by Tim Coswell (Dorothy's neighbor), and on the day in question, Peter was holding the shed's door shut due to the animal going wild. Dorothy came from behind Peter, and ended up knocked down by the animal, causing her to scream loudly. Peter placed a hand over Dorothy's mouth to quiet her, only to end up suffocating her to death. Caroline entered the scene and found out what Peter had done to her aunt, but at that moment, she decided to cover up for her husband by placing her deceased aunt into her house. In addition, the evil Caroline placed her aunt's cats inside with Dorothy and sealed them all inside the house, and as a result, the cats ended up devouring most of their owner's remains.
The couple's reveal came in the climax, when UCOS entered the shop looking for Peter, who attempted to escape. Peter ended up confessing to everything, but in response to DSI Sandra Pullman's accusing Peter of locking Dorothy and her cats inside, Caroline spoke up and admitted to covering for her husband. The villainess stated that committed her actions not for money, but because she loved Peter (despite Dorothy not accepting their relationship), and she would have lost him if he confessed to everything all those years ago. Following their reveal, Caroline and Peter were both arrested (off-screen).
Category:2000s
Category:Blonde
Category:Callous
Category:Conspirator
Category:Deceiver
Category:Live Action Villainess
Category:Niece
Category:Villain's Lover
Category:Villainous Reveal
Category:Fate: Arrested