Penny Anderson (New Tricks)

Penny Anderson (Elizabeth Tan) is a hidden villainess from New Tricks' seventh season opener, "Dead Man Talking" (airdate 10 September 2010). She is the adopted daughter of financier Douglas Anderson, and the adoptive sister to Douglas' daughter, Vicky Anderson.
Eighteen months prior to the events, Douglas Anderson died during a confrontation with a home invader, as his pre-existing heart condition emerged while he was attacked by the burglar. Penny was interviewed regarding Douglas, stating that she was adopted by him after her birth father, John Plummer, was arrested and later died in prison, while speaking fondly of both Douglas and Vicky. As the investigation revealed, Plummer was arrested for embezzlement; his construction company had a contract to build a new admin building in Hong Kong during the territory's transition from British rule to Chinese rule.
However, Plummer cooked the books and stole money from the Chinese government, and it was revealed that he not only conspired with Chinese national Lau Cheung, but with Douglas, who was the only one who avoided arrest. As it also turned out, Penny found out about her adoptive father's role in the embezzlement, and became angry and blamed him for what happened with her birth father. She became vengeful, greedy, and villainous as well, as she participated in a scheme to obtain the ill-gotten money, which included colluding with a man named Simon Beswick in the plan. As the episode would later reveal, Simon Beswick, who was released from prison years prior, was actually John Plummer, who took the real Beswick's identity after he died in prison, as Beswick was due for an early release. Plummer was the one who broke into Douglas' home that evening and planned to get the money and kill him, only for Douglas' heart to give out while he was beating him up.
In the episode's events, Penny had Vicky visit a medium named Sebastian Carter, doing so to gain more info on the loot, which was followed by Plummer breaking into Vicky's home--only to find nothing, just as he did 18 months ago. Penny's villainous role was revealed following UCOS' visit to Sebastian, and during her interrogation, the evil Penny lashed out at Douglas, blaming him for leaving her birth father to die in prison. She gave a confession to the break-in claimed that she confronted Douglas after learning the truth, only for DSI Sandra Pullman and Jack Halford to expose Penny's story as a lie, as the villainess didn't have the body strength to attack Douglas. Sandra assumed that Penny was protecting someone, but despite Penny refusing to reveal her co-conspirator, the group figured out that her ally was none other than her birth father. Afterwards, Penny was arrested (off-screen) for her role in the break-ins.
Category:2010s
Category:Brunette
Category:Callous
Category:Conspirator
Category:Deceiver
Category:Greedy
Category:Live Action Villainess
Category:Sibling
Category:Vengeful
Category:Villainous Reveal
Category:Fate: Arrested