Helen Baxter (New Tricks)

Helen Baxter (Anna Calder-Marshall) is a hidden villainess from "Object of Desire," episode 8.06 of New Tricks (airdate 8 August 2011). She is the wife of antiques dealer Mal Baxter, who was murdered in a burglary gone wrong in June 1995, as well as the mother of Vivienne Baxter.
As the investigation quickly revealed, Mal often dealt in stolen antiques, which he mostly provided to Helen for her own collection. Regarding Helen, she claimed that she was with the family's chauffeur, Tony Morgan, on the day of her husband's death, but that turned out to be false, as--among other things--she was revealed to be having an affair with Greg Hazlett, another antiques dealer. In the events before Mal's murder, Mal had brought in a valuable antique statue which he intended to sell, though Helen wanted to keep the statue, only for Mal to protest.
Having developed an obsession with the statue, Helen colluded with Hazlett to rob Mal, with Hazlett committing the burglary while Mal was away on business. However, Mal did not go on his business trip, and he confronted Hazlett in his home--a confrontation that became violent when Hazlett struck Mal with the statue, killing him instantly. Hazlett sold the statue after the murder, which Helen found out about, and in the episode's events, the evil Helen sent Hazlett to buy the statue back (with Helen's own money) so they could get rid of it once and for all and continue covering up their roles in Mal's murder.
DSI Sandra Pullman and Brian Lane confronted Helen with the facts in the Baxter home, with the villainess denying everything until she admitted that her and Hazlett's plan was to rob Mal for the statue. Helen also confessed to giving Hazlett the money to buy the statue and get rid of it, leaving Vivienne shocked over the revelation of her mother's evil actions. After her confession, Helen was arrested (off-screen) for her role in her husband's murder.
Category:2010s
Category:Adulteress
Category:Blonde
Category:Callous
Category:Conspirator
Category:Deceiver
Category:Greedy
Category:Hero's Lover
Category:Live Action Villainess
Category:Mother
Category:Murder: Indirect
Category:Murderer
Category:Villain's Lover
Category:Villainous Reveal
Category:Fate: Arrested