Barbara Stone

**Barbara "Barb" Stone** (Traci Lords) is the true main antagonist of Lifetime Movie Network's 2016 film *Nightmare Nurse* (airdate March 5, 2016).

## Biography

### Introduction/Events

She is introduced as a nurse at a Los Angeles County hospital where protagonists Lance Boston and Brooke Harmon ended up after they were injured in a car accident, which fractured at least one of Brooke's ribs and broke Lance's right femur.

Barbara's first appearance had her and a colleague named Paul informing Brooke about what had happened, including the injuries each of them suffered, before mentioning that "the man in the road" (who was unveiled as Darren Wells—a delivery truck driver in his mid-forties who was the only person killed in the accident) was not brought to the hospital with them. She then declared that she would have a doctor sent in to see her before they would "see what [they could] do about taking [her] to see Lance," offering reassurance as well. Brooke thanked her while referring to her by her full first name, with Barbara's response being to say that she could call her Barb, after which she left to attend to other matters.

While Barbara was changing Brooke's IV pack the day after the accident, she was asked if she was okay, with the former saying that she was "just having one of those days" before disclosing that a female patient who had "a heart disease for a long time" and was also "one of [the hospital's] favorites" died the previous night. Brooke offered brief condolences, with Barbara mentioning that against many people's expectations, she was not "used to it." The latter then proceeded to tell the former that she and her boyfriend were to be released the next day, much to Brooke's delight. Just as Barbara prepared to leave the room again after stating that it was "important to know that your loved ones are safe," Brooke inquired about whether it was possible for her to serve as Lance's in-home nurse for six weeks while he recovered. Replying it was "unfortunately" not possible, she recommended assistance in setting up the couple's access to a "database of referrals from...different insurance companies" (which Brooke accepted) before telling her to drink water.

Lance was left in the care of pre-approved in-home nurse and physical therapist Chloe Spade while Brooke worked as the sous chef of a restaurant called Il Fonfina. The female former acted amorously towards him, going as far as to break up with her boyfriend James in the hopes of being able to have an affair with Lance, which failed. After he was found unconscious and unresponsive during his fourth night under Chloe's care, Barbara went to the hospital's waiting room and called for Brooke to go with her—telling Chloe that she was not allowed to see him under "doctor's orders" and recommending that she "go home and get some rest." While they walked to his room, Brooke was told that her boyfriend's toxicology report indicated an overdose of oxycodone. Indicating that it was most likely intentional, Barbara allowed for her to go into Lance's room.

Chloe had a bouquet of flowers delivered to said room, with Barbara apologizing for it and Lance saying that it wasn't her fault since he felt the hospital "[needed] a better system to screen" new employees—which the female latter voiced her agreement with. This was followed by Barbara declaring that she would use her "stockpiled" vacation days to take care of Lance herself right before moving him out of his room while he was in a wheelchair. She was next shown serving that night serving Lance chocolate chip cookies that she made using her late mother's recipe. Disclosing she got sick with Alzheimer's disease, Barbara told Lance of her thought that her philosophy was that "good cooking is the best medicine" before letting him know that Gwen (Brooke and Lance's attorney) was expected to make a full recovery after Chloe accidentally put her into a coma when she shoved her in a fit of anger.

Before their conversation could go on any further, the doorbell was rung, with Barbara asking if he was "expecting company," only for him to say that he wasn't. Saying that she was "coming" to the door, she opened it, with Chloe being revealed as the prospective visitor. Immediately, she asked her what she was doing there, with the latter proclaiming that she wanted to see Lance and the former denying her entry before preparing to close the door on her. However, Lance had Barbara hold it open, allowing for Chloe to explain that she wasn't responsible for poisoning him and that she wanted to work for him again. Even so, he told her to "check [herself] in" while Barbara outright told her she was no longer his nurse before closing the door and locking it. The next day, during her latest shift at the hospital, she called Brooke and notified her that Chloe had attempted suicide by overdosing on oxycodone before guessing that it would be "at least 24 hours" before she was admitted to a psychiatric hospital.

### Reveal

That night, Barbara told Paul that Dr. Floyd ordered for Chloe to "be prepared for transport," after which she visited her room and asked her how "[she was] feeling." In response, Chloe told her that she "[could] drop the holier-than-thou act," which led to Barbara turning heel and grumpily reminding her that she paid her $2,500 to ruin the couple's lives. Other than scolding her henchwoman for disappointing her, the vengeful schemer also disclosed that she replaced Chloe's antidepressant pills with placebos because she "had to tip the scales somehow" since "[her] sex appeal wasn't doing it on its own." Upon realizing that it facilitated her erratic behavior, Chloe denounced her as a "bitch" for making her act "so messed up," with Barbara hypocritically calling her out for her use of "such language" and claiming she would make sure that her co-conspirator wouldn't "go to jail for murder." The former redeemed herself, saying that she would stop working for the latter and tell the police everything.

Failing to convince her to "let [her] do [her] job" in exchange for her silence, Barbara went on to indirectly confess that she was James' killer while she was slowly drugging Chloe (and secretly planning to frame her for the crime) before placing her into a wheelchair and moving her to the back seat of her car; James' corpse was inside the trunk. After that, Barbara drove back to Brooke and Lance's house, insincerely apologizing to Chloe and saying that "so many girls" such as her "[never got] any better." She then knocked on their door, presenting Lance with a plate of more of her cookies under the guise of both a "surprise" and her wanting to "check in" on him.

### Backstory/Defeat

When Lance suddenly felt exhausted as a result of eating said cookies, which had been laced with drugs, Barbara angrily unveiled herself as Darren's fiancée and wickedly chuckled as she admitted to everything, including not only being the "one who made [him] OD," but also being "the one who [wanted] to kill [him]" as revenge. Telling him to "go to [his] happy place" in his last moments alive, Brooke tried to hit Barbara with one of Lance's crutches, with the latter punching her face and then striking her with the crutch, temporarily rendering her unconscious.

Barbara was also confronted by Chloe, who held her at gunpoint and ordered her to back away from Lance. After falsely promising to double her pay to $5,000, the ruthless woman quickly subdued her and drugged her even further. This was followed by Barbara attempting to proceed with murdering Lance once again, only for Brooke (who had regained consciousness by then) to knock her out. Her fate was never divulged, but it can be assumed that she was arrested offscreen.