Taylor Conroy

**Taylor Conroy** (Audrey Corsa) was the hidden main villainess of Season 2 of *Tell Me a Story.*

## Backstory

Taylor was the love child of married country singer Ronnie Pruitt and his backup singer Donna Conroy. However, in 2005, he died while he was driving drunk, leaving her to be raised by her mother in an environment which saw her having to deal with the men the latter dated. To elaborate, whenever Donna got drunk to the point of passing out, they made sexual advances towards her.

Furthermore, as Taylor grew up, she did research on the Pruitt family, leading to her discovery that Ronnie's widow Rebecca was living a luxurious life alongside her three children (and Taylor's half-siblings): Jackson, Maddie, and Ashley Rose. Infuriated over not growing up in such a set of circumstances, which she felt she deserved, Taylor plotted murderous revenge against the quartet, with Ashley being her main target. Donna also joined her daughter's conspiracy out of her own desire to exact vengeance on Rebecca for deciding to stop financially helping her.

## Events

Taylor began her plot in episode 2.06, "Lost and Found," by having her boyfriend Dylan Young plant a bomb inside Ashley's car that was meant to kill her, only for her victim's life to be saved. However, the ensuing explosion burned her face and almost 25% of her body. Her introductory appearance saw her refusing to answer questions about her lover that Beau Morris (who was in charge of protecting Ashley) asked her except for one regarding his current location. Later on, Dylan was shot dead by NPD Detective Gwen Roberts; as for the villainess, she tormented her father's widow and her three half-siblings by sending them items such as a vandalized picture of Ashley and a pair of stuffed lovebirds.

In the final scenes of episode 2.08, "Sweet Dreams," Taylor's villainous reveal occurred when she got out of Raymond Knight's car after using it to run Beau down. It was also unveiled that the garage she was in served as her lair, as she kept newspaper clippings and other photos of the Pruitts there. The following episode, "Favorite Son," had her giving an anonymous tip which framed Raymond as the bomber, with said episode's progression leading to the official disclosure of her backstory. Taylor's mother was also exposed as her accomplice; under the alias Donna Kading, she "bonded" with Jackson at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting before offering to become his sponsor, which resulted in her getting backstage access to Ashley's comeback performance.

## Death

In the season 2 finale, "Ever After," Taylor planned to kill Ashley at the performance, with Donna redeeming herself by reminding her daughter that doing so would not change anything before attempting to call the police. However, the resentful criminal grabbed her phone and destroyed it, after which Donna armed herself with scissors and stood in front of the door. The two women fought, resulting in Taylor accidentally stabbing her mother dead with the latter's makeshift weapon; nevertheless, the former left to complete her scheme.

During the episode's climax, Taylor entered the arena where said performance was taking place, planting a bomb and activating it using her phone. Beau noticed her presence and tried to stop her, only for her to tase him before holding Rebecca and Ashley at gunpoint. Regarding Ashley, Taylor said that she was supposed to be burned to death, leading to the former's mother deducing the true identity of her daughter's would-be killer.

The unhinged woman also accused Rebecca of abandoning her and her mother in spite of her statements that her assistance was never enough for her—adding that Ashley lived the life she should have had. Ashley herself unsuccessfully tried to meaningfully communicate with her half-sister, but in spite of that, she remained dead set on murdering her. At that moment, Beau resurfaced and fired a bullet at Taylor, who responded by doing the same to him. He survived her attempt on his life and then shot her in her chest, killing her.