Misha Vanni

**Misha Vanni** (Aly Michalka), falsely known as **Chloe Wilson**, was a hidden major villainess from "In Plain Sight," episode 4.10 of *Motive* (airdate July 26, 2016).

### Death/Introduction

A woman in her early twenties, her introduction established her as the episode's victim and having been the girlfriend of plumber Cam Riley since three months prior to her death. Days before their relationship began, as part of being a dog walker with Ruff to Go Dog Adventures, "Chloe" was tasked with walking Cam's dog Maximus. Cam commented on "Chloe's" somewhat reckless driving, prompting her to apologize for that and keeping him waiting. Cam's urge to make it up to her led to him and "Chloe" scheduling what became their first date on a Friday.

The episode's beginning showed that 20 years ago, three-year-old Chloe (portrayed by Willow Chapman) cried as she was kidnapped by her father Jeremy Sheridan out of resentful spite against his ex-wife Ava Wilson, who attempted to do the same to their older daughter Jessica—only for her to narrowly fight him off. However, while they were headed to Mexico, Chloe supposedly ran away from him when she was 15. While Detectives Angie Flynn and Brian Lucas looked through her belongings with Jessica watching, they found an oxygen mask and an envelope with $25,000 in it. Ava's claim was that "Chloe" wanted her to experiment with oxygen therapy for the pain caused by the fourth stage of liver cirrhosis.

A flashback revealed that on the day "Chloe" reunited with her "family," she said everything "[felt] like a dream" where things were the "same [yet also] different," quickly culminating in her sharing a hug with Ava. She had been accompanied to the Wilson residence by private investigator Ian Mitchell, who was the sixth such investigator Jessica had hired to look for her younger sister. Ian's interview with Angie and Brendan had him describing Jeremy moving east after kidnapping Chloe before bouncing around—only for her to run away to Arizona according to what he told people he knew. From there, she was said to have made her way back to Nanaimo and found employment with a landscaping company, leading to Ian finding her.

After Maggie Campbell (who Jessica befriended in high school) told Angie about how "Chloe" refused to walk Ken Barrett's dog, Ken explained how she gave him handjobs while she was a sex worker at an establishment called Cleopatra's. Jade (the owner of Cleopatra's) clarified that before she quit, "Chloe" went by the alias Ruby and worked there part-time on weekends.

Furthermore, the episode's progression featured another flashback showing Jessica catching "Chloe" smoking in her bedroom and mentioning was bad for Ava. She acquiesced to her "older sister's" indirect request, and Jessica noticed Ava's bracelet on her right wrist. Their ensuing conversation involved "Chloe" admitting it was taxing getting used to things and turning down Jessica's proposal to learn about rock climbing from her by mentioning that she desired to "spend as much time with [Ava]" as she can. In addition, "Chloe's" refutation of Jessica blaming herself for the kidnapping included a reminder that she had no choice and a conclusion she'd have been trapped with Jeremy as well—after which "Chloe" asked to be left alone.

While Angie interviewed Cam, he mentioned taking "Chloe" to a Hy's Steakhouse location for their first date and how she paid "for the whole night" at her own insistence. The date built up to them having a sexual encounter, and regarding the $25,000, it was discovered that Ava wrote numerous checks out to cash totaling that amount. Later on, Interpol Agent Jack Stoker (Angie's boyfriend) found out from one of his contacts about how Ian never interviewed people who knew Jeremy.

### Reveal

When Angie and Jack interrogated Ian about his deception on the Monday after the murder (as he had also lied about "Chloe's" past employment), a number of revelations came to light. Having gone to Mexico with Jeremy instead of running away from him like Ava believed, the real Chloe died alongside him in a car crash outside Mexico City about seven years before the episode's events. Additionally, it turned out Jessica's victim was a woman from Toronto named Misha Vanni, who ran away when she was 15. Misha was conspiring to share her half of the Wilson estate with Ian after Ava's death. Other than greed, Ian's other motive for the ruse was to grant Ava her dying wish.

Ava asserted to Angie and Brian that although she knew "Chloe" was lying when she said the $25,000 was for school, she wanted to be sure that she wouldn't lose her "younger daughter" again over a trivial matter like money. To that extent, she also added Misha into her will to "make sure that she's taken care of" and signed the paperwork for it on the Friday that the killing took place. While Angie was interviewing Jessica at her workplace, she divulged that "Chloe" had a few other boyfriends she didn't tell Cam about.

What's more, Devin (the manager of Party Station) recounted that Misha ordered a helium tank for what was supposedly a 60th birthday party for her mother. She was to pick up the tank on Saturday morning, but by then, she had been killed. From that discovery coupled with the presence of the mask, Angie and Brian realized "Chloe" was secretly planning to kill Ava by asphyxiating her with helium.

Two other flashbacks revealed the details of the Friday night that Jessica killed Misha, with the first of them starting off with the former being given a printed paper which informed her of the weekend vacation her "younger sister" booked for her. Jessica's reaction was to immediately protest the gesture, with Ava and "Chloe" trying to ease her fears. When she voiced her belief it wasn't "a very good idea," Misha reacted with disbelief at how she "[couldn't] have one weekend alone with [her] mom" when Jessica "had 20 years" of such weekends. Before an argument could break out, Ava proclaimed how she wanted her eldest daughter to go on the vacation so she could "have fun," which was followed by Misha helping her "mother" get upstairs.

The second flashback took place after "Chloe" set up a bottle of wine and two glasses at 6485 Galaan Court—Cam's job site—to prepare for a 9:00 PM date with Cam that she didn't know was cancelled (during which they would have tested out a tub he finished installing). Jessica demanded for Misha to pack her belongings and leave—adding that after what she learned, she'd never let her near Ava again. After Misha dismissed it as paranoid behavior and walked to the property's living room, an angry Jessica asked her twice about how she planned to kill Ava and chastised her for wanting money so much that she "[couldn't] even wait for her to die."

Misha's true evil colors finally showed themselves when she callously responded by saying Ava desired to die, causing Jessica to tackle her and label her a "liar." During the subsequent brawl, "Chloe" shoved her "older sister" away from her while calling her a "psycho bitch." Jessica then grabbed a nearby nail gun—firing one nail into Misha's left shoulder, a second nail into her right leg, a third nail into her left lung, and a fourth nail into her heart. The fourth nail caused "Chloe" to fall backwards onto the floor and slowly die as a shocked Jessica watched.

Further flashbacks unveiled more about Misha and Ian's ruse along with establishing the truth about her plan to kill Ava. On the day Ian gave "Chloe" the documentation she needed to impersonate her, she asked about the real Chloe's life story in case she "[came] walking through the door." After Ian's confirmation of her death, Misha reacted to his question about when she ran away by saying it wasn't his business, prompting him to say "the best lies are about 99% truth." It resulted in the two greedy conspirators cooking up the story of "Chloe" running away from Jeremy and going to Arizona before making her way to Nanaimo.

Moreover, on the night after Misha's arrival, Ava learned she didn't take vitamins since she "[didn't] believe in that" and was oblivious to what vaccinations she had to keep up to date with. Upon hearing Ava talk about Jeremy's obsession with "keeping [Chloe and Jessica] healthy" as well as how they had the gene for a mitochondrial disease she had, Misha quickly confessed to her and Ian's ruse—followed by beginning to prepare for moving out.

Even so, Ava didn't call the police, with "Chloe" thanking her for that and admitting the real Chloe was dead. Ava's idea for them "[helping] each other" included a cryptic explanation of how she wanted Misha to help her commit suicide so Jessica could live a full life. In return for the assistance, she would pay her so the arrangement was "worth [her] while." Aside from being visibly reluctant at first, "Chloe" agreed to that agreement—playing her part by obtaining the mask, ordering the tank, and booking what was meant to be Jessica's vacation.