Psychotic villainess Aimee Lee
Aimee Lee (Hannah Pederson) is the hidden main villainess from the 2018 Hallmark film, Garage Sale Mystery: The Mask Murder, the 13th film of the Garage Sale Mystery series (airdate August 12, 2018). She is the girlfriend of Greyston "Grey" Baxter, having begun her relationship with Grey after he was dumped by his previous girlfriend, Carmen Dae.
Aimee had known Grey since childhood, and had been waiting for years for him to notice her. His breakup with Carmen opened the door for Aimee to become his girlfriend, but during their relationship, Grey continued carrying a torch for Carmen, as he made continuous phone calls to her pleading for Carmen to get back with him. Aimee had become jealous of Carmen as a result, and it would become full on rage when she was stood up by Grey at a movie theater. Figuring that Grey was at Carmen's workplace (a storage facility owned by Michelle Sarnowsky), Aimee went there to confront Carmen, finding her inside one of the storage rooms.
Aimee angrily told Carmen to stay away from Grey, with Carmen responding that Grey should stay away from her, and responded to Aimee's repeated question about whether she loved Grey by saying that she didn't. Carmen later stated that Grey wasn't good enough for either of them, and that he would hurt Aimee like he did to her, only for Aimee to voice her devotion to Grey and later attack Carmen. The fight ended with Aimee shoving Carmen towards a table, with the latter's life ending after her head struck the edge of said table. After realizing that she had accidentally killed her perceived romantic rival, Aimee ran out of the facility and avoided being seen.
After the murder, however, the evil Aimee became dead set on covering her tracks, which included making a claim that she and Grey were both at the movies. The villainess also began following Jennifer Shannon when she was asking questions, including at the theater, where Jennifer learned that Aimee was alone. Her villainous reveal came after Jennifer ended up confronted by Grey at the facility, with the latter proclaiming his innocence in Carmen's murder. Jennifer later called Detective Kevin O'Grady about Grey, only to be knocked out from behind by Aimee, who took her to one of the storage rooms.
Aimee pointed a gun at Jennifer and admitted to confronting and killing Carmen, while also revealing that she followed Jennifer during her investigation. She tearfully revealed her undying love for Grey, and stated that she feared that she wouldn't be believed regarding the accidental nature of Carmen's death. Jennifer told Aimee that she believed her and stated that what she did could be considered a crime of passion, but that the latter killing the former would not be. The protagonist attempted to convince Aimee to put down her gun, and when they both heard sirens, Jennifer used it as a distraction and sent a cart towards Aimee before escaping. However, the deranged villainess picked up her weapon and searched for Jennifer, with the latter running into O'Grady and telling him about Aimee's villainy. O'Grady held the murderer at gunpoint and ordered her to drop her weapon, which Aimee did while bursting into tears. As Jennifer revealed to Dani, Aimee was arrested offscreen for Carmen's murder.
Quotes
- "I was just tired of always being someone's second choice." (Aimee Lee giving her reason for killing Carmen Dae)