Jennifer Riley, aka Lacy (Charlotte Sullivan), is the secondary villainess from "Devil's Breath," the antepenultimate episode of Blue Bloods' third season (airdate April 26, 2013). She is an exotic dancer who was introduced as having been seen with Robert Carter at the Camelot Hotel.
Robert was found with blood on his shirt by detectives Danny Reagan and Maria Baez, and once they went to the hotel room, they found his girlfriend, Madeline, stabbed to death. Robert was handcuffed and arrested, while having no memory of what occurred other than he was planning to propose to Madeline at the hotel, and that another woman--described as Lacy--was at the same hotel. An investigation into Lacy revealed that she had been known to engage in sexual encounters with married men, while also stealing their credit card information.
Lacy was spotted by the detectives attempting to escape in a taxi cab, only for Lacy--whose real name was revealed as Jennifer Riley--to be handcuffed by Maria. With Erin Reagan, as well as Jennifer/Lacy's lawyer, present, Jennifer claimed that while she had the dalliances, her lovers willingly gave her their credit cards, while also making a claim she was with Robert on the night of Madeline's murder. In addition, Jennifer added that after Madeline walked in on them, she accused Robert of cheating on her, leading to a scuffle that ended with Robert killing Madeline, after which Jennifer left the scene. Robert was arrested a second time because of Jennifer's claims, but Danny's skepticism led him to return to Jennifer/Lacy's workplace, where he found a photo of Jennifer with a familiar face: Luisa Salazar, the bartender who served Robert and Jennifer on the night in question.
It was revealed Luisa and Jennifer were lovers, but it was also uncovered that the couple masterminded a robbery ring, with cheaters as their targets. Robert, however, appeared at the hotel with the sole motive of proposing to Madeline, but the villainous pair targeted him anyway, with Jennifer being shown wearing Robert's engagement ring as a necklace. Jennifer expressed surprise over seeing Luisa, who (as Maria informed Danny) demanded a lawyer. However, with Jennifer not knowing this information, Danny decided to inform the blonde villainess that Luisa was giving her up as part of a trap, which worked. Jennifer confessed to attempting to rob Robert and to Madeline's murder, which was revealed to be committed by Luisa. Regarding Madeline, the evil Jennifer/Lacy stated that neither she nor Luisa anticipated Madeline's appearance, and--in a callous snarl--added that Madeline (who Jennifer/Lacy referred to as "that bitch") was going to call the police on them. After her confession, Jennifer/Lacy was arrested (off-screen).
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- Charlotte Sullivan also played villainess Maxima on Smallville.