Nerissa What do we know what do we not? facts and possibilities.
Nerissa sure is either a very sweet victim that accidentally got involved with the wrong people.
Or Nerissa is a very effective mastermind who for motives unknown manipulated not only Bigby but also the entire Fabletown community.
First let's try to get to the fact with the things we know:
There were 2 murders (unless you've mrudered a few more Fables as Bigby... no one is perfect).
The first Victim is either Faith or someone else glamoured as Faith, as we did have only the head , not the body and were not able to get the result from the autopsy.
Additionally we know that even if the head is severed the glamour holds if the trinket/charm is with the body as we see it for the second victim)
The second victim is Lilly the ogre who was glamoured as Snow white at the time of death.
The magic mirror refuses to show us Faith.
the magic mirror never shows us Nerissa.
Nerissa refuses to remove her ribbon after Vivian's death.
Then things we do not know at this point:
Why was Faith murdered.
Why was Lily murdered.
when was Faith mrudered.
Who was with Lily when she was murdered.
Who murdered Faith.
who murdered Lilly.
If Faith was already dead when chapter one starts.
Which of the victms was killed first.
The crooked man involvment in the murders.
Georgie involvment in the murders (despite the witnesses and himself admitting it he is not very sharp and could have been manipulated as well or simply be lying for other motives).
Whether Nerissa is who she claims to be.
things that we can suspect although we do not have any evidence.
-Nerissa brought victim number one's head to the Woodlands (she admits it)
-Nerissa is lying about seeing the Croocked man ordering Georgie to murder of both Faith and Lilly (she admits it).
-Nerissa is charmed as Faith at the begining of chapter one at the woodman's appartment.
-Nerissa is Lying about her involvment in the murders.
-Vivian is the original girl with the ribbon (she says it and does not have any obvious reason to lie).
-Gerogie killed both vicitms
-Twiddledee and Tweedledum got rid of lily's body and TJ saw them.
Main plausible theories:
Evil Faith (the one I go for):
Faith steals the photo of Crane and blackmails the Crooked man.
Crooked Man orders Georgie to dispose of Lilly to erase proof and Faith for blackmailing him which Nerissa finds out.
The sweet Nerissa tells Faith that Georgie killed lily and that he is going to kill her.
Faith has Nerissa glamoured as herself and killed by Georgie in her place. Either by manipulating/threatning/fighting with Nerissa.
Faith is herself at the Begining of the Story.
Faith involves Bigby by posing Nerissa's glamoured head at the woodlands.
From that point on she asumes Nerissa's identity (remember "Nerissa's story never had a happy ending.") and makes sure bibgy goes in the
direction she wants him to go.
She is still glamoured as Nerissa at the end of Season1 and got her revenge on the crooked man and georgie.
Mastermind Nerissa:
Nerissa glamours herself as faith steals the photo of Crane then blackmails the Crooked man. Or it is actually Faith who has that Birlliant idea on her own.
Crooked Man orders Georgie to dispose of Lilly to erase proof and faith for blackmailing him.
Nerissa uses that opportunity to involve Bibgy and there fore has herself charmed as Faith when the story begins to get his attention.
Later that Night Nerissa drops the glamour and leaves Faith's head at the woodland.
And you know the rest of the story.
About the Ribbon:
she does not take it but there msut be a reason for it.
-I do not believe it is becasue of a sentimental reason.
-I do not believe it is because it is glamour(Lily had no issues removign her clothes when she was glamoured as Snow White)
Possible theories:
-she is still under the ribbon spell and would die if she removes it.
Trouble is if the ribbon is working she should not be able to accuse the crooked man like she does in chapter5:
So ..her ribbon is different from the other girls => she is the original ribbon girl or the original ribbon girl is not dead (and was not vivian) or let you imagination go wild there is really no hint as to why is that that I can figure....
Let me know waht you think!