Perry Quinn

Perry Quinn is the main villainess from the 2018 Hallmark film, Past Malice:  An Emma Fielding Mystery, the second film of the Emma Fielding series.

She was played by Kimberley Sustad.

Perry Quinn is the assistant to Bray Chandler, the heir of the Chandler estate. During her time working for Bray, Perry developed feelings for him, but kept them hidden from Bray. After learning that Bray was in debt, Perry decided to collude with Professor Thomas Webster to cook up a hoax that would depict the Chandler estate as being cursed, paying Webster to collect the ancient artifacts and keep up the ruse. However, as the ruse continued, Webster demanded more money, and that prompted Perry to kill Webster, committing the murder in the underground crypt and using an antique dagger to stab Webster to death.

After learning that Sherman Arlington, the estate's housekeeper, had knowledge of the hoax and planned to give details to protagonist Emma Fielding, the evil Perry killed Sherman to silence him, using the same dagger she used to kill Webster. The villainess tossed rocks at the site to keep up the ruse, and later attempted to frame Emma's friend and mentor, Adelle Fisher, for her own crimes. She took Emma's phone and sent Adelle a text to do whatever it took to keep the ruse alive, and she later planted the dagger in Adelle's room. Perry's ruse worked, Adelle ended up arrested for the murders after she was caught tossing a rock.

However, Emma figured out Perry's role when she found the letter "Q" engraved on one of the artifacts, and after calling FBI Agent Jim Connor, she encountered Perry in the crypt, where her scheme was revealed, as well as her motive:  her love for Bray. Perry denied everything at first, but she later held Emma at gunpoint and confessed to everything. She planned to kill Emma and make her appear as another victim of the curse, but at that moment, Emma went after Perry and engaged in a struggle with the villainess over the gun. The struggle ended with the gun going off and accidentally shooting Bray, which led to Perry coming to Bray's aid. She stated to Bray that she did everything for him, and after this, Connor handcuffed and arrested Perry.