Thanks! I've noticed that Helen seems to only focus on the male characters (Nick, Stephen, Lester etc) as potential threats (or mates, but best not to go there methinks), and only really relates to Claudia as a rival, so it seemed logical she wouldn't really bother with Abby. Which is a big mistake, IMHO. :-) And yeah, the creature may be her excuse for being there, but we all know it's just to jerk everybody else around.