Tilly Gilmore was worried about her niece but was worried about her neighbor too. It all started back when Annette Hill asked for a private conversation around the time Casey got his driver's license and started spending more time alone with Vera.
"Tilly…I'm in a bit of a rough spot here. But we've been friends for a long time so I feel that you have the right to know since Casey has been spending so much time with your Vera. I don't want to betray his trust but you might want to reconsider letting him be alone with her so much.
"Her friendship means the world to him but I'm afraid that letting things get more serious wouldn't end well for anyone involved. Casey has a lot of baggage. He…well…he has dissociative identity disorder.