As Eric’s court hearing neared, along with Elizabeth entering her eighth month of pregnancy, Lisa decided to travel to Cherwood in order to testify against her son and to tell the jury that Eric had always been troublesome and his obsession with Amy Mayhew was indeed real, as she had seen him act out of rage against the Mayhew and hear him curse the Mayor and his wife, one too many times. But on her way, she was killed in a car accident. Gavin knew that it must had been Eric behind him and he had the case investigated and once he did so, he found out that Eric had gotten in contact with the Coltons in Greenview and had them kill Lisa in a car accident, paying them a huge amount in return. This made Coltons stand higher than the Carringtons and also the former began threatening the latte

