My Pretender Refuge: Centre Annex Portugal

Mr. Lyle is a mysterious and powerful member of “The Centre” who took over the Chairman's duties during Mr. Parker's absence.

Lyle was one of Raines' projects. He lived with the Bowman and was named Bobby. Since he was a teenager, Lyle has been accused of horrible crimes, such as escaping and forge his own death, decapitating his best friend.

His means are often dangerous and ruthless. Mr. Lyle found trouble following the sale of Centre services to the Yakuza, a Japanese crime organization. He has since disappeared from day-to-day Centre business. Mr. Lyle is still on the loose -- thumbless and recovering from a shotgun wound to the shoulder.

It was revealed that he is also one of the seven Pretenders from the red files and is Miss Parker's twin brother.

He was last spotted after he shot and killed Jarod's brother Kyle, but was brought in by Mr. Parker in the 3rd season premiere.

Lyle was seen crying when he saw his and Miss Parker's birth, and tried to reveal himself as a new man, but that was when we found out that he as a thing with Oriental women, what may be because of his problems with that civilization. It seems that he marries them and later on he kills them.

When Miss Parker informed that she was leaving The Centre, Lyle supported her, but it was him who left the gun in her house.

After we discover that he is Miss Parker's twin brother, Lyle got back to Jarod's pursuit, and when Brigitte hires Mr. Lee, Lyle is kidnapped by his secretary, Anna. He was obligated to tell what happened in the day he killed Kyle.

Recently, Lyle has been doing some business with a Cambodian colonel and we discovered that he has a tattoo - a snake eating its own tail. That tattoo may mean cannibalism but, personally, I think he only got the tattoo to get in the group. Either way, the tattoo intimidates his partners and even his sister.

Lyle has some problems with Jarod, always did, specially since Kyle's death. However, every time they met, Jarod is never capable of killing him. One of his first confrontations was when Lyle decided that he was taking him back to The Centre, so he kidnapped him and also Miss Parker. In order to protect his brother, Kyle ended up dead.

Later, Lyle kidnapped Sydney's son, Nicholas, also to attract Jarod and take him back. But his plans didn't work out and Lyle ended up on his knees pleading for his life.

In the fourth Season, Jarod kidnaps Lyle and threatens to kill him (once more) and kidnaps Miss Parker later. Jarod has been putting them in some situations that may prove how much they trust each other.

Lyle was also involved with Brigitte and when she gets pregnant, is left in doubt the identity of the baby's father.

Lyle is trying to get to the top of The Centre and he's going to do whatever it needs. He is now involved with Project Mirage and "7677".

Vania's bookshelf: read

The Pretender - Rebirth

by Steven Long Mitchell

After 12 years since we last saw these characters, The Pretender is reborn and brought to the present with a renewed strength and tenacity. Follow Jarod's quest for the truth and for the secret to his very existence, as he discovers the...