It was later revealed that it was because Nerissa confessed to Georgie that Faith had procured an illicit photo of Crane and a prostitute hoping Georgie to be merciful, and that since Crane was an important ally of the Crooked Man (being his puppet), the Crooked Man ordered Georgie to have Faith killed. Additionally, knowing that Faith's murder would otherwise go unsolved, Nerissa was the one who placed her head on Bigby and Snow's doorstep.