BK,
Your problem with the helper reminds me of something that happened to me 10-15 years ago.
I was stopped at a traffic light when this blond "actress-type" rear-ended me.
There was no place to pull over and exchange information, so we drove a block until we found a spot. She was a real ditz. As we were exchanging information, a cop car stopped, and she suddenly pointed to me and yelled out, "Arrest him! He tried to escape the scene."
Nobody got a ticket, but the police did take a report and, as it turned out, there was some problem with her driving record. Don't recall all the details, but she kept telling her insurance company to deny my claim. Finally, the State set me a subpoena to appear at a hearing that would determine the fate of HER driver's license. SHE had pushed for the hearing...and SHE NEVER SHOWED UP.
Her insurance company paid my claim, and I have no idea what happened to her.
Maybe she became Lindsay Lohan?
Los Angeles is a crazy town, but then...so is Austin.