Celeste Cooper was the second wife of Paul Cooper and mother of his two younger children Maggie and Finn Cooper. Celeste was aware that Paul had begun to reconnect with Lilly Rush, his daughter from his first marriage in late 2008 and 2009, and that Finn had begun to meet with her as well. Celeste, for her part, had supported this, only to have four dinner invitations cancelled by Lilly at the last minute. Lilly appeared to get the message, and brought take-out to another Cooper family dinner a few nights later.