Guess was quickly attracted to Gill, a man eight years her junior. According to court clerk Emma Hyde, Guess would stare at Gill and "She would flip her hair and look seductive". Later Gill approached Guess at McDonald's and told her he was innocent of the charges. Sometime later, the two started to flirt outside the courtroom. Gill pursued the relationship, and Gill and Guess had an intimate conversation and kissed in Stanley Park. The relationship became sexual. Guess said, "My attraction to him was a complete intoxication... I got to the point where I couldn't see straight. It just became an obsession."