I am going to assume you are not or have ever been a rich person. Rich people always feel like they do not have enough. Her mother controlled all of the money and Kelly was only going to get a trust which is basically an allowance with a limit. You also have to take into consideration that Lombardo had a golden cock and was a pussy hound extraordinaire so Kelly was madly in love with him. So if you are asking me could a dumb, young girl get taken by the wiles of a pussy hound to do his bidding? I present to you every pimp who ever walked this Earth as evidence.

@mechajutaro said:

Why would a rich girl try to scam her mother out of $

From what I recall of the movie, Theresa Russell's character wasn't a warm and generous type. She's less enraged by the thought of Kelly being violated, and more by Lombardo's preference for her child, rather than her

Exactly right. She couldn't even bring herself to put her hands on her daughter to comfort her when she was crying about missing her father.