During an argument, Father Matthew revealed that he wasn't an orphan at all.
Scott was deeply hurt and confused by this seemingly arbitrary decision and thought it might have something to do with the fact that he was adopted. He also refused to tell Scott the truth behind his choice, since he wanted to protect his son and prevent the public scandal that would follow such a revelation. At age 18, he forbid Scott from seeing her. This was much to the dismay of Father Matthew who knew of the blood relation between the two. Scott's relationship with Trisha continued to deepen and become more intimate as the years passed.
She quickly became his best friend, along with the somewhat older boy, Derrick Tyler. At school he was initially bullied by the other children for being an orphan and a "bastard", but was defended by Trisha Roberts. The relationship between them started off well, with Scott being happy that he had finally found a loving home. On April 6 1985, he was adopted by Father Matthew Brooks and brought back to Painscreek to live with him at the church. It was here that Scott spent the first 9 years of his life. Patrick's Orphanage under the name " Scott". The head priest of Painscreek Trinity Church, Father Calvin Bennett, aided Sofia in getting the boy out of town and left him at St. Some time after Vincent was born, Vivian Roberts found out about her husband's adultery and promptly kicked Sofia and the baby out of Painscreek. Sofia agreed to this, since her lover and fiancé, Father Matthew Brooks, who at the time was away doing missionary work in Indonesia, didn't know about the child. To protect himself from scandal, Charles convinced Sofia to keep the affair secret. Vincent Roberts was born of a love affair between mayor and businessman Charles Roberts and his maid Sofia Miller. 16 November 1995 Scott Brooks, né Vincent Roberts, was the adopted son of Father Matthew Brooks and the prime suspect during the investigation of the murder of Vivian Roberts.