Headless quest

Quest with the head can be done in one single way only. by taking two specific steps and they have to be done in specific order. talking to Lilian and then convincing the crier to start working for the other guy.

I cant take the head in any other way, cant steal it, cant lift it, cant teleport it - and cannot take it even if all things are done correctly with the hired crier - if i didnt talk to Lilian in the BC first.
In fact, if i do the competition quest first and talk the hired crier into working for the other guy before talking to Lilian - the quest becomes unsolvable. Because in that case i cannot interact with the head in any way anymore.

That should be fixed so i dont have to do these two steps in that specific order - and there should be other ways to complete it. Atleast by stealing the head (sneak, teleport, invisibility, freezing the "owner" etc) - without talking to Lilian first.