# Mrs. Olivier — Oil! character guide

> Mrs. Olivier in Oil! by Upton Sinclair.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Ross, Alyse, Mrs. Alyse Huntington Forsythe Olivier, Mrs. Alyse Ross, Mrs. Ross, the infamous Alyse

**First appearance:** 0001-oil

## Who they are

A glamorous and scandalous woman connected to the Ross family.

## In the story

### [Chapter X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/oil_se/chapters/x)

A Spiritualist widow from Boston living in the same Paris hotel, she introduces Dad to séances and is suspected by Bertie of plotting to marry him for his fortune.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/oil_se/chapters/i)

Provides Dad Ross with a letter to a medium in Vienna.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/oil_se/chapters/iii)

Discovered a new medium; conducts spiritualist sessions with Dad, communicating with spirits including Dad's grandfather and an Indian chief.

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/oil_se/chapters/ix)

Marries Dad Ross, becoming Bunny's stepmother, and agrees to a prenuptial arrangement.

### [Chapter X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/oil_se/chapters/x)

Sends wireless updates about Dad's condition and his death, urging Bunny to contact a medium.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/oil_se/chapters/ii)

Alyse, the widow, claims her full rights to the estate through her lawyers, contradicting the agreement Dad had stated.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/oil_se/chapters/iv)

The widow of Dad Ross, represented by high-priced lawyers in Angel City. Bertie suspects she destroyed Dad's will.

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