# Doctor Hills — The Clue character guide

> Doctor Hills in The Clue by Carolyn Wells.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Doctor, young Hills, the younger doctor

**First appearance:** 0003-iv-suicide-or

## Who they are

A physician attending to the case.

## Relationships

### [Madeleine Van Norman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_clue_se/characters/madeleine_van_norman)

_professional_

Doctor Hills is Madeleine's physician, attending to her health and well-being.

### [Schuyler Carleton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_clue_se/characters/schuyler_carleton)

_professional_

Doctor Hills interacts with Schuyler as a medical professional, occasionally consulting on health matters.

### [Madeleine Van Norman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_clue_se/characters/madeleine_van_norman)

_professional_

Doctor Hills is Madeleine's physician, attending to her health and well-being.

### [Madeleine Van Norman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_clue_se/characters/madeleine_van_norman)

_professional_

Doctor Hills is Madeleine's physician, attending to her health and well-being.

### [Schuyler Carleton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_clue_se/characters/schuyler_carleton)

_professional_

Doctor Hills interacts with Schuyler as a medical professional, occasionally consulting on health matters.

### [Schuyler Carleton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_clue_se/characters/schuyler_carleton)

_professional_

Doctor Hills interacts with Schuyler as a medical professional, occasionally consulting on health matters.

## In the story

### [III: A Cry in the Night](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_clue_se/chapters/iii-a-cry-in-the-night)

Examines the body and scene; questions the household; notes the difficulty of self-inflicting the wound; summons the county physician.

### [Suicide or ⸻?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_clue_se/chapters/iv-suicide-or)

Questions the suicide verdict, noting the improbability of the wound angle and force, but defers to Doctor Leonard.

### [A Case for the Coroner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_clue_se/chapters/v-a-case-for-the-coroner)

Questions whether a woman could have inflicted the wound and then posed the arm; remains unconvinced despite Leonard's reasoning.

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