# Molly Gardner — The Clue character guide

> Molly Gardner in The Clue by Carolyn Wells.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Marie, Molly, Miss Gardner

**First appearance:** 0000-i-the-van-normans

## Who they are

A young woman with a connection to the Van Norman household.

## Relationships

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

_friendship_

Molly is a friend and contemporary of Madeleine, part of her social group.

### [Kitty French](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_clue_se/characters/kitty_french)

_friendship_

Kitty and Molly are friends within the same social circle, sharing gossip and outings.

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

_friendship_

Molly is a friend and contemporary of Madeleine, part of her social group.

### [Kitty French](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_clue_se/characters/kitty_french)

_friendship_

Kitty and Molly are friends within the same social circle, sharing gossip and outings.

### [Kitty French](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_clue_se/characters/kitty_french)

_friendship_

Kitty and Molly are friends within the same social circle, sharing gossip and outings.

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

_friendship_

Molly is a friend and contemporary of Madeleine, part of her social group.

## In the story

### [The Van Normans](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_clue_se/chapters/i-the-van-normans)

Another bridesmaid from New York, staying at the Van Norman house.

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

Grieves with Kitty; questions why Carleton would not love Madeleine and suggests fortune as a motive.

### [VII: Mr. Benson’s Questions](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_clue_se/chapters/vii-mr-benson-s-questions)

Pale and wan, dreads the scene, clutches at Kitty's sleeve, desires to leave Mapleton.

### [X: Some Testimony](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_clue_se/chapters/x-some-testimony)

Testifies in whispered monosyllables; shrinks from the subject and knows little.

### [XV: Fessenden’s Detective Work](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_clue_se/chapters/xv-fessenden-s-detective-work)

The French maid who confesses to seeing Miss Morton burn a paper, implicating her in a possible cover-up.

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