Martin Clay

* In Disguise
* True Self

**Martin Clay** (1976-2020) was a main character in The Doodle Book: Season 17, serving as the team's historian throughout the season up until he was the killer of his son, explorer Cain Clay in B1S17C13 (Case #13 of The Doodle Book: Season 17). After resigning from the police force, Martin was later revealed to be a member of the X-Agents when he was the killer of puppet hunter and team ally Richard Shardings in B1S17C25 (Case #25 of The Doodle Book: Season 17), before faking his death to leave Treasure Island in B1S17C37 (Case #37 of The Doodle Book: Season 17).

In The Doodle Book: Season 30, Martin's death was revealed to have been staged when he was a suspect in the murder investigations of beach owner Haiden Harper in B1S30C13 (Case #13 of The Doodle Book: Season 30) and X-Agent Terry Bryant in B1S30C19 (Case #19 of The Doodle Book: Season 30), before appearing as a quasi-suspect in B1S30C21, where he killed X-Agent Calvin Shields. Martin was later a suspect in the murder investigation of puppet hunter and team ally Emily Shardings in B1S30C25 (Case #25 of The Doodle Book: Season 30) and was the killer of time keeper Ammon Greano in B1S30C26 (Case #26 of The Doodle Book: Season 30), before being a suspect in the murder investigation of protagonist Catherine Applegate where he was killed by colonial Edmond Grace in B1S30C30 (Case #30 of The Doodle Book: Season 30).

## Description

Martin was a 46-year-old member of the X-Agents in disguise as a historian for the Uzibibi Police Force who killed his son, explorer Cain Clay, puppet hunter and team ally Richard Shardings, X-Agent Calvin Shields, and time keeper Ammon Greano and was killed by colonial Edmond Grace after he attempted to protect archangel Empress Li after realizing she was the only way to stop archangel mother Lisa Gretchen. Edmond wanted the power to himself and he saw Martin as a threat, so he immediately disposed of him.

## Case Appearances

* B1S17C1 (Case #1 of The Doodle Book: Season 17)
* B1S17C2 (Case #2 of The Doodle Book: Season 17)
* B1S17C3 (Case #3 of The Doodle Book: Season 17)
* B1S17C4 (Case #4 of The Doodle Book: Season 17)
* B1S17C5 (Case #5 of The Doodle Book: Season 17)
* B1S17C6 (Case #6 of The Doodle Book: Season 17)
* B1S17C7 (Case #7 of The Doodle Book: Season 17)
* B1S17C8 (Case #8 of The Doodle Book: Season 17)
* B1S17C9 (Case #9 of The Doodle Book: Season 17)
* B1S17C10 (Case #10 of The Doodle Book: Season 17)
* B1S17C11 (Case #11 of The Doodle Book: Season 17)
* B1S17C12 (Case #12 of The Doodle Book: Season 17)
* B1S17C13 (Case #13 of The Doodle Book: Season 17)
* B1S17C25 (Case #25 of The Doodle Book: Season 17)
* B1S17C37 (Case #37 of The Doodle Book: Season 17)
* B1S30C13 (Case #13 of The Doodle Book: Season 30)
* B1S30C18 (Case #18 of The Doodle Book: Season 30)
* B1S30C25 (Case #25 of The Doodle Book: Season 30)
* B1S30C26 (Case #26 of The Doodle Book: Season 30)
* B1S30C30 (Case #30 of The Doodle Book: Season 30)

## Trivia

* Martin was a suspect in seven different cases.
* Martin appeared in five different districts in The Doodle Book: Season 17.
* Martin appeared in four different districts in The Doodle Book: Season 30.
* Martin appeared in two seasons.

## Murders Committed

* Cain Clay † (Hit by a cannon)
* Richard Shardings † (Puppetized)
* Ammon Greano † (Blunt force trauma)