Marcie Walker

### Relatives

Sheila Walker (Mother), Ellie Walker (Sister), Carol Anne Avery (Sister), Pinky Avery (Brother-in-Law), D.L. Walker (Sister), Sarah Avery (Niece/Ward), Aggie Norris (Sister), Kevin Norris (Brother-in-Law), Junie Norris (Niece)

## Appearances

### Portrayed by

Steve Shell

*"Marcie was the oldest of Sheila Walker's gifted girls... Marcie Walker was not a small woman. She was broad shouldered and tall, and she met most of the men in town eye to eye when they did business or traded goods." - Episode 29 A Friend of the Family*

## Description

Marcy is tall with broad, powerful shoulders and a braid of vibrant red hair down her back. She was first seen dressed in fine men's hunting clothes. She carries a walking stick tipped in silver. She has warm freckled skin, deep, knowing eyes, and hair the color of spun fire.

## Background

Daughter of Sheila Walker and one of the Walker Sisters. Marcie Walker is a witch living in Baker’s Gap, TN, where she runs the Walker House. Initially a parlour house, called Pleasant Evenings, the Walker House is now a home and refuge for those in need. Marcie is a hard working woman who takes care of her own fiercely. She is very close with Ellie Walker, her sister, and Melvin Blevins. At some point before the events of Old Gods of Appalachia, Marcie left her birthplace in West Virginia to live in Baker's Gap to set up Pleasant Evenings. Sheila had apparently sent a lot of money with her to make Pleasant Evenings an extravagant place.

### Season One

Marcie Walker was present at the birth of Sarah Avery with her sister, Ellie, in Barlo, KY. She put wards and charms on to protect the child and her mother, Carol Anne, who was Marcie's sister. She did not have contact with the Averys until October 1917 when she and Ellie rescued Sarah from the Home and the Blessed Folk of His Unending and Undying Grace. She took Sarah in to raise her with Ellie.

### The Wolf Sisters

Marcie assisted her sister Ellie in investigating The Clutch, a community of women who while possessing a small amount of The Gift, were able to transform into wolves with the help of a more powerful creature infecting them. They were able to cleanse The Clutch, killing those causing harm, and let The Green take it back.

### Season Two

The following events of season two are detailed in the order presented in the narrative.

#### 1927

Marcie is at her home with Ellie when Melvin brings Sarah (as Miss Belle) and one Caleb "Cowboy" Gibson after the events of Episode 16: Between the Unburied and Miss Belle. Cowboy tells them all his story of what happened in the Pines and how he can see death now. Marcie promises to do what she can to help him and both she and Ellie try to see what's ailing Cowboy. Ellie determines he's bound to the earth and the Walkers can't help him at this juncture. She offers to bring him with her to her house in Esau County where she knows people more knowledgeable in Death Magic than her. The two of them depart for Virginia the next day driven by Melvin.

After they leave, Marcie reads in the paper that Cora Lee Tilley is a person of interest in her husband's horrific murder. Cora Lee had apparently visited the Walker House at one point to get away from her husband, Frank Tilley, but had not accepted their offer to help her divorce him. Marcie doubts that Cora Lee is the killer because of her frailty. She calls Sheriff Hodge to state her opinion, even though he thinks she's sticking her nose in, and tells him to relay to Cora Lee that she'll take care of everything. She then calls her sister, D.L., to represent Cora Lee as her attorney. When D.L, who Marcie refers to as "Douggie" despite D.L.'s annoyance, arrives at the Walker House, Marcie explains everything about Cora Lee and how, after Frank's body was discovered, both Cora Lee and the witness referred to "the Dark Earth." D.L. shakes off her concerns, but Marcie pleads with her to listen. D.L. says she'll go to the jail, but that she can't make Cora Lee accept help. After D.L. gets Cora Lee out of jail, she goes back to her sister to tell her the story told to her from Episode 20: Am I Born to Die?.

After D.L. goes home to Boone, NC, Marcie remembers how Pleasant Evenings went out of business when Vera Blevins came back to Baker's Gap.

#### 1913

Marcie is running Pleasant Evenings, which used to be a mountain lodge, according to Sheila's plan as the fanciest brothel in the east. She has many charms, wards, and protections on the house, including Tish, her lover, who is a good sharpshooter with a shotgun. Vera Blevins returns to Baker's Gap, where she grew up, after the events of Episode 23: A Bad Night for Hollow Men with the Railroad Man after her and the Timepiece. Marcie shelters her when The Railroad Man with Mr. Erskine and Mr. White as well as Judge Jerry Brotherton, refusing to give her over. She calls upon old rules and compacts made to settle their dispute, but the Railroad Man vows to return at dusk to knock one last time.

Marcie begins to prepare for the upcoming siege, using her magic to calm Tish down without her permission. She refuses The Railroad Man's last knock and he begins sending men and boys to die against her wards so he can enter. Many of these people Marcie knew. When she realizes Mr. Erskin is inside the house, she goes back inside just in time to see Vera open the timepiece and die before binding Mr. Erskin, killing him. She uses her walking stick to fling the Timepiece to the Railroad Man, giving Ellie the distraction she needed to cut his ties and end the siege.

Afterwards, the house's reputation never recovered and eventually Marcie was forced to close it down. Most of the girls left, including Tish who felt betrayed that Marcie used magic on her without her permission. Marcie expected the Blevinses to be furious with her, but they were grateful for all she did to try to save Vera. Melvin became the Bouncer for Pleasant Evenings for a while and vowed to do everything to keep anyone who needed the Walker's help safe. He and Marcie became very close friends.

#### 1928

Marcie is requested by Bartholomew to participate in the rebinding of the Dead Queen, who refers to her as "most blessed of your line still living." She has participated in the renewal of the binding before with Ellie, but isn't so sure about rebinding. Her house acts as headquarters for their side's planning and she sends Melvin to collect the Boggses and the Underwoods. When they're all together, a group of people from Good Mother Ministries including Evelyn Burgess and Georgie Triplett come to offer a "huckleberry cobbler" for dessert. Marcie and her guests are suspicious and Granny Underwood inspects the cobbler, saying it's pokeberries, which are poisonous, in the cobbler instead of huckleberries. Apparently Georgie had orchestrated this meeting to try to kill everyone in the Walker House before they could attempt the ritual, without Evelyn knowing. The wards destroy the cobbler and push Georgie back before Marcie tells Evelyn to reign in her flock. Georgie is dragged away cursing.

Marcie plans with Marigold Underwood and Delia Hubbard and wishes she could involve Ellie, but knows she has no place in the ritual. They meet with Skin't Tom, in a new skin, and Miss Lavinia to complete the ritual. Marcie acts as the Weaver for the Green to bind the Dead Queen. They are attacked by numerous adversaries as they complete the ritual, only saved by Bartholomew at the last minute. Having put a lot of herself into the ritual, Marcie vows to sleep for a week, meaning she'd be up at 8am to do her chores instead of 4:30. She goes back to the Walker House with Melvin with the promise that Deeley and Indiana Boggs will visit soon.

## Appearances

* Episode 9: You Ready to Go Home?
* The Wolf Sisters Part Two
* The Wolf Sisters Part Three
* Episode 16: Between the Unburied and Miss Belle
* Episode 17: The Boy Who Could Not Die
* Episode 19: Where the Sun Never Shines
* Episode 24: Charcoal Suit and All
* Episode 25: The Siege of Pleasant Evenings
* Episode 29: A Friend of the Family
* Episode 30: The Dead Queen