Libby Hatch

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## Relationship

### Affiliation

Hudson Dusters
 Lying-In Hospital (formerly)

### Relatives

Mallory Hunter (mother)
 Clara (daughter)

### Victims

2 unidentified infants
 Martha Napp's child
Bitsy Sussman (attempted)
 Marie
Captain Doyle
 Vanderbilt child (attempted)

## Appearances

### Actor

Rosy McEwen

**Libby Hatch** (born Elspeth Hunter) was a nurse working at the Lying-In Hospital ushering Sara Howard on a perilous path. She is a major character in *Angel of Darkness* portrayed by Rosy McEwen.

## Official Description

*Libby Hatch is a sensitive young nurse and would-be whistleblower who befriends Sara.*

## Character Overview

Libby Hatch is a young woman grieved by the loss of her daughter. The trauma of losing her father first, and then her daughter — conceived out of wedlock when she was an adolescent — was so unbearable that it turned her into a danger to herself but much more to others. An "angel of darkness" who kidnaps children in the vain illusion of replacing her own as long as the delusional episode lasts. Associated with the Hudson Dusters, and Goo Goo Knox's paramour, Libby is a ruthless and violent woman who stops at nothing to achieve her goals. Yet Libby is able to have genuine feelings and remorse, and she was empathetic with Sara Howard regarding their shared experience with their suicidal fathers. Her kindness and apparent naïveté, however, was also used as a decoy to crept inside the Lying-In Hospital and steal babies without arising suspicions upon herself.

## Biography

The following contains plot details – read at your own risk.

Libby assisted Dr. James Markoe and Matron after Helen Sumner went into labor at the Lying-In Hospital. Libby recommended giving her calomel, but Dr. Markoe would only allow turpentine and opium. Matron told Helen that she should’ve considered the pain she would endure when she was having sex, calling her stupid repeatedly; “Honestly, these girls are sometimes so stupid, Dr. Markoe... stupid, stupid, stupid.” Helen passed out immediately after giving birth. Matron to cut the umbilical cord and took the child, agreeing amongst the three of them that they would tell Helen that the child didn’t survive.

Helping Sara Howard

As Libby pushed Helen on a gurney to her room, she grabbed Dr. Markoe’s arm and asked for her baby. Markoe replied that her child was with the angels now. Helen became hysterical, forcing Matron to sedate her.

Matron brought Sara into what she claimed was Martha Napp’s room on the night her child disappeared. While Matron was out, searching for a doctor to tend to a bleeding patient, Sara asked Libby about Martha Napp. Libby revealed that the room they were in was not in fact the same room the night that Martha’s child disappeared. Libby told Sara that Martha was actually in a room near recovery and postpartum. Libby then helped Colleen with a patient suffering from lice. Matron assisted them and convinced the patient to settle down.

Libby was approached by Sara on her way out the hospital and offered to buy her lunch. Libby informed Sara that there should be a report despite Dr. Markoe’s claims. Libby then inquired about Sara’s pocket watch, which was a gift from Sara’s father. However, he died from a gun related “accident.” Libby sympathized. Her father had an “accident“ as well. But with him it was a rope over a bridge. Sara then gave Libby her card. After lunch, Sara revealed her suspicion that the person who took Martha Napp’s baby also abducted the child of the Spanish consulate general. Libby recalled baby Ana’s stint at the hospital. Matron kept baby Anna away from them all, but Libby wouldn’t accuse her of ever hurting a child. Before parting ways, Libby gave Sara Matron’s address.

Libby sneaked into Dr. Markoe’s office while he was away and found Martha Napp’s file. However, before she could escape, Markoe and Byrnes began discussing Sara Howard just outside the door and if there was a connected between the Napp case and the Linares case. After sneaking out of Markoe's office, Libby awaited Sara outside of her agency. She presented Sara with Martha Napp’s file, which she intended to come back and pick up tomorrow.

Child Abductor

Libby stopped by the agency to ask for the file back. She made notice of the guns in Sara’s office. After observing Martha Napp’s file, Sara discovered that Colleen was the last person to check on Martha the night the child went missing, leaving Sara to wonder if Colleen was capable of murder.

Libby sneaked back into Matron’s office to put the file back, but before she could open the file cabinet, Matron entered the office. Libby, in a haste, hid the file under a stack of papers on the desk and exited the office. However, Matron soon realized that Libby was looking into the Martha Napp file after finding it on her desk. Matron later confronted Libby for being in her office with Martha’s file and yelled at her to mop the floor, repeatedly calling her stupid.

Libby entered Helen’s room to find her putting on a dress. Helen believed all of Richard Osgood’s sweet nothings. She refused to allow him to throw her away so easily and asked Libby to help her with her dress.

Bitsy fled from Colleen after getting into a fight. She hid in the drug closet, where Libby stood in the darkness, mouth full of charcoal. Libby then injected Bitsy with a syringe filled with poison and fled the hospital.

Libby barged into the Matron’s apartment and assaulted her. She held Matron against the wall and wrapped her arms around her throat. She then proceeded to stab Matron in the neck multiple times, repeating the word “stupid” repeatedly, as the Matron normally would. As Matron’s lifeless body laid on the floor, Libby painted over her eyelids with her own blood before cuddling with her corpse.

Libby breastfed baby Ana whilst in the comfort of Matron’s home. However, she suddenly became agitated by the child after she was bitten. Libby screamed at baby Ana to stop crying and commented that her baby didn’t bite. She then looked over to Matron’s body, sitting up at the table as if she was still alive and told her that this was all her fault.

Libby had taken baby Ana back to her lair. After ingesting a dose of poison, she blew out the candles. From there, Libby only continued to unravel as time progressed. Failing to hide her true self from the world as she smoked a cigarette on the park bench as baby Ana screamed at the top of her lounges in the carriage.

Libby drank poison and then proceeded to breastfeed baby Ana. She promised the child that she wouldn’t forget her -- she remembered all her babies. Libby would leave the house to find her likeness in the New York Times, forcing her to move more discreetly as she approached Sara’s agency and stole her father's gun.

Goo Goo questioned Libby’s odd behavior. She was worried that Ana didn’t believe that she was her mother. Goo Goo offered to get Libby a new child, but she didn’t just want any baby. She wanted her baby. They proceeded to kiss, and as Libby unbuttoned her blouse, Goo Goo sucked on her breast.

Unbeknownst to Libby, she was followed to her lair by Sara. Sara crept from room to room in search of Libby, who managed to sneak up behind her, forcing Sara to lower her gun. However, Sara grabbed a handful of ash from the fireplace to temporarily disorientate and disarm Libby, who managed to escape, but was injured in the process, leaving behind a trail of blood.

Returning Home
Libby’s devolution persisted. She stopped at a horse drinking fountain to wash her hands of blood and check her wound from her encounter with Sara. After patching getting patched up by Goo Goo, he suggested that Libby go after the other child she had her eye on.

While ironing her clothes, Libby intentionally burned herself with the iron and started crying over the loss of Ana. Goo Goo promised her that he would make everything better. Libby remarked that she was soar and unbuttoned her shirt for Goo Goo to feed from her.

Dressed in high society threads, Libby took a baby carriage to the park in hopes of abducting another child. Her target was the Vanderbilt family. Whilst the babysitter was distracted with another crying child, Libby abducted the Vanderbilt child from the carriage and quickly left the park.

Libby watched over the Vanderbilt child as Goo Goo packed their belongings to go on the run. She was overjoyed by the sucking motions he made whilst sleeping. Goo Goo joked that he and the child might come to blows over Libby’s breasts. She, however, was not amused, and slapped Goo Goo.

Libby and Goo Goo fled to Brooklyn and took refuge on the roof of an abandoned building. Libby picked the Vanderbilt child up and stepped onto the edge of the building to show him the city. She looked at the bridge and shared the story of how her father died with a noose around his neck upon jumping from the bridge. However, in the case of her father, his neck snapped from the noose opposed to being strangled.

As Libby breastfed the child, she told Goo Goo of her plans to hop aboard one of the big ships and see where the wind took them. Goo Goo later returned with a jacket for Libby, telling her how cold it got on the ocean liners. However, he wanted to give the baby back to Vanderbilt in exchange for cash reward. Libby refused to give her baby up, even fighting Goo Goo for the child, but he slammed her against the wall and left with the screaming child. He insisted that he was doing this for Libby’s own good.

Goo Goo returned with the baby to find that Libby was gone. She suddenly returned and attacked him from behind, pulling a blade from her boot and lunging at him. He managed to subdue her and explain that he came back for her and their boy. Libby calmed down and Goo Goo released her. On the bed next to the baby was a newspaper from the Journal detailing the reunion between Libby’s mother and her child, Clara. Which sent Libby on a spiral.

Libby and Goo Goo neared her mother’s apartment, but it was heavily guarded. So instead, Libby sent a messenger. Not long after, she watched as Sara and Laszlo exited the apartment with her daughter and left in a carriage. Unfortunately, they were spotted and forced to split up. Captain Doyle tracked Libby down to an abandoned warehouse. He drew his weapon and told Libby to come out. She asked Doyle what her daughter was like. Doyle replied that Clara was screwed up in the head much like Libby. He then ordered her to get down on her knees and put her hands behind her back. As he called for backup, Libby crept up behind Doyle and slit his throat.

Libby waited until Sara was alone at her agency to confront her. Libby, armed with Doyle’s firearm, demanded to know where Clara was at. Libby insisted both Clara and the Vanderbilt baby belonged to her. Sara offered Libby a chance to meet Clara, but only if she returned the Vanderbilt baby. Libby remembered what Doyle said about Clara being screwed up in the head and asked Sara if it was true. Sara revealed that they were going to help Clara and offered to help Libby as well. However, she didn’t want Sara’s help. Libby raised the gun and fired, but John intervened and pushed the gun away from Sara. A struggle between John and Libby ensued . He managed to disarm her, allowing for Sara to get the gun. However, Libby pulled a blade from her boot and held it to John’s throat, instructing Sara to put the gun down.

Libby held a blade to John’s throat and demanded that Sara tell her where to find Clara. In threatening John’s life, Libby realized that they were in love. So she proceeded to run the blade across John’s throat, forcing Sara to reveal that Clara was at the Kreizler Institute. John broke free and subdue Libby while she was distracted. When Sara asked what Libby did with the Vanderbilt child, Libby replied that the baby wasn’t hers.

Libby was taken to the police station, where she was interrogated and tortured by Byrnes. He filled a metal pan with water and had two officers hold her head under. He asked multiple times where the child was. She claimed that she would tell them, coaxing one of the officers to come closer so that she could bite his ear off. Libby then began to laugh and cry hysterically.

Sara arrived and decided to conduct the interview moving forward. Sara revealed that she had met Libby's mother and knew the truth behind the alleged attack. Libby revealed that the first time she went to Blackwell Island after her father died, she came out with a child. Her mother cut herself and blamed it on Libby because she didn’t want either of them. Much like Libby, Sara was loved by her father, but not her mother. Libby lost all happiness in life when her father died, but having Clara made her feel loved again. When she was born, Libby knew from that moment that she loved her. Sara offered Libby an opportunity to see Clara but only if she told them where to find the Vanderbilt baby. Libby softly whispered the location of the child to Sara. She then asked when she could see Clara. Sara, having lied to Libby, rushed out the cell.

Goo Goo and the Dusters ravaged the police station as most of the officers were out searching for the child and freed Libby from her cell before escaping. Libby and Goo Goo then broke into the Kreizler Institute in search of Clara. Goo Goo knocked Lucius unconscious and killed Marcus. Libby and Goo proceeded to search for Clara, going room-to-room until they found her.

Libby and Goo took refuge in Libby’s childhood home with Clara, where Libby taught her daughter ballet. Goo Goo questioned whose house they were in. Libby claimed she grew up there, but he was in disbelief given the stature of the home. Libby stayed with Clara as Goo Goo went to check out a noise. Libby called Clara over, but when Clara refused, Libby began to cry. In fear of her mother, Clara tried to run, but Libby grabbed her by her hair. She heard a gunshot and waited for Goo Goo to return, but he never did. Sara, John, and Laszlo appeared. Libby held a shard of glass to Clara's neck and told them to stay back. However, Sara and Laszlo managed to convince Libby to release Clara. Byrnes and his men then entered and placed Libby under arrest. She was eventually taken to Sing Sing, where Sara occasionally visited.

## Memorable Quotes

**Libby**: “*Only two things that mewl. Cats and babies. Maybe you're a cat. A sneaky cat looking for a saucer of milk.*”
**Libby**: “*I won't forget you, little cat. I remember all my babies.*”
— Belly of the Beast

**Libby**: “*I slit his throat. He stained my shirt.*”
– Last Exit to Brooklyn

## Appearances

Angel of Darkness

* Ep. 2: *Something Wicked*
* Ep. 3: *Labyrinth*
* Ep. 4: *Gilded Cage*
* Ep. 5: *Belly of the Beast*
* Ep. 6: *Memento Mori*
* Ep. 7: *Last Exit to Brooklyn*
* Ep. 8: *Better Angels*

## Notes

* In the novel, she was born Elspeth Franklin but through different marriages was also known as Fraser, Hunter, and Hatch.
* Libby is the titular “Angel of Darkness” of the novel, sharing traits with the Angel of mercy, a criminal offender nurse who murders patients under their care.
* Libby is reportedly inspired by real serial killer and poisoner Lydia Sherman.

## Gallery

Behind the ScenesBehind the Scenes - Last day shooting

*Photo by Kata Vermes. [Courtesy of TNT Pressroom]*

## References

1. ↑ Character Bio Libby Hatch - Warner Media Group
2. ↑ Stuart Carolan (writer); David Caffrey (director); (July 19, 2020); "Something Wicked". Episode 2. *Angel of Darkness*. TNT.
3. ↑ Gina Gionfriddo (writer); Clare Kilner (director); (July 26, 2020); "Labyrinth". Episode 3. *Angel of Darkness*. TNT.
4. ↑ Alyson Feltes (writer); Clare Kilner (director); (July 26, 2020); "Gilded Cage". Episode 4. *Angel of Darkness*. TNT.
5. ↑ Gina Gionfriddo & Karina Wolf (writer); Clare Kilner (director); (August 2, 2020); "Belly of the Beast". Episode 5. *Angel of Darkness*. TNT.
6. ↑ Alyson Feltes (writer); David Caffrey (director); (August 2, 2020); "Memento Mori". Episode 6. *Angel of Darkness*. TNT.
7. ↑ Tom Smuts & Amy Berg (writers); David Caffrey (director); (August 9, 2020); "Last Exit to Brooklyn". Episode 7. *Angel of Darkness*. TNT.
8. ↑ Stuart Carolan & Karina Wolf (writers); David Caffrey (director); (August 9, 2020); "Better Angels". Episode 8. *Angel of Darkness*. TNT.