Molly Solverson

### Occupation

Deputy, Bemidji Police Department (-2007)Chief of police, Bemidji Police Department (2007-)

### Family

Hank Larsson (maternal grandfather)Lou Solverson (father)

Betsy Solverson (mother; deceased between 1979 and 1991)

Lenore Larsson (maternal aunt)

Gus Grimly (husband; married 2006)

Greta Grimly (stepdaughter)

A son

## Behind the scenes

### Portrayed by

Allison Tolman (2006-2010)Raven Stewart (1979)

Libby Seltzer (1985)

Laura Geluch (1991)

### Last appeared

Palindrome

**Molly Solverson** was the chief of police of the Bemidji Police Department.

Born to into a long line of police officers, Molly had become a deputy in the Bemidji Police Department by 2006. Following the a brutal series of murders, including her chief of police and mentor Vern Thurman,  Molly participated in the investigation. Molly initially believed Lester Nygaard as the perpetrator, but Lester was eventually absolved of responsibility.  Her suspicions would eventually be proved accurate, however, when Nygaard was caught on tape admitting to the crimes. Following this revelation, chief of police Bill Oswalt would resign from the position, leading to her assuming the position.

During the Nygaard investigation, Solverson would meet Duluth Police Department officer Gus Grimly, who aided her in the investigation. The two would eventually wed and have a child together.

## Biography

### Early life

Molly Solverson was born in 1973 to Minnesota State Trooper Lou Solverson and housewife Betsy Solverson, the daughter of Rock County sheriff Hank Larsson.

By 1979, her mother had been diagnosed with cancer. In March of the year, she made her father an ashtray at school, despite the fact that he did not smoke.

During her father's investigation of Rye Gerhardt's Waffle Hut massacre, Molly and her mother waited outside, building a snowman, when Molly discovered a "Get Well Soon" balloon, prompting her mother to notice Gerhardt's gun.

Shortly after that, Betsy would discover Molly's drawing of their family which, oddly, featured a UFO above the group.

During the height of the Gerhardt crime syndicate-Kansas city mafia conflict in which her father was involved in, Lou requested for his friends Karl Weathers and Sonny Greer to look over Molly and her mother. Karl, the self-appointed "Breakfast King of Minnesota" made pancakes for Molly and Betsy as Betsy reluctantly accepted Karl and Sonny's protection.

One day, while Molly was drawing, she heard a glass shatter, and discovered that her mother collapsed due to her advancing cancer.  In the immediate aftermath of her mother's collapse, Molly was babysat by Noreen Vanderslice.

Betsy had perished by 1991. Molly graduated high school in 1991, a ceremony which was attended by her father.

## Appendices

### Appearances

#### Season 1

* The Crocodile's Dilemma
* The Rooster Prince
* A Muddy Road
* Eating the Blame
* The Six Ungraspables
* Buridan's Ass
* Who Shaves the Barber?
* The Heap
* A Fox, a Rabbit, and a Cabbage
* Morton's Fork

#### Season 2

* Waiting for Dutch
* Before the Law
* The Myth of Sisyphus
* The Gift of the Magi
* Did You Do This? No, You Did It!
* The Castle
* Palindrome

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Morton's Fork
2. ↑ The Crocodile's Dilemma
3. ↑ Who Shaves the Barber?
4. ↑ The Heap
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Palindrome
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Waiting for Dutch
7. ↑ Before the Law
8. ↑ The Gift of the Magi
9. ↑ Did You Do This? No, You Did This!
10. ↑ The Castle