Minor Characters (Angel of Darkness)

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Featuring minor characters appeared in ‘Angel of Darkness’, whose limited screentime or relevance do not provide enough material to grant an individual page.

## Elizabeth Cady Stanton

**Elizabeth Cady Stanton** is a civil rights activist, abolitionist and suffragist. She is an admirer of Miss Sara Howard and her detective agency. Together with other associates, they gathered outside Sing Sing to thwart the imminent execution of Martha Napp. When the children of the Spanish Ambassador-General Narciso Linares is abducted from their home, Miss Elizabeth offered her support to Señora Isabella Linares and advised to hire Sara Howard to conduct the investigations.

She is a character portrayed by Alice Krige based on the 19th century American suffragist.

## Martha Napp

**Martha Napp** was a patient of Dr. Markoe at the Lying-In Hospital. After Martha was subjected to painful childbirth, she panicked to find that her newly born had disappeared. Dr. Markoe ordered his staff to take care of the woman. Before long, she was arrested for the murder of her daughter and sent to the Sing Sing Correctional Facility. Despite the desperate intervention of Sara Howard, Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, and John Moore, the woman was executed in the electric chair on May 24, 1897. Before being executed, Martha was visited in her cell by Dr. Kreizler who consoled her. Martha asked him to find her daughter. A promise that Dr. Kreizler took to heart.

She is a character portrayed by Hebe Beardstall.

## Monckton

**Monckton** is William Randolph Hearst's secretary to the *New York Journal*. He assists his employer in carrying out various tasks and is aware of his secret machinations, including that of exasperating public opinion on the issue of immigration and the tension of the Spanish community in relation to the Spanish—American War. He seems to share the air of superiority of his employer over former chief commissioner Thomas Byrnes, who has become to all intents and purposes one of Hearst's pawns.

He is a character portrayed by Maurice Byrne.

## Cecilia Beaux

She is a character portrayed by Carolina Main based on an American society portraitist.

## Alice Tolton

She is a character portrayed by Alexandra Grey.

## Mallory Hunter

Mallory Hunter is the estranged mother of Libby Hatch, formerly known as Elspeth Hunter. Tracked down by Sara Howard and her unusual ally, former chief police Thomas Byrnes, Mrs. Hunter recall her daughter attacking her after sending Libby's illegitimate daughter away. However, Dr. Kreizler realized that Mallory wasn’t being truthful. Libby never attacked her. Mallory was a woman of means, so the Children’s Aid Society would’ve never taken the child from her care unless they could prove Libby was dangerous. Otherwise, both Libby and Clara would’ve been her responsibility. So Mallory fabricated a story about Libby trying to kill her, which led to Libby being institutionalized.

She is a character portrayed by Matilda Ziegler.

## Clara Hunter

Clara Hunter is the illegitimate daughter of Elspeth Hunter, later known as Libby Hatch. To avoid the scandal of raising a granddaughter born out of wedlock, her grandmother Mallory placed her in foster care when she was still a baby. The child was tracked down by Thomas Byrnes, and used as a decoy to lure her mother and arrest her.  However, Libby Hatch managed to kidnap Clara with the help of Goo Goo Knox. The two intended to raise her together, but Sara Howard's timely intervention saved Clara from that fate.

Clara is a character portrayed by Brooke Carter.

## Cornelius Vanderbilt

Cornelius Vanderbilt is an important New York businessman, patriarch of the Vanderbilt family. Entrusted in caring for his grandson from his son, Cornelius Vanderbilt II, and his wife Alice, Cornelius Vanderbilt called Thomas Byrnes and William Randolph Hearst to investigate the abduction of his grandson. He also hired Miss Sara Howard, after she solved the Linares kidnapping. Miss Howard met with Cornelius Vanderbilt and explained that she knew Libby Hatch would strike again after finding items bearing the Vanderbilt crest. Sara agreed to take on the case under two conditions: Laszlo had to be reinstated and Sara wanted to be made lead detective on the case. Cornelius agreed to her terms.

Cornelius Vanderbilt is a character portrayed by James Faulkner, based on Cornelius Vanderbilt, an American business magnate who built his wealth in railroads and shipping.

Trivia
In the novel, it was Cornelius Vanderbilt II who hired Sara. He was married to Alice Claypoole Vanderbilt, briefly mentioned in "Memento Mori", and the so-called "Vanderbilt child" is William Henry Vanderbilt II.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Stuart Carolan (writer); David Caffrey (director); (July 19, 2020); "Ex Ore Infantium". Episode 1. *Angel of Darkness*. TNT.
2. ↑ Stuart Carolan (writer); David Caffrey (director); (July 19, 2020); "Something Wicked". Episode 2. *Angel of Darkness*. TNT.
3. ↑  Alyson Feltes (writer); Clare Kilner (director); (July 26, 2020); "Gilded Cage". Episode 4. *Angel of Darkness*. TNT.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1  Tom Smuts & Amy Berg (writers); David Caffrey (director); (August 9, 2020); "Last Exit to Brooklyn". Episode 7. *Angel of Darkness*. TNT.
5. ↑ Stuart Carolan & Karina Wolf (writers); David Caffrey (director); (August 9, 2020); "Better Angels". Episode 8. *Angel of Darkness*. TNT.
6. ↑ Alyson Feltes (writer); David Caffrey (director); (August 2, 2020); "Memento Mori". Episode 6. *Angel of Darkness*. TNT.