Harriet Gatewood

Harriet Gatewood is a minor character in Criminal Case. She played an average role in The Poisoned Truth (Case #54)

Profile
According to Kirk De Haan, Harriet was a sinner and a colonial prostitute. Harriet sported the same hairstyle her descendant, Rosie Gatewood had. Harriet wore a flower on her mane, wore a dress with a bowtie on her chest, and wore a neck garter as well. Harriet appeared to dress more provacatively than other Pilgrim women in colonial Grimsborough.

Murder Details
Soon after giving birth to the miracle baby, Harriet was stabbed to death with a kitchen knife and was left rotting in Geert's secret cave for four centuries. Harriet would not be rediscovered until the team initiated an investigation on Rosie's murder where the team had to investigate the secret cave, found a skeleton with hairs on the scalp, and have Grace analyze it. Grace managed to confirm the hairs belonged to Harriet, and alas opted to continue the investigation as if Harriet's demise was connected to Rosie's murder.

Killer and Motives
Geert De Haan, a reverend in colonial Grimsborough, stabbed Harriet to death.

Shortly after giving birth to the miracle baby, Harriet told Geert that they should be proud but after the baby was born and before Harriet was able to enjoy the moment, Geert stabbed Harriet to death in order to pretend that he never had an affair with Harriet. The Crimson Order appeared before Geert and pretend that the child was found in a forest as a gift from God and to lead the Pilgrim Village. Alas, Geert followed the Order's pleas without questioning, which were grounds for such "Miracle Child" legend hiding something--Geert and Harriet was spending some time together in a secret cave and for a reason Geert refused to disclose, both Geert and Harriet conceived a baby in which the Crimson Order would actually alter reality as if it was a miracle child from God.

Case Appearances

 * The Poisoned Truth (Case #54; Appears on Flashbacks)