When Did I Know?

I tried to put it all together through out the whole story. Molly was always a suspicious character and she was never there when evil things happen. It seems that Jim Butcher played the story very well in making the least likely most innocent character in the story be the true culprit. I regret to admit, however, it took me until the close end to figure out it was Molly though I had my suspicions.

when did you know?

Molly was a suspicious character throughout the entire book. I had a hint of it when she was introduced. When she moved out all of a sudden I thought that was very suspicious.I didn't know that she had done it until Dresden said it though. I was tricked.

when did I know....

I love mystery books and detective series. I had a bad feeling about Molly when she called Dresden, but I didn't know anything she was doing. I definately knew she was behind it all when she was in the hospital with her friend crying. After that, I just wondered how she had magic and hid it from her Dad.

When did I know?

To be honest, I had no idea who the culprit was in Proven Guilty for much of the novel. However, i started getting some clues and piecing it together towards the end. My first clue that Molly had something to do with the monster attacks was when Dresden followed the trail of the phages right to the Carpenters' house after escaping the Scarecrow. I remembered from earlier that Dresden had cast a spell to send the phages right back to their summoner at the convention. When he followed the phages' trail to Molly's house, Dresden was shocked that he had somehow sent the phages to Molly, and the fact that his spell sent them to her gave me a clue that she had something to do with it. Also, the fact that Molly was able to fight the Reaper off of her brother by just hitting him with a bat was a little strange to me, because those phages were supposed to be really strong and even hard for Dresden to fight off. Then I started thinking about how the monsters just picked Molly up and carried her away instead of harming or killing her right on the spot, which was what they did to every other person they came in contact with previously. These phages are supposed to be brutal killing machines, and they just picked Molly up and kidnapped her? That seemed a bit out of character for the phages. Combining all these clues, it became clear to me that something wasn't right about Molly Carpenter.

I knew

I knew the moment Harry saw that Nelson's injuries were worse than Rosie's. It was mentioned in class that Nelson was both Rosie's and Molly's boyfriend. The only person who had any reason to hurt Nelson more than Rosie was Molly.

Mystery Solved...

Honestly, I fought with myself throughout the book on Molly's part in the story. She didn't seem to be such a great person when I first read about her, but I figured maybe it's just her character, and she's really innocent. As she continued to appear and disappear in the story, I figured she had a little more importance than just being a teenager. Essentially, I had a thought at the beginning, but didn't trust it until Dresden actually confirmed my thoughts. It was good at keeping me guessing, but that might be because I didn't care too much about the book.

Clues...

Honestly, I suspected Molly when her character was introduced. The main character lusted after her and not the woman his age? Fishy. Also, a big clue was when she moved out rather suddenly. I never really liked Molly, so I think that had something to do with my suspicion of her. However, my suspicion was solidified when she was kidnapped and fought off the Reaper. She was so small and weak and there was a bat just laying around? This is not Crime and Punishment, weapons don't just hang around... waiting.

When did I know?

While reading Proven Guilty, I had no idea who the culprit was. I'm not very good at solving mysteries...I didn't realize it was Molly until Dresden said it. I was always under the impression she was a victim, because of the way she reacted to all the attacks (she seemed so scared and surprised). I was certainly surprised when I learned it was Molly!

When Did You Know?

While reading Proven Guilty, I knew something was suspicious about Molly Carpenter and her friends (Rosie and Nelson) because they kept coming back into the story line. I thought it was strange that Rosie and Nelson kicked their drug habits so quickly, but I really didn't have any idea how that might have tied in with all the creepy monster stuff that was going on. Eventually I kind of stopped worrying about it. Later, Harry questioned Daniel about the attack at the Carpenters' house and Molly's kidnapping. My interest was piqued when Daniel said that somehow his sister was able to hit the Reaper hard enough "with a bat or something" that he was dropped by the creature. I found it odd that Molly would a) just conveniently be able to find a spare bat lying around in a serious time of need and b) as a young, fairly small girl, would be able to bring enough force to actually hurt the bad guy. At that point, I knew something was definitely up with Molly, and I figured she was more than she seemed and probably had something to do with Rosie and Nelson quitting drugs so quickly. However, I was not completely sure that her powers came from being a wizard, until Butcher revealed it.