Gretchen Berg
| Gretchen Berg | |
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| Portrayed by | Madeline Zima |
| First appearance | Orientation |
| In-story stats | |
| Known ability | None |
| Gender | |
| Home | Austin, TX |
| Residence | Claire's dorm |
| Occupation | Student |
Gretchen Berg attends college with Claire.
Character History
Orientation
On the Arlington University campus, Gretchen meets Claire, whose name she recognizes from the murder in Odessa, TX on homecoming night at Union Wells. Gretchen suggests that she would have changed her name, and Claire tells her that she did for a while, and she was hoping that people would have forgotten.
Later, at the dorm mixer, Gretchen apologizes to Claire about ever mentioning the murder, and then the two girls attempt to play Guitar Hero III. Gretchen improves her skill at the game, but neither girl does well.
Jump, Push, Fall
Gretchen waits for outside of Claire's dorm room for Sandra to bring Claire back after Annie's death. Gretchen discusses the supposed suicide note with Claire and her mother, who believes Claire probably missed it. When Sandra leaves, Gretchen claims that this must be a murder, and they need to need to find a way to prove it.
Gretchen gets some books on forensic science and brings them to Claire while in a cafeteria. She explains the process of the "Jump, Push, Fall Test," using an orange as a visual aid. When she gets to "push," she send the orange flying into a table of girls, who reluctantly, with disgust on their faces, return it. Gretchen says they need to get a dummy or cadaver that matches Annie in height and weight. Claire doesn't want to get involved, but Gretchen tells her she already is.
Gretchen sees Claire heal after Claire had jumped from her dorm room window. The girls exchange awkward waves.
Memorable Quotes
"I wanted to be Claire Bennet again. I thought people might forget."
"No, girl. Google's your enemy."
- - Claire, Gretchen (Orientation)
"Where did you get those, the homicide bookstore?"
"Is there such a place?"
- - Claire, Gretchen (Orientation)
"Don't you want to prove your roommate was defenestrated?"
"Of course. And yes, I know what "defenestrated" means."
"Well, don't get mad at me for using it in a sentence."
"Maybe we could swipe a cadaver from the medical school. What? It's a victimless crime."
- - Gretchen (to Claire) (Jump, Push, Fall)
Notes
- Gretchen tells Claire that she tried out to be on the cheerleading team, but the other cheerleaders said her cheers were more like taunts. (Orientation)
Fan Theories
Please refer to Theory:Gretchen Berg for fan-created theories and other speculation.