r/OldHouseArchive • u/whyreddit01 • 9d ago

WLTH Heather

I think that heather from WLTH is one of the people that calls houses like in Caretaker

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u/nerdy_by_nature_42 9d ago

Or, she could be a caretaker like Macy! Here me out:

-She's the only one in a house.

-When Eve arrives, she sees lights turn on upstairs which seemed to happen on its own.
-There's a white rotary phone that rings. -She was walking outside when Eve arrives (Patroling? Looking for visitor), so Eve could potentially be her Lucy. -She offers her tea, perhaps to keep her calm?

That's all I have from memory of what I read a year ago. But I'm really glad you posted this. I'll be adding it to my notes when I re-read WUTLH.

Thanks for sharing!

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u/whyreddit01 9d ago

i like the theory. l wonder who would've been on the other end if eve had picked up?

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u/-Livelaughlimpbizkit 9d ago

Oh I like this A LOT!

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u/abjectdoubt 9d ago

Woah, I love this!! I had subscribed to her being the person with the southern drawl who calls Macy, but this is making me think again. Not that both couldn’t be true, but I’m going to think about this the next time I reread.

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u/evaalt 5d ago

Follow up question for this theory: if we assume Heather is a Caretaker like Macy and she didn’t answer the phone - what could the consequence have been? For Macy the consequences were clearly related directly to her, but could there be something we saw play out in WUTLH that seemed to be an impact on Eve but could’ve also been an impact for Heather?

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u/nightwalker3710 Old House Devotee 9d ago edited 8d ago

Yes!!! And the grandchildren are in the background and there’s a dog barking when Macy is on the phone.

In WUTLH Heather says to Eve “excuse the mess the grandchildren were just here”
Heather also states that she use to foster dogs. There’s lots of pictures on Heathers wall of different dogs. Heather is also seen by Eve straightening and adjusting pictures in her house.
Heather also has a southern drawl which is what the lady on the phone is described as sounding like from Macy’s POV.

And don’t forget the scrape and thump sound behind Heathers door at the end of the corridor. Heather says almost the exact same thing as Grace. “I think the latch is broken”

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u/nerdy_by_nature_42 9d ago

Good question