Molly Willard was the wife of Jack Willard of New York City. Both Jack and Molly had grown very cynical as they grew into middle-age and almost all passion had drained from their marriage. Often she complained to others about Jack’s excessive drinking. In July of 1967, Molly attended Jack on a working vacation with her father-in-law Benjamin Willard to stay at Collins House to look after Benjamin’s dying friend, Henry Collins. Once, Molly was in the car with her husband, when Jack veered off the side of the road in an effort to run Vicki down.