Gretchen Tyler (A.K.A. Ariel Reed) was a woman who like Antonio but disappeared before he could ask her out. She was played by Michelle Nicastro.
Bio[]
Gretchen Tyler was as certified public accountant (C.P.A.) working in Boston when she embezzled $100,000 from Boston Savings and Loans. To escape the police, she took on the alias "Ariel Reed" and hid on Nantucket. While at the airport, she met Antonio and shared a connection, but left before if could ask her out. Desperate to find her, Antonio placed an ad in the newspaper, conscripted the crew to help, flew to Boston to track down a shoe store, staked out a public park, yelled her name through a bullhorn, and posted flyers all over the island. Unfortunately, Antonio found her just before the police found her and arrested her for embezzlement (The Lady Vanishes).
Trivia[]
- Her father gave her a leather bound collection of Dylan Thomas poems as a gift for her graduation (The Lady Vanishes).
- Ariel appears to be left-handed (The Lady Vanishes).
- In The Lady Vanishes, Ariel was staying at 112 Navy Street, room #5 on Nantucket.