Ambrose Harding

Ambrose Harding is Squire Badger's valet, a turtle MM E2·01:04:08. He speaks slowly and elaborately, telling Gangie "Piff poff poppins, I say…" MM E2·00:51:25. He tells Gangie to meet him at the landing of the second floor at half past seven, with a pair of work gloves MM E2·00:51:25. Brennan places him in the corner of a room where the squire is with Colonel Hawkins MM E2·01:04:08.

Ambrose Harding is the squire's valet, a turtle, and he tells Gangie to meet him at the second-floor landing with work gloves MM E2·00:51:25 MM E2·01:04:08. After the squire's death he guards the study door, saying "Anyone else who would have entered the room would have had to walk past me." MM E3·01:09:17. In MM_04 Gangie says his orders about whom to dig up always went through Harding, never directly through the squire MM E4·01:15:10. In MM_05 the party guesses that the masked figure might be Harding MM E5·01:35:14.

In MM_06 Brennan texts Lars's player that Harding is guilty and not surprised that Fletcher is alive MM E6·01:31:12. Brennan later says "the turtle was the one giving Gangie his marching orders" MM E6·02:14:12. In MM_07 Daisy finds Harding's little black book of names with dates attached, in Harding's handwriting MM E7·01:26:10. Harding points out the threat written in blood above the bodies MM E7·01:56:22. The police arrest him MM E7·02:20:06. In MM_09 Rekha asks whether Fletcher Cottonbottom is Mr. Harding MM E9·01:52:30. Brennan, pointing to the two sets of footprints, answers "Ambrose Harding can't be Fletcher Cottonbottom." MM E9·01:53:00.

In MM_10 Buckster pushes past him at the door, and later Harding tries to slip out of the drawing room MM E10·00:03:45 MM E10·02:15:29. Lady Eugenia Bristlebrush shoots him in the head MM E10·02:15:45. She says "I just wanted to kill that turtle. I hate him." MM E10·02:16:09. Jeremy turns the last page of Harding's book, where the last name is Connor McCabbage, which Brennan says Harding was going to give to Gangie to dig up the fake dead body MM E10·02:29:11 MM E10·02:29:25.