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'''Ada Mullins''' was a [[Cockney]] master [[thief]] who was responsible for [[jewel]] thefts at country houses, for which she became known as "'''the Unicorn'''". She assumed the identity of '''Robina Redmond''', "the absolute hit of the social scene," for her stay at [[Clemency Eddison]]'s house in [[December]] [[1926]].
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'''Ada Mullins''', aka. "'''The Unicorn'''" was a cockney master thief who was responsible for a number of jewel thefts at country houses. She assumed the identity of '''Robina Redmond''', 'the absolute hit of the social scene', for her stay at [[Clemency Eddison]]'s house. The Unicorn went after Clemency's [[Firestone]], but was foiled by [[Agatha Christie]]; however, in all the confusion, she escaped and travelled back to [[London]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Unicorn and the Wasp]]'')
== Biography ==
Ada was born circa [[1898]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)|The Time Travellers' Almanac]]'')


:''The Unicorn's real name was never revealed on-screen, only in ''[[REF]]'': [[The Time Traveller's Almanac]]. Robina Redmond may or may not have existed, except as an alias of the Unicorn.''
During her stay at [[Clemency Eddison]]'s house in late [[1926]], the [[murder]] of Professor [[Gerald Peach]] disrupted her plans. She was questioned by the [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Agatha Christie]] along with the other guests, where she made the mistake of referring to the loo as the "[[toilet]]", cluing the Doctor onto her identity as the Unicorn. Believing that [[Donna Noble]] might find the kit containing the tools of her trade, Ada tossed them into the garden, where they were later found by Donna and Agatha.
 
After the murders of [[Chandrakala|Miss Chandrakala]] and [[Roger Curbishley]], she swiped the [[Firestone]] and hid it down her décolletage in the confusion. However, during the Doctor and Agatha's solution of the case, Ada had her identity revealed and she returned the Firestone to Lady Eddison; when Donna asked if she was also the murderer, Ada confessed she was only a thief. After Reverend [[Arnold Golightly]] was revealed as the long-lost hybrid child of Lady Eddison and a [[Vespiform]] called [[Christopher (The Unicorn and the Wasp)|Christopher]], she escaped in the confusion, heading back to [[London]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Unicorn and the Wasp (TV story)|The Unicorn and the Wasp]]'')
 
== Behind the scenes ==
Among the actresses who auditioned for the role was [[Georgia Moffett]], who was cast in the same season's ''[[The Doctor's Daughter (TV story)|The Doctor's Daughter]]'' instead.
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Ada Mullins was a Cockney master thief who was responsible for jewel thefts at country houses, for which she became known as "the Unicorn". She assumed the identity of Robina Redmond, "the absolute hit of the social scene," for her stay at Clemency Eddison's house in December 1926.

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

Ada was born circa 1898. (PROSE: The Time Travellers' Almanac)

During her stay at Clemency Eddison's house in late 1926, the murder of Professor Gerald Peach disrupted her plans. She was questioned by the Tenth Doctor and Agatha Christie along with the other guests, where she made the mistake of referring to the loo as the "toilet", cluing the Doctor onto her identity as the Unicorn. Believing that Donna Noble might find the kit containing the tools of her trade, Ada tossed them into the garden, where they were later found by Donna and Agatha.

After the murders of Miss Chandrakala and Roger Curbishley, she swiped the Firestone and hid it down her décolletage in the confusion. However, during the Doctor and Agatha's solution of the case, Ada had her identity revealed and she returned the Firestone to Lady Eddison; when Donna asked if she was also the murderer, Ada confessed she was only a thief. After Reverend Arnold Golightly was revealed as the long-lost hybrid child of Lady Eddison and a Vespiform called Christopher, she escaped in the confusion, heading back to London. (TV: The Unicorn and the Wasp)

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Among the actresses who auditioned for the role was Georgia Moffett, who was cast in the same season's The Doctor's Daughter instead.

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