Bonnie (The Godsend)

Bonnie

Background

Bonnie "Little Bonnie Blue" Marlowe is a hyper intelligent entity in Bix Bottom, Oxfordshire, England. Her mother is The Stranger.

During the events of The Godsend (1980) played by Joanne Boorman, Wilhelmina Green and Sarah Boorman

Kate Marlowe helps The Stranger give birth. In the morning, Kate finds The Stranger has departed, but left the baby, who they name Bonnie, behind and wrapped in The Stranger's shawl.

A few months later, Matthew is found dead in the crib he shares with Bonnie with Bonnie's shawl wrapped around him. While on a picnic, Kate notices that Lucy is missing. They hear Lucy screaming and Alan Marlowe and Kate run to find Lucy while Davie, Sam and Bonnie stay behind. Bonnie suddenly stares at Sam and pushes him to the ground. Alan goes searching for Davie and Bonnie. He and Kate find Bonnie first and then Alan finds the body of Davie in the marsh. Kate finds a broken ceramic and asks Bonnie if she broke it, who tells her no. Kate then accuses Sam of breaking it and doesn't believe him when he tells her no. Alan hears Bonnie yelling and sees Sam push her down. Alan spanks him and Sam tells him that Bonnie hurt him, but Alan doesn't believe him and blames Sam for destroying his own toy. Bonnie sees Alan and Kate kissing and interrupts them. Bonnie asks to play hide and seek, but Sam doesn't want to play, but is pressured by Alan. Alan is chosen as the seeker and finds Kate, Lucy, and then Bonnie. Everyone starts looking for Sam and Alan finds him dead in the barn.

They move to London. As time goes by, Kate starts sleeping with Bonnie in her bed. On Christmas Eve, Alan and Kate go off to have sex, but are interrupted by Bonnie who Kate lets sleep in the bed with them. For Kate and Alan's anniversary, they have sex, but are again interrupted when Mrs. Taverner drops off Bonnie who tells Kate that Bonnie seems sick. Bonnie ends up having mumps and Alan stays away from her to avoid catching it and possibly developing sterility. At one point, Bonnie sneaks into the room Alan is in while he is asleep and kisses him on the lips, and shortly after Alan comes down with mumps. While Alan is watching Bonnie and Lucy play on the playground, Alan sees Bonnie purposely hit Lucy with a swing. Alan tells Kate that Bonnie tried to kill Lucy, but she doesn't believe him. He compares The Stranger to a cuckoo bird. Bonnie walks into the room and asks Kate not to let Alan send her away. Alan pulls Lucy from school and takes her away from London.

Kate ends up in the hospital due to an accidental fall. Alan calls Mrs. Taverner and picks up Bonnie. He brings her to the coast and leaves her in a low tide area. He then tells her that he knows what she is and climbs away. Alan calls the London apartment and tells Lucy to go to Mrs. Taverner's apartment. Lucy tells him that she is locked in and Alan tells her to lock herself in their bedroom. The phone goes dead and Alan and Kate rush to their apartment. They make it to the apartment and Lucy opens the window and falls to her death. Alan runs into the apartment and starts to strangle Bonnie, but is stopped by Mr. Taverner. Bonnie tells Kate that Alan tried to kill her and she loves her and Kate hugs Bonnie.