Ruth Barnes
| V Character | |
|---|---|
| Doctor Ruth Barnes | |
| First Appearance | V: The Mini-Series |
| Last Appearance | V: The Mini-Series |
| Death | Shot by the Visitors |
| Portrayer | Mary Alan Hokanson |
| Status | Deceased |
| Gender | Female |
| Occupation | Doctor, Resistance Sympathizer |
Doctor Ruth Barnes was an elderly scientist and colleague of Doctor Rudolph Metz, Doctor Benjamin Taylor and friend to Doctor Julie Parrish, and owner of a penthouse apartment and Brownstone-model car. She was in love with Metz, but, because of his successful career, Ruth believed he considered her to be "another piece of lab equipment to him". When the Visitors arrived on Earth, Ruth and her colleagues were all eager to learn the secrets behind Visitor physiology, and Ruth was the first to successfully gain access when, after Ruth, Julie and Ben went to see Ben's father Caleb after his accident at Arthur Dupres' factory, she found some skin cells from Visitor Willie frozen into Caleb's jacket, and secretly took samples. That evening, Julie drove Ruth home, and the girls planned to examine the samples in more detail and Julie also promised to help Ruth's relationship with Metz to get off the ground. Just as she entered into her home, a Visitor trooper waiting for her took out his pistol and shot and killed her.
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