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Thomas Wellington
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Age: 55 (Deceased)
Family:
· Spouse: Vanessa Wellington (Deceased), Katherine Wellington (Deceased)
· Daughters: Shea Allen, Trish Wellington (Deceased)
· Granddaughter: Madison Allen
· Nephew: Ben Wellington (Deceased)
· Son-in-law: Richard Allen (Deceased)
Portrayed by: Richard Burgi
Thomas Wellington was the father of Shea Allen and of the bride, Trish Wellington. He was a millionaire real-estate mogul. Thomas was impaled by a head spade and killed in "Thwack".
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Background
Thomas Wellington made his fortune in real estate, founding one of the most successful real estate companies in Washington State. Thomas and his family vacationed on Harper's Island every summer since the mid-1970's. Thomas employed Henry Dunn to take care of his boat. As children, Henry and Trish were good friends, and later, as a teenager, Henry began dating Trish. Sometime after the death of his first wife, Vanessa, Thomas remarried to his current wife, Katherine.
On the Island
In "Whap," as the yacht, the Tarapunga, boards in Seattle, Thomas tells Trish that she should not worry about the wedding details, and that he will take care of everything. Although Thomas's nephew, Ben Wellington, has not yet arrived, Thomas gives the skipper the order to depart. On the boat trip to the Island, the Wellington family assembles on the upper deck for a photograph, but Henry, the groom, is not included in the photo. On the Island, Katherine kisses Thomas in their room at the Candlewick Inn as he turns to his laptop and discovers a new email message from "HJ" (Hunter Jennings) stating, "I will get to her tonight." Outside the Inn, Marty Dunn discovers Thomas talking to Hunter about convincing Trish to leave Henry. Marty later confronts Thomas and tells him that he will protect Henry at all costs.
In "Crackle," Thomas meets with Hunter, telling him that time is running out to stop the wedding. Trish overhears part of their conversation and runs away. Thomas finds Trish and convinces her that he told Hunter to leave.
In "Ka-Blam," Thomas, Henry, and Richard Allen engage in a skeet shooting competition on the front lawn of the Inn. Henry and Richard deferentially lose to Thomas. Later, Henry sneaks into Hunter's room at the Pine Motel and discovers that Thomas is covering Hunter's expenses. After learning that Thomas lied to Trish, Hunter attempts to blackmail him. That evening at the Inn, Thomas badmouths Richard to another guest. Henry confronts him about it and about Hunter. Hunter appears during dinner, and Thomas indicates that he has agreed to Hunter's ultimatum. Henry makes a toast to Thomas, saying that some of his friends wondered if Wellington would accept the guy that used to clean his boat as his son-in-law, but "the lovely and surprising truth is... he doesn't have a choice." After dinner, Thomas meets Hunter on the dock at the Marina and hands him a check, warning him not to speak to Trish again.
In "Bang," Malcolm Ross meets with Thomas and Richard about investing in his micro-brewery. Later, Thomas plays cards with his granddaughter, Madison.
In "Thwack", Thomas and Trish go for a bike ride together in the woods, where Trish notices Gigi running loose and follows her. One of the bike tires runs over a trip wire, releasing a large swinging log. The log hits Trish's bike, sending Trish and her father hurtling down a hill. At the bottom of the hill, Trish discovers that her cell phone is broken and their bikes are ruined. The two begin walking back to the Inn. In the woods, Thomas and Trish discuss Henry. Thomas explains he doesn't trust Henry and, upset, Trish reveals Katherine's affair with Richard. They continue walking when they notice a figure, Cole Harkin, in the distance, and they ask him for help. Harkin releases a German Shepherd, which bounds toward them. They run to a nearby abandoned truck and duck inside as the dog barks outside. After a while the dog stops barking, and Thomas decides to leave the truck to see if the dog has gone. The dog is waiting on top of the truck and pounces on Thomas as he crawls out. Thomas kills the dog with a broken bottle, and he and Trish escape unharmed. On the walk back to the Inn, Thomas asks Trish to keep Katherine's affair to herself until after the wedding. Later, the wedding party assembles at the Church for the wedding rehearsal.
Death
During the wedding rehearsal, Thomas comes to the altar to mimic lighting the unity candle. Abby Mills is sent to turn off the lights, which releases a head spade from the chandelier above the altar, impaling Thomas in front of the wedding party.
Theories
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| Harper's Island Characters | |
| Main Characters | Abby Mills · Jimmy Mance · Henry Dunn · Trish Wellington · Chloe Carter · Cal Vandeusen · Charlie Mills |
| Secondary Characters | J.D. Dunn · Marty Dunn · Hunter Jennings · Christopher Sullivan · John Wakefield · Thomas Wellington |
| Tertiary Characters | Madison Allen · Shea Allen · Richard Allen · Beth Barrington · Nikki Bolton · Joel Booth · Danny Brooks · Lucy Daramour · Cole Harkin · Maggie Krell · Shane Pierce · Malcolm Ross · Kelly Seaver · Katherine Wellington |
| Minor Characters | Brett · Ike Campbell · Bart Gables · Agent Hanson · Karena Fox · Lisa · Robin Matthews · Julia Mitchell · Ana Perez · Ruth · Stacy DeKnight · Joshua Aiken · Harris Antonini · Tyra Coulter · Christopher Cullen · Frank Dunn · Karen Dunn · Reverend Fain · Deputy Garrett · Patrick Lillis · Randall Martin · Sarah Mills · Darryl Riggens · Kate Seaver · Ben Wellington · Vanessa Wellington |