Holly Bennett

Holly Bennett is the main villainess from "Helping Hand," episode 1.03 of Body of Proof.

She was played by Yaya DaCosta.

Holly Bennett is a single mother and a client for social worker Elena Rosas, who was found dead in a motel room. She had been raising Tessa, her baby daughter, on her own following the end of her relationship with her drug-addicted ex-boyfriend. However, Holly was also using cocaine and was found out by Elena, who warned her that a positive drug test will result in Holly losing Tessa. Instead of getting herself clean, Holly decided to kill Elena.

The villainess followed Elena to a motel room, which Elena used to house another pf her clients, former criminal Sean Wilcox. After arriving, the evil Holly unleashed her gun and fired a shot from outside the room; grazing Sean's neck and killing Elena. Due to Sean's DNA being on the bullet, Sean was accused of the murder. However, Megan Hunt found rice flour on the gun, and due to the fact that it is an ingredient in baby food, it revealed Holly as the killer. Holly's reveal came when Megan (along with police) confronted her at her home, which included revealing that Holly's drug use contaminated her breast milk, causing Tessa to spit up. Holly attempted to deny everything, but after her murderous plan was uncovered, Holly was arrested; all the while crying for Tessa as she was taken away.