Lauren Burt

Lauren Burt was a character in QIA. She was Tom Burt's wife and an analyst for the London Hub until her murder in late April 2023.
== Biography ==
=== Personal Life ===
Lauren and Tom married on 6th May 2004. Together they have two children, Grace and Anthony. 
Before their children were born, Lauren worked for HarperCollins ("Magdalena").
After Tom was beaten into a coma by Alan Burns, Tasneem Hafiz told Lauren the official story that he had been attacked by Northern Irish gunrunners ("Sides"). After he recovered, their marriage began to feel the strain of his constant attention to work, leading to many arguments ("Rome"). This later led to an ultimatum after Tom missed their anniversary, with Lauren demanding that he choose between his work and his family. ("Northolt")
After hearing that he had been shot and taken to hospital, Lauren rushed there, where she was confronted by Emma Foster, with whom, Lauren realised, Tom had been having an affair. ("Justice")
When Tom was discharged, Lauren - still hurt by his betrayal - asked Tom to move out for a while ("Change").
Some months later, Tom came back to her, confessing that he had not only been seeing Emma again but that he had now ended things with her for good. Disappointed and upset by this, Lauren was stunned, however, when Tom then went on to confess everything about his secret work for the QIA ("Nottingham"). Not long after this, Erik Draper, who had learned about this confession, came to see her and intimidated her into signing many confidentiality forms while also, strangely, asking her about her old job at HarperCollins. In light of this, feeling scared, Lauren asked Tom to move back in with her and the children. ("Magdalena")
=== Career with the QIA ===
As it turned out, Draper's intentions were to offer Lauren a job as an analyst, which he expedited once he became President of the QIA ("Nicole", "Death")
By November 2022, Lauren was fully engaged and fulfilled with her job as an Analyst, with nothing but respect for Anna Vogel, and her relationship with Tom had never been better. ("Resurrection")
During Erika Tod's attempt to destroy the Eye from the Eye Interface, she used her powers of mind control on Lauren, ordering her to kill herself, but somehow she was immune and did not do so. ("Thursday")
=== Death ===
After Tom and Sarah botched an operation in Valencia and were forced to abduct Bella Romero from her home, Bella's birth mother Lucita Cadamon came to London to rescue her daughter. As part of her revenge, on the night of 28th May 2023, Lucita also murdered both Lauren and Grace, leaving them with their throats slit and a note to Tom stating "You take from me, and I take from you. - L."
Lauren and Grace's funeral was held on 8th May 2023 in Merton. ("¥o¬ Cø~1")
== Appearances ==
=== Season One ===
"Tom" (uncredited)
=== Season Two ===
"Rome", "Northolt", "Justice", "Hall", "Change", "Malta", "Nottingham", "Magdalena" (uncredited)
=== Season Three ===
"Resurrection", "Washington", "Ides", "Thursday", "Predator", "Power"
== Trivia ==
Lauren and Tom's wedding anniversary is 6th May. ("Northolt")Category:Characters