Mabel Chase

**Mabel Chase** is a side character who happens to be the step mother of Paul.

portrayed by Jana Kramer

## Biography

### Early life

There isn't much noteworthy of Mabel's background as she was born in Georgia to a set of parents who owned a peach farm. Her life was relatively normal living with them and a twin brother. During high school, she had a few boyfriends and flings that never seemed to work out and her senior year she met who she swore was the love of her life. They dated for a while until she was 23 years old when he got hit by a drunk driver. It was then that she swore she would never love again and moved away from the place that reminded her of what she lost. Moving to Red Lieu had been an easy decision because it was a small town. It was away from his family and hers who consistently fussed over her. It was there that she made some friends who eventually set her up on a blind date with a guy named Jack who was a widow with a young son.

It was to her surprise that she got along really well with Jack. Suddenly they were going on their first date, their second date, third, and so forth. It came time to meet his son who she adored and thought he was the cutest thing. A few months later during a picnic date with the three of them was when she announced her first pregnancy. Three years later was her second pregnancy followed by another three for her third. It was a daughter which was something she had really wanted. She did her best to be the best step mother and mother that she could be while helping out her husband when she could but she was never too good at farming. It was her twin brother who had always been exceptional at it. When Sam Blackmore had gone missing, she saw the worry all over her husbands face for his eldest son. All she could do was try to reassure him that Paul would talk to him if he needed to.

### Season 1

When news of what happened came out, there was nothing she could do to stop the parts of her husband that seemed to fall apart. All he had seemed to focus on was the fact that his eldest son had killed someone who was a friend of his and gone through God knows what else while he failed to protect him. It was hard for Jack and Mabel could only guess how hard it was for Paul and his friends. Only God could help them do their best to handle the trials that came with trauma.

### Season 2

Mabel attended Mason's trial out of morbid curiosity; she knew her husband wouldn't show up. She had even taken a sick day to attend and watch it all unfold. All of the witness testimonies as well as Sam's testimony had been hard hitting, she was unsure of what to expect at that point. When the verdict was ruled guilty but decided Mason would serve it in a psychiatric hospital, there were mixed feelings and Mabel left in a hurry. All she had wanted was to get out before others saw her.

It wasn't long after his best friend had been found and the trial was over that Paul moved into an apartment with his girlfriend. Mabel saw this as a positive life as maybe Paul was finally moving forward with his life. Maybe Paul had finally seen a light and the past no longer had it's grip. It was the only thing that she could hope for as she tried to keep her husband on a pathway that was looking up.