The twins' mother, who secretly operates a brothel in Monterey. She reveals she deserted the family because she hated farm life and never loved Adam, even shooting him when he tried to stop her. She lends Cal $5,000 under pressure. When Cal brings Aron to her establishment, she is roughly shoved and falls.
Kate is Aron's biological mother.
Adam and Kate were married before she abandoned the family.
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