A mentally unstable nurse and Josef's birth mother. She kidnaps Erik's son Benjamin, believing him to be Josef, and leaves threatening notes. During the arrest, she attempts to flee in a van, drives onto frozen lake ice, and drowns.
Josef is Lydia's biological child and the original victim of her psychological control.
Lydia projects her lost son onto Benjamin, creating a delusional maternal bond.
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