Beatrice Carter is the mother of Athena Grant-Nash, the mother-in-law of Bobby Nash, and the grandmother of May and Harry Grant.
History[]
Visiting Her Daughter[]
In her first appearance, she is not supportive of Athena's decisions, especially of the decisions to marry Michael and Bobby. She gets angry at Bobby, telling him that Athena's children are not his "consolation prize". Athena gets angry at her and she reluctantly apologizes to Bobby. She later makes up with Athena at the end of the episode, but continues to insist she is making a "terrible mistake" by marrying Bobby.
Beatrice returns in the Season Three episode "Athena Begins". She does not want Athena to investigate her former fiancee's murder, even after the gun used in the crime is found, because she believes that Athena is too close to the case. She also appears in various flashbacks that are shown of Athena's life, and her relationship with Athena becomes strained due to the fact that she does not want Athena to become a police officer. Prior to this, she is shown to have a very close relationship with her daughter.
Husband's Stroke[]
While conversing with her daughter on the phone, she was alarmed when Samuel (who was leaving to run some errands) suffered a stroke and crashed the car into his house. A horrified Beatrice quickly called for help as the overhearing Athena became worried.[1]
Days later, Athena and Bobby drove out to Florida to see her parents and learned that Samuel had been put in a medically induced coma after the accident. While Samuel was in the hospital, Beatrice remained hopeful that'd he awake. To that end, she remained steadfast in keeping the house the way it was until Samuel returned. At one point, she came in when Bobby and Athena were talking with Reggie Franklin Jr., family friend and contractor, who had been called for the renovations. Beatrice told them that her husband would come back but was silenced by Bobby telling her that her stubbornness wasn't helping Samuel and they were trying to help her to accommodate him. Beatrice remarked they were treating her like a child, so decided to go to her room like an upset one. That night, the body of Tanya Kingston was found under the Florida room that Samuel crashed into earlier, leading the police to suspect him of murder.
Facing a Dilemma[]
With the investigation focusing on Samuel, Beatrice was devastated and frantically asserted it wasn't true. While watching them take DNA from an unconscious Samuel, she told the cops that they should remember the good that he has done for their community but was ignored. She then asked Athena how she could stand by and watch as they accuse her father of murder, as Athena tried to comfort her. Soon Athena and Bobby worked together to clear her father's name and ultimately found out that the Franklin family was involved with Tanya's disappearance. At the same time, Beatrice remained at the hospital with her husband while Franklin Sr. came to her and brought food and giving support. He apologized to Beatrice for the trouble Samuel is under but she (unaware that he is involved) told him it's not his fault and he left. Much later, Athena, Bobby, and the cops apprehended Reggie Jr. for the murder of Tanya and attempted murder of her sister Joanne. It is also revealed Reggie Sr. helped cover for his son by hiding the body under the room that he was building for the Carters. Beatrice was elated with Samuel's name being cleared and to witness him finally wake up from the coma and smiled when he told their daughter that he was proud of her for never giving up on the Tanya Kingston case.[2]
Appearances[]
| Season Two | |||||
| "Under Pressure" | "7.1" | "Help Is Not Coming" | "Stuck" | "Awful People" | "Dosed" |
| "Haunted" | "Buck, Actually" | "Hen Begins" | "Merry Ex-Mas" | "New Beginnings" | "Chimney Begins" |
| "Fight or Flight" | "Broken" | "Ocean's 9-1-1" | "Bobby Begins Again" | "Careful What You Wish For" | "This Life We Choose" |
| Season Three | |||||
| "Kids Today" | "Sink or Swim" | "The Searchers" | "Triggers" | "Rage" | "Monsters" |
| "Athena Begins" | "Malfunction" | "Fallout" | "Christmas Spirit" | "Seize the Day" | "Fools" |
| "Pinned" | "The Taking of Dispatch 9-1-1" | "Eddie Begins" | "The One That Got Away" | "Powerless" | "What's Next?" |
| Season Six | |||||
| "Let the Games Begin" | "Crash & Learn" | "The Devil You Know" | "Animal Instincts" | "Home Invasion" | "Tomorrow" |
| "Cursed" | "What's Your Fantasy?" | "Red Flag" | "In a Flash" | "In Another Life" | "Recovery" |
| "Mixed Feelings" | "Performance Anxiety" | "Death and Taxes" | "Lost & Found" | "Love Is in the Air" | "Pay It Forward" |