The ex-wife of Theodore, Jane’s mother and self-proclaimed Matriarch of the York family. A devout Jehovah’s Witness who doesn’t agree with Theodore’s life and uses her religion to occasionally shame his choices whilst harboring a deep-rooted jealousy for his wealth and successful business – though she hasn’t done badly for herself.  A typical momma bear to her darling Jane, she grooms her to resent Theodore for his absence throughout her childhood. Even with Theodore’s attempts to make up for lost time with Jane, like giving her a corporate position in his business, Margaret poisons her mind to work extra hard to prove one thing; that she is better than him. Margaret will say: more like mother than father.

When it emerges that Theodore is ill and there are legal loopholes in his marriage, Margaret sees an opportunity for Jane to take over the family’s finances and ring in the ultimate payback for a lifestyle she missed.