Edith is the wife of Thomas Downes and the mother of Archie Downes. Edith's husband, Thomas, began having financial problems, so he obtained a loan from Leopold Strauss. However, he was unable to repay the loan, leading to you being sent to the ranch by Strauss in the hope of forcing Thomas to repay his debt. Soon afterward, Thomas dies from his tuberculosis. In turn, Strauss simply bequeaths the debt to her, meaning that she owes money to Strauss in her husband's stead.