Lucy Stiles

Lucy Stiles was Edgar Stiles' mother. She lived near the San Gabriel Island nuclear power plant and took her own life during Day 4.

Day 4
Edgar called Lucy to warn her about the meltdown, and she told him that she was already watching the news coverage about it. He told her to get a ride out of town with one of her neighbors, but she explained that by the time she got outside, everyone was gone and she couldn't get ahold of anyone else on the phone.

Edgar tried to get someone from the National Guard to go pick his mother up, since she was confined to a wheelchair and forced to use an oxygen tank, but he was told that no one could be spared. He asked Audrey Raines to make some calls on his behalf, which she did, but the results were still the same.

Edgar called Lucy again and promised that he would continue to try to save her. She told him that she had a plan, and he told her that she couldn't block the radiation fallout by shoving a towel under her door.

She laughed and explained to Edgar that she did not want to suffer radiation poisoning, and that she wanted to end her life on her own terms. She thanked him for being a good son, told him she loved him and was proud of him, and hung up the phone.

Memorable Quotes

 * Lucy Stiles: You have been a wonderful son, Edgar. You've been a gift to me and your father. It's okay. I'm going to a better place and I'll see you there. But not for a long time. You've got a lot to do - great things.

Trivia

 * In the book, Trojan Horse, Edgar revealed to Jack that his mother said that she would take refuge in a sub-basement near the Chamberlain Auditorium in case of a nuclear war. Ironically, she died of suicide to prevent herself from being poisoned due to nuclear radiation.