Ellen Rainier

Ellen Rainier (formerly Ellen Rainier-Adams) is the mother of Drew Adams and ex-wife of Bill Adams.

Ellen Rainier was born around the Union, Ohio area in 1951, and came to meet Bill Adams in 1974. The two were married shortly after, and the couple's son, Drew, was born in 1976. However, the marriage was constantly rocky, as both Bill and Ellen would get into fights and screaming matches with each other that terrified their son at a young age. In spite of this, both parents would try their best to provide for Drew.

In July of 1988, Bill took Drew out to see the R rated action movie, Die Hard, which Ellen heavily disapproved of due to its violent nature. Ellen reprimanded Bill for taking Drew to see the movie, and yet another fight ensued.

About two months following this, in September 1988, Bill Adams was killed in a car accident, during which he was driving under the influence of alcohol. Ellen became extremely withdrawn and distant, hardly ever talking to her son without his prompting.

In November 1988, Drew, and his best friend Kate Robinson, were kidnapped by a mysterious individual, with only Drew managing to escape. Ellen came to the police station to get her son, and about a month later, Robinson's funeral was held. On the car ride back from the funeral, Ellen told Drew to focus on getting over the loss and getting back to his life. These were the first words she said to Drew without him speaking first.

Over the course of Drew's time in high school, Ellen remained reserved and stoic, but mellowed out as the years went on, coming to support Drew's career of choice (technical engineering) when he graduated high school and left for college in September of 1994.

Following Drew's self-imposed dismissal from his job in the Adler Corporation in November 2004, Ellen financially supported him while he searched for a job over the next six months, although as time went on she pushed him harder to get work somewhere. He eventually did, working at a local retail store.