With the increase of raider activity and the growing volume of feral ghouls in Lexington, Trudy and her husband, Joe, had no other choice but to push north to protect their son Patrick. Losing her husband in a daring escape from being spotted by a group of raiders, they stumbled upon the Drumlin Diner; a decent building still intact. Trudy decided to stop running, she put Patrick to work and together they secured the building. She could not help but notice her son was growing distant as time went on. With the death of his father Patrick was constantly battling the images of that night in his head, struggling to keep sane. Out nearby in Concord, Patrick was scavenging for items to supply their shop, where he came across Wolfgang, a low end chem pusher.  Feeling like there is nothing to lose, Patrick found himself convinced into trying out Jet for the first time. As time progressed so did his habit. Trudy feels that she is loosing the only thing that is worth living for, so she decided enough is enough and will no longer support his increasing habit.