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Kathryn "Kat" MacLaren is FBI Agent Grant MacLaren's wife. They have been married for approximately nine years prior to Grant being overwritten by Traveler 3468. A perceptive woman unafraid to speak her mind, she frequently comes close to uncovering the true nature of her husband and his work, but Grant's mission mandates him to keep her out of it by all means necessary. She is an interior designer by trade, physically working on chairs and upholstery. (S1E06: Helios-685)

Biography[]

Background[]

Kat was born on August 18. On her birthday in 2001, her fiancé John was supposed to meet up with her at Whytecliff Park, but he failed to show up due to the distractions of his work. Instead she met Grant MacLaren there, who "swept [her] off [her] feet". She dumped John, began a relationship with Grant, and married him around 2008. (S3E09: David, S3E10: Protocol Omega)

Having a baby was one of Kat's goals. She did become pregnant for a time, but miscarried it. She and Grant took a long time to recover from it, and Grant kept putting off discussions on subsequent attempts out of fear of it happening again. (S1E10: Kathryn)

On July 14 2012, Kat and Grant met Vincent Ingram at a charity gala for Coastal Cross Memorial Hospital at Liberty Banquet Hall. She donated a chair to the auction, but it didn't receive any bids. She was about to entice Ingram into submitting a bid, but he got distracted by Simon's artworks depicting the future he left behind. (S2E03: Jacob, S2E11: Simon)

Cheating[]

The morning after Grant was overwritten by Traveler 3468, Kat makes him some coffee. She notices something is off about him after he calls her by her full name, which he hadn't done since their first date, and doesn't like his coffee since it has cows' milk within it. At this point, she assumes he is just sleep deprived. She notices more odd behavior as the days go by, like wearing the same tie three days in a row and switching to a vegan diet after being an avowed carnivore. (S1E02: Protocol 6, S1E03: Aleksander)

Kat participates in Grant's surprise 15-year FBI anniversary party organized by his workmates. There, she begins to suspect that Grant is cheating on her, as he lied to his friend and FBI partner Walt Forbes about taking her to an appointment, is spending an increasing amount of time at 'work', and they haven't had sex in over a month. When she confronts Grant on his sudden change in behavior, he seduces her and they have sex, after which Kathryn texts her mom that he's definitely cheating. (S1E04: Hall, S1E07: Protocol 5)

Jeff Conniker comes to their house and tells Kat that Grant is sleeping with 'his wife' (Carly Shannon). Later that day, Grant tells Kat on the phone that he needs to fly to Washington DC for work so he will be away that night. Kat assumes he's going to spend the night with another woman, and immediately buys a plane ticket for the same flight, in an attempt to catch him cheating.

It turns out Grant's really on a mission, which leaves her sheepish and embarrassed. However, Grant's not yet off the hook for the cheating allegation, as she informs him of Jeff's visit. Her husband has bigger problems, because the plane they're on is fated to crash: Grant instructs her and Congressman Ted Bishop on the usage of a stasis field generator while he rides out the descent in the plane's tail section. (S1E09: Bishop)

Kat and Bishop survive the crash thanks to the device. However, Kat witnesses Bishop being overwritten by a Traveler, and the rest of Grant's associates mysteriously identifying themselves by Traveler numbers. She struggles in a vain attempt to look for Grant at the crash site, but is sedated by Marcy Warton. Later, she is injected with an HDAC2 Inhibitor, wiping her memories of the last 24 hours including Jeff's visit. She is made to believe she spent the night heavily drinking, to cover for the hangover-like side effects of the inhibitor. (S1E09: Bishop, S1E10: Kathryn)

However, the lie partially unravels. Grant texts her he's at work, while Walt confirms he isn't around either because he claimed he's at the bank with her. Kat senses something's missing but can't confirm it because there are rational explanations, even if she knows she has never been blackout drunk ever. Seeking answers, she presses Walt to search for her husband as he stopped replying to both of them when his SUV is reported stolen. Grant is in surgery in reality, but eventually he comes home and offers Kat an explanation. She's too stressed and tired from the day's events and shuts him out. (S1E10: Kathryn)

Eventually, Kat directly accuses Grant of cheating when he unexpectedly meets her at the gym. When they slept together after Grant's party, Kat felt he had new tricks up his sleeve. Then she realized the only explanation is that he learned it from another woman. With Jeff's visit forgotten, Kat only had suspicions until Grant confirms the affair, and apologizes for it. She leaves him at the gym to deal with this information. Later, Grant finds her shopping and asks her to go to her mother's place for a few days, citing trouble at work. Realizing he's serious, Kat agrees and bids him be safe. She leaves voicemails to Walt asking what's happening. (S1E12: Grace)

Pregnancy[]

After a few days Grant messages her she's free to go return home. With nobody responding to her questions, Kat grows frustrated especially towards her husband, who can only say he was targeted by a group, she was in danger by association, and the threat has passed. She chooses to stay over at her friend Nicole's house, and there when Grant comes over she demands a divorce, serving him separation papers. He signs, but later he returns demanding to talk after learning she's pregnant. Kat is yet unsure if she'll continue or terminate it, in light of her previous miscarriage. (S2E02: Protocol 4)

Kat allows Grant to redeem himself in small ways like buying her craving foods, helping move furniture, accompanying her during checkups, or scout for her dream house once they sell their old house. However, she's not yet ready for Grant to move back in. During one such checkup, the doctor detects signs of placental abruption. Grant spikes her folic acid vitamins with a drug that clears it out, and the results are apparent at the next checkup. (S2E03: Jacob, S2E04: 11:27, S2E05: Jenny)

During the worldwide spread of a particularly virulent flu, Kat catches the infection. She's advised by Grant to stay indoors to protect her own health and discourages her from the hospitals as those are overcrowded. Fortunately, Grant gets her a cure after a few days, which he assures her is safe for both her and the baby. She pleads him to stay with her for a bit. (S2E06: U235)

On the day of their tenth wedding anniversary, Kat receives nothing from Grant and a bouquet of flowers from her mother. Annoyed, she passive-aggressively reminds her husband through text and voicemail. (S2E07: 17 Minutes)

Over time Kat's relationship with Grant has healed enough. They sell their house over asking price, and Kat even allows Grant to stay with her for the night. She brainstorms over a hundred baby names with Grant before even learning the sex of their baby. (S2E08: Traveler 0027)

After getting a restaurant designing job from her acquaintances the Pattersons, Kat starts bleeding from her womb. She still had a placental abruption, as Marcy's drugs were only designed to help but not completely eradicate the condition. While at the hospital, Rick Hall doses her with a drug that causes her to have a cardiac arrest. She survives, but loses the baby. The Director ordered this mission to save Kat's life as the baby was never going to survive; Kat was going to die of an undiagnosed coronary embolism while delivering a stillborn girl. Hall's injection eliminated the blood clot. The second miscarriage leaves her depressed and in a funk, compounded by yet another mission calling Grant away. (S2E09: Update, S2E10: 21C)

Thinking Grant is avoiding her again because of the miscarriage, Kat goes to his office with ideas. One, she shows him bundles of international food, as a way of telling him they both need vacations. Two, she brings out a brochure for adoption, which Grant tells her is a good idea. (S2E11: Simon)

However, soon afterward Kat, Jeff, David Mailer, and Grace Day, all acquaintances of Grant's team, are kidnapped by Ingram's men. She's forced into therapy sessions with Dr. Katrina Perrow, which makes her focus on Grant's numerous changes, the discrepancies in her life, and the conclusion that he is no longer the husband she knew. Grant and his team are forced to confess being Travelers over the internet to save their loved ones: at the end of the ordeal, Kat is once again exposed to Traveler operations, and she accuses Grant of killing her husband. (S2E12: 001)

Spiraling[]

At an FBI safehouse Kat is again injected with a memory inhibitor, as well as the other abductees. They remember being kidnapped due to the time elapsed, but not specifics. However, Kat recognizes the hangover effects of the inhibitor and realizes something's wrong. She freaks out, prompting MacLaren to give her a third dose of the inhibitor, which calms her down for the moment. However, she starts having dreams of Grant threatening to take her body, making her afraid of him even while awake. (S3E01: Ilsa, S3E02: Yates, S3E04: Perrow)

Following a recommendation from David, Kat starts seeing a therapist. She finds out she does have deep-seated trust issues during therapy. She begins to think Jeff's drunken ramblings about their loved ones not being who they were are true, discussing it with David. The next time Grant goes home she bolts out of his sight and pretends to sleep when he comes to bed. (S3E04: Perrow)

The next morning, Kat denies being on edge. She booked herself and Grant a therapy session for the next day, where she discusses the familiar effects of the memory inhibitor and the turmoil it's causing her. Grant fakes an outburst to return to his Traveler mission elsewhere; later he shows Kat a video of herself allegedly consenting to the memory wipe procedure (in truth fabricated from spliced footage by Philip Pearson). (S3E05: Naomi)

The reveal mollifies Kat and again mends her relationship to Grant. She's even having a good professional life, gaining another designing gig from the Pattersons and getting invited to their boat next week. However, Kat picks up on her husband not remembering who the Pattersons are: the original Grant introduced them to her years ago, not the other way around. (S3E07: Trevor)

Grant's frequent absences and accumulated differences between original and Traveler personas take a toll on their marriage. She brings Grant to Whytecliff Park, and it is the straw that breaks the camel's back. It was where they first met, and Grant doesn't even remember. This proves to her he's not the man she married even after numerous memory wipes. Regretting that she threw away a life with John because she decided to go with Grant that day, she kicks him out of her house. (S3E07: Trevor, S3E09: David)

Version Two[]

Kat was born on August 18. On her birthday in 2001, her fiancé John was supposed to meet up with her at Whytecliff Park, but he failed to show up due to the distractions of his work. Instead she met Grant MacLaren there, whom she found charming but he convinced her instead to give her artist fiancé a second chance. He wished her happy birthday before leaving her to wait for John. (S3E10: Protocol Omega)

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