Berthe Erica Crow
Berthe Erica Crow, called Crow, is a maid at Sunset Towers. She also has a restaurant called, Good Salvation Soup Kitchen. Crow is 57 years old, she has long-gold-hair, and always wears black. Her skin pulls against her fragile bones. In the Westing Game, Crow's partner was delivery man, Otis Amber. Otis and Crow's clues where; They Beautiful With Majesties. Crow and Otis placed two of their clues in Sunset Towers elevator. The other half of the clues were given to Angela. Chris accidentally gave it to her thinking it was Theo's love letter for her. They gave Sam Westings heirs their clues, the heirs didn't realize this. Otis calls Crow his old pal. Crow and Otis knew the answer, of who Sam Westing wanted. He tried to keep it a secret and so did the Judge. They both wanted to protect that person. When the young lawyer said Crow's position, Crow realized she accidentally put mother. Mother was their answer. The first time, her position was, Good Salvation Soup Kitchen. Crows mother died during childbirth, so she was raised by her father. She has 1 year of education. She was married at age 16, and divorced at age 40. Her husbands name was named Windy Windkloppel. Crow had problems relating to chronic alcoholism. She had 3 arrest for vagrancy. She stopped drinking when she took on religion. Crow lives in the maid apartment in Sunset Towers. The first time in the Westing House, she called Sam Westing, Windy. Crow was the only person to pray for Sam Westing when they had a minute of silence for Westing. In the book their was a quote that said,"Could the guilt know her guilt." On November 15, that was Crows birthday, was the day they had to go back to the Westing House. When they reached the steps of the house, Crow stooped. Otis asked her why she didn't want to go early to open the doors for the heirs. She said that she got a funny felling that something evil is waiting for her up their. She told Otis that its a bad house and the house is full of misery and sin. She also said that he is still their. Crow said," I feel his presence, he is looking for a murder, Violet's murder." Otis told her to stop scaring herself with motion, and that she sounds like she is on the bottle again. When Otis tried to make hher feel more safe, Crow said," somebody is in real danger, Otis I think it is me." When the young lawyer said Crow's position, Crow realized she accidentally put mother. Mother was their answer. The first time, her position was, Good Salvation Soup Kitchen. Crow paled. Crow knew she was the one. When they had 5 minutes to say the name of the murder, Crow said her own name and was the winner. Otis didn't want her to get arrested. Otis, J.J Ford, and Angela all knew it was her but, didn't say anything. She didn't get arrested because she didn't make a crime. The reason she knew Sam Westing was she was the former wife.
Later Years
Soon after the Westing Game, Crow and Otis got married together. The ceremony was held in Shin Hoo's Restraunt. grace Wexler designed the restaurant into a ceremony. Flora BaumBach made Crow's wedding dress. The guest cried during the weeding and laughed during the reception. Most of the guest were people from the Good Salvation Soup Kitchen and Sam Westings heirs. The newlyweds moved into the apartment on top of Good Salvation Soup Kitchen. The storefront mission has been redeveloped and expanded with the money from the in heritage. Grace Wexler supervised the decoration for their home. Their was soup and fresh bread everyday. Otis's cheer is, "Lets give it a cheer, the Ambers are here." Crow and Otis died 2 years before Sandy. They died within a week from each other.