Eden Richards is the eldest daughter of Wilma Bayliss¹, the one-time St. John’s cleaner-turned-social worker. Eden acts as the spokesperson for her siblings when she initially reaches out to Robin and refuses to get involved with the case.² However, she eventually concedes when her siblings express a desire to help.³ 

Eden is a labor councilor from Lewisham with a “wavy bob” that shadows most of her face. Still unhappy at the idea of being interviewed, Eden’s demeanor “was suggestive of a businesswoman who’d been interrupted during an important meeting.” ⁴ 

^{1, 2: Troubled Blood, Chapter 18
3: Troubled Blood, Chapter 49
4: Troubled Blood, Chapter 53}