The evil Esther Thorn
Esther Thorn (Debra Monk) is the secondary villainess from Season One of CBS All Access' series, Tell Me a Story.
Esther Thorn first appeared in "Chapter 7: Betrayal," as she helped Gabe Perez following his and sister Hannah's escape from a pair of killers posing as cops. She gave Gabe a bottle of water, only for Gabe to become woozy after drinking it, after which Esther revealed herself as a conspirator who drugged Gabe and help capture him. Gabe's capture was due to the fact that he and Hannah took $2 million belonging to Dan Simmons (a client of Gabe's), and after her reveal, the evil Esther tied up Gabe and demanded to know where the money was hidden.
Esther was informed by Gabe that he didn't know the whereabouts, and while she feigned willingness to free Gabe, she ordered her henchmen to tie up Gabe to a table, after which she burned Gabe with an iron. The following episode, "Chapter 8: Truth," revealed that Esther's boss was her daughter, Katrina, the general manager of Hotel Sucre, with their familial ties revealed in "Chapter 9: Deception.
The season finale, "Chapter 10: Forgiveness," revealed that Esther's husband (Katrina's father) was crime boss Ivan Thorn, and it was later in the episode that Esther was held hostage by Hannah and Terry, with the former informing Katrina and demanding Gabe. Katrina ended up killed by Hannah during their escape from the burning hotel, though Esther's fate remained unknown.