Gertie Hunter is the mother of Chet and Mike Hunter and is currently under gag-order and medication. In The Pink Flamingo Kid, Shawn read her birthday wish to Chet while her lawyer stood silently nearby.
As prepared by her attourney, her wish to Chet read as follows: "To my alleged son Chet. Happy Birthday. These words are in no way an admission of guilt in the trial of The People v. Gertie Hunter."