Beth Emhoff
Background
Elizabeth "Beth" Emhoff is a 34 year old Global Marketing Operations Manager at AIMM Alderson International Mining and Manufacturing in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She is married to Mitch Emhoff and her son is Clark Morrow and her stepdaughter is Jory Emhoff. Beth is having an affair with Jon Neal. She is allergic to penicillin. Beth's mother is Sarah and her father was Jack.
During the events of Contagion (2011) played by Gwyneth Paltrow
On Day 1, a Chef who shakes hands with Beth, while going to the bar, she forgets her cellphone and Irina hands it to her. While playing at the casino, Japanese Bus Man asks Beth to blow on his dice. On Day 2, Beth is waiting to board her flight home as she coughs. She receives a phone call from Jon Neal who calls her and says it was nice seeing her after mentioning meeting with her to have sex earlier and reminds her to use an alternate email address of his to communicate with him. Her flight is called and she hands her credit card to the waitress to close out her tab. In Minneapolis, Minnesota, Beth signs paperwork dealing with a construction project and returns home where she is greeted by Clark and Mitch. On Day 4, Beth is starting to experience tunnel vision. She drops her coffee cup and then collapses and starts suffering from a seizure. Mitch takes Beth to the hospital. Dr. Arrington talks to Beth as ER Nurse 1 asks Mitch if Beth has any history of seizures. Beth starts to Code Blue and ER Nurse 2 tells Mitch he has to leave the room. Beth then dies.