Mel Porter

Mel Porter is a woman from Chicago, who owns a bar called the Watchfire - which she inherited from her Grandmother along with its waitress, Jess - an outgoing British girl living in Chicago. When Mel  firstmeets Cole/Daggon, she chooses to help him despite having her doubts. After later been saved by him when the Vardian called Zin tries to murder her (learning who Cole is and what he is trying to accomplish) - she decides to aid him in his capture of the fugitives who have escaped from SAR TOP to Earth, mainly by helping him first adapt to life on Earth as well as helping him more directly in his pursuit of the escaped criminals.

During the course of the series, Mel discovers that her Grandmother had contact with the Cirronians (Cole's species) some time back as well as discovering that she herself is a human/cirronian hybrid. She is portrayed in the series by Amy Price-Francis.

Information
Not a lot is revealed about Mel to begin with. Nothing is revealed about her mother or father within the show, although a reference outside the show states how her father lost his life in a boating accident. After the death of her Grandmother, Mel inherited a former police bar known as 'The Watchfire' - along with a woman called Jess; a British girl from London in the U.K and was working at the Watchfire prior to the death of Mel's Grandmother. As the series progressed, Mel learnt more about her family's past - including how her Grandmother was a a party girl during her day after finding and reading her old diary.



Information is also revealed about Mel's personal life. During her school years (from which she also attended Sunday School), she claims she spent most of her time "skipping class and annoying her teachers". She had a boyfriend called Rod Archer, but whom disappeared after his business partner was killed by the gangster Marco Silvestri. Despite early claims in an investigation in the disappearance that Rod was dead, Mel refused to believe it and constantly held onto the belief that he was alive. Within the two years that passed after Rod vanished, Mel met up with a detective called Victor Bruno. The pair had an on-and-off relationship, due to Mel not feeling ready for a new love as she was still getting over Rod's disappearance. Victor was constantly doing favors for her, hoping to rekindle their relationship - even helping look for Rod. Despite their relationship not been rekindled, the pair remained friends.

Appearances
Tracker (TV Series)