Lyn Peterfield

Lyn Peterfield was a CIA agent in the 21st century. She was loyal to orders from the top and carried them out, even if they contradicted her previous ones. Such an example is poisoning Jack when her orders were to bring him in America, alive.

Biography
Lyn was a cold-blooded killer and CIA agent. Some time before Miracle Day, Peterfield had a relationship with fellow CIA agent Rex Matheson. However, they got on each other's nerves, leading to them breaking up, something Rex latter admitted when having an arguement with Gwen about her relationship with Jack. Later, Lyn was sent to help bring Jack Harkness, Gwen Cooper and Matheson back to America as part of a legal rendition. While in-flight and reporting Jack's conversations to Brian Friedkin (a CIA official), she was ordered by Brian to 'remove JH'. At some point learning that Jack was mortal, she tried to kill him by putting arsenic in his cola, but was discovered by Rex and Gwen when Jack started showing symptoms. She was handcuffed while Gwen and Rex tried to save Jack, but when they had almost succeeded she freed herself and tried to stop an antidote (improvised EDTA) being given to Jack. Gwen knocked her unconscious when Lyn insulted her ancestry.

When Lyn returned to America, guards pretended to arrest her. Before she could attack Jack, Gwen and Rex again, Rex, having been warned about an ambush, knocked out the guards to free Jack and Gwen. Lyn tried to 'restrain' her former lover in hand-to-hand combat, but Rex broke her neck, calling her a "crazy bitch". She survived due to Miracle Day, and soon after stumbled towards Esther Drummond's stolen car, her head twisted backwards. Esther, Jack, Gwen and Rex drove away from her and her CIA associates. (TV: Rendition)

It is unknown whether Lyn continued to have functional life after her neck was broken - she was seen still capable of mobility, despite a presumably paralyzing injury, and also conscious. She likely would not have been categorised as category one deceased if she remained functional, but she presumably died when the Blessing was later negated, or in the Modules if she was a category one. (TV: The Blood Line)

Personality
Lyn was a pitiless, ruthless and murderous woman. She apparently had no qualms about murdering people or going against her previous orders. She was cunning and intelligent, able to poison Jack's cola but not counting on Gwen's previous military skills. She was arrogant and xenophobic, insulting Gwen Cooper's ancestry on account that she was from the United Kingdom. This was a mistake since Gwen furiously remarked that she was Welsh, then knocked her out. Lyn was proficient in hand-to-hand combat, but was beaten by Rex Matheson and effectively "killed" insofar as there is no indication of Lyn's participation in any further activities relating to the Torchwood team (as noted, after having her neck broken it is unclear whether she would have been considered Category One).

Behind the scenes

 * Nepalese-born actress Dichen Lachman's casting in Miracle Day was actually one of the first to be confirmed in media, leading to initial suggestions that she would be a core cast member.