Esther Drummond

Esther Drummond was a CIA analyst in the 21st century and a new member of Torchwood upon it's reforemation in 2011.

Biography
After discovering the data which the Torchwood virus removed from the CIA database, Esther decided to investigate, as she felt responsible for the injuries her colleague, Rex Matheson, had suffered.

Esther found information about the Torchwood Institute, Captain Jack Harkness, and Gwen Cooper, just as Jack Harkness found her. They were forced to jump from a window to escape a suicide bomber. Jack Harkness told her all about Torchwood before drugging her with retcon. (TW: The New World)

However, Esther continued to research Torchwood, and later discovered that Rex's office was being thoroughly searched. She informed her superior about her continuing research on the Torchwood case, and later discovered that her computer account was subsequently deactivated and that she had a substantial amount of money deposited in her bank account. Understanding that she was about to be removed from the CIA, she barely escaped. Esther tried to inform Rex on their situation, but only managed to gain contact just as he had landed and met his CIA colleagues. She met him, Jack Harkness and Gwen Cooper at the airport, and helped them escape after a brief run-in with Lyn Peterfield. (TW: Rendition)

Forced to go on the run with Rex, Esther was forced to join Torchwood and form a new team. She helped Gwen learn American terms and food as she became confused about somethings and needed to lose her non-American terminology to avoid sticking out. Upon sneaking back into the C.I.A., Esther and the team found the director's phone, which had been giving the orders to kill Torchwood's last members along with Rex and herself. She then accompanied the team to a warehouse owned by PhiCorp. Inside were a large stockpile of painkillers. This leads the team to believe that PhiCorp had pre-knowledge of Miracle Day and may have had a hand in bringing it about. (TW: Dead of Night)

The team then decided to escape to LA so that they could infiltrate PhiCorp's facilities there. Esther decided to say good bye to her sister. However, when Esther arrived at her sister's house, she found the place boarded up, and Sarah refused to let Esther come inside or see her neices. Esther decided to call child services to report her sister. She then went to meet up with the rest of Torchwood, but was followed by an assassin. The Torchwood team went to LA, where they began planning to infiltrate PhiCorp. Gwen and Jack broke into the building, where they were followed by the assassin. While Gwen and Jack were inside, Ether called child services and found out that her sister's daughters had been removed. After the assassin threatened to kill Jack and hurt Gwen, Rex saved them, and shouted at Esther for endangering the mission.(TW: Escape to LA)

Behind the scenes

 * During pre-production of Torchwood: Miracle Day, this character's name was reported as "Esther Kautsi". (DWM 427)