Jo Portman was an aspiring journalist trying to make contact with high profile journalist Gary Hicks. After coming to the attention of Section D, she came in to contact with Adam when he posed as a gasman to check her out. After smashing the assassins' car window and leaving her phone inside, she alerted Section D, who tracked her phone to a dead end. At the conclusion of the episode Adam asked Jo to fill the last spot on the field team, an offer she gratefully accepted.