Matthew Leland

Matthew Leland was a character in QIA.
== Biography ==
=== Past Experiences ===
According to Brent Hall, Leland has extensive experience in black ops, including stints with the SAS and MI6, and now works freelance. Tasneem Hafiz recognised his name as a person of interest during an earlier mission, in which he apprehended an armed robber as a good citizen. Leland was briefly investigated but deemed to be unrelated to the infraction. ("Northolt")
=== America (2015) ===
Matthew Leland, posing as Rufus Barnes, served as a decoy during the La Paz infraction. A suspected Reclaimer, "Barnes" was officially imprisoned in the Void for this, but according to Cassius, not only was Leland secretly released, he had in fact been working for Arnold Kobinsky all along. ("The Rise and Fall of Will Bradley")
=== London (2020) ===
Apparently loyal (or at least known) to Hall, Leland was tasked with accompanying Tom Burt and Rupa Kalsi in escorting Sebastián Marcos to Northolt Airfield. During the ensuing firefight with agents sent by Henrik Kallas, Leland was shot through the leg and Marcos taken. According to Rupa, the wound was not particularly serious, but it was enough to suggest he had not been involved in the ambush in spite of his loyalties to Hall. ("Northolt")
=== The hunt for Magdalena Solomon ===
In spite of his apparent innocence, Leland's loyalties to Hall were later proven after Hall assigned him to find Magdalena Solomon, a task which he used as an excuse to exercise his sociopathic tendencies; during the search - in which he was assisted by Stéfanie Roux - he tracked down and killed former members of Adam Solomon's group, including Hannah Taplin, Elias Auer and his wife Marlene, and Negar Boaz, although he failed to kill her; Negar's neighbour Justin Camberwell intervened and, though Leland killed him too, Negar managed to get away. However, using clues from Negar's re-emerging memories of being with Adam, Leland was able to track Magdalena down to a foster home in Phoenix, Arizona, where he also murdered Magdalena's guardian Victoria Schwarz. After blackmailing Magdalena with more violence, she agreed to go with him. After Hall successfully traded Magdalena for Adam himself, Stéfanie returned for Leland - but rather than extracting him from the scene, she instead shot him dead after telling him that Hall now considered him too much of a liability. ("Magdalena")
== Appearances ==
=== Season One ===
"The Rise and Fall of Will Bradley"
=== Season Two ===
"Northolt", "Magdalena"Category:Characters