Cynthia Solomos

Cynthia Solomos is a primary character of the first and second seasons of Australia S-Unit, and is portrayed by Shani Feldon. The character was created by James Burnell. Before her death, Cynthia was the girlfriend of Marcus Andrews, the secondary protagonist of the show. Although only seen in flashbacks, she is a vital character in the story arc, particularly in the second series, in which Marcus is told she is still alive and searches for her location.

Story
Cynthia's life is connected to that of Marcus as she suffered because of his suffering. She met Marcus at an unknown date and the two started a romantic relationship. In 2008, Marcus started taking drugs and Cynthia tried to convince Marcus to let go of the drugs and his job as she feared it would kill him. However, Marcus ignored her. Cynthia begun secretly exporting drugs away from her brother, Caesar's company. She then began to give S-Unit details on the drugs and locations. At an unspecified date, Derek led a raid into one of the drug locations where Cynthia was. Cynthia was shot however survived and sent to hospital.

In 2009, Roman Duke and some men set Marcus' house on fire and kidnapped Cynthia. Cynthia was then taken to a warehouse facility, where Roman, alongside Kale Anderson, were planning her execution. Marcus managed to get to the warehouse, in an attempt to save her, however Kale took her to the streets and held her at gunpoint. Cynthia pleaded for her life and in fear told Marcus she "hated him." Kale, under orders from Lucas Greene, then executed Cynthia on the street by shooting her in the head. Cynthia's death had a huge impact on Marcus' life, causing him to continue taking drugs as well as not do his job right.

In 2013, Marcus received a phone call from, unknown at the time, Kale Anderson, who told Marcus that he had Cynthia and that he would have to do what he said if he wanted to see her again. Marcus, believing Cynthia was alive, struggled with the idea that she was alive the entire time without him knowing. Eventually it is discovered she was never alive and that Kale was mocking Marcus.

Trivia

 * Cynthia was in a relationship with Detective Marcus Andrews.
 * Allan Faraday states to Derek that a victim murdered in the Caesar Solomos case is still alive. Marcus initially believes that it is Cynthia. However, it was actually Kale Anderson, Derek's former partner
 * Cynthia only ever has two on-screen appearances that aren't the same scene. This is the flashback in Addiction and the opening scene in Trigger of Deception.
 * She has two brothers, Caesar and Adrian Solomos.