Rosalind Price

"The laws of nature have changed, and until the laws of men change to reflect that, we can only do what we feel is right."

- Rosalind Price

Rosalind Price is the head of the Advanced Threat Containment Unit, charged by President Matthew Ellis to control the increasing numbers of Inhumans appearing across the world. Since her organization was formed as a replacement for the outlawed agency S.H.I.E.L.D., she treated Phil Coulson and his agents as enemies, but later accepted them as reluctant allies in the fight against the rogue Inhuman Lash.

Early Life and Career
"I was the spy taking risks. He was a cardiologist, an honest man, a good husband, and cancer sucks."

- Rosalind Price

Years ago, Rosalind Price was married to a cardiologist who contracted cancer. During his illness, Price worked as a spy and did not give much time to him. Ultimately, he died; Price wished that she had had the ability to preserve his life until a cure for cancer was found. She decided to keep momentos of him throughout her house, such as his baseball bat autographed by and  worth $7,000.

Using different aliases, Price was a member of different agencies. From 2008 to 2009, she worked at the CIA Office of Middle East Study and Technical Analysis using the alias Sarah Russell. While there she was presented with the agency's Silver Seal for distinguished contributions to the OMESTA branch in Langley, as well as overseas as part of CIA stations in Kandahar, Amman, and Riyadh. She was also tasked with periodic liaisons with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to deliver briefings on overseas agency operations. Using the alias Jane Thompson, she worked intermediately for NASA from 2010 to 2012 on Project Valhalla. She left NASA in early 2012 after funding was pulled from her project after the Battle of New York. During her time with NASA, she also began working for the British Embassy in Tripoli using the alias Margaret Campbell. During this time, she moved to London and began to work with a joint /MI6 taskforce looking into extra-terrestrial radio transmissions. One year into the project, she went off the grid while in Peru's.

From 2013 to 2015 she used the alias Samantha Potter. On November 28, 2013, she was hired as a consultant for special projects by the in Atlanta, Georgia. On April 24, 2014, she transferred to the Washington, D.C. branch to serve as a special adviser to Congress. On June 6, 2015 she was reassigned to a top-secret clearance-level initiative with a classified location. Eventually she resurfaced as Rosalind Price, now working for President Matthew Ellis and running the Advanced Threat Containment Unit, a unit focused on capturing Inhumans before they caused harm to innocent people.

Hunting Inhumans
"We had him pinned down but the target escaped." "He didn't escape; he was extracted."

- Luther Banks and Rosalind Price

Price ordered Luther Banks to led a team of agents from the Advanced Threat Containment Unit to hunt down and capture Joey Gutierrez, who was accidentally causing havoc with the power to melt metal. Although Banks' team almost captured the man, they were interrupted by a S.H.I.E.L.D. team, which extracted Gutierrez. Price arrived on the scene as Banks was keeping the public away; he updated Price on the situation and she ordered him to clean up the scene without making any noise and keeping the media away from the situation. Back at their headquarters, Price and Luther Banks discussed his failure to capture Joey Gutierrez. As they talked about how many Inhumans were appearing across the country, Price looked at the room filled with the bodies of the Inhumans they had found; many of whom had been found dead and with a hole blasted in the center of their chests. Price made it clear that she was not happy with the results her team were bringing in and that she found it unacceptable that one of the subjects had gotten away and insisted that Banks find him.

Ambush on a Train
"You're not an easy person to pin down." "Really? 'Cause you were no trouble at all."

- Phil Coulson and Rosalind Price

Fully aware that S.H.I.E.L.D. director Phil Coulson was hunting her, Price arranged for a trap. She set up a fake routine for herself so Coulson and Lance Hunter would try to capture her on a train; when they did, Luther Banks and his team drew their guns and handcuffed the pair. Price and Coulson spoke about their history, with Coulson explaining he knew about her changing agencies and Price being aware of the T.A.H.I.T.I. Program. Price demanded to know why S.H.I.E.L.D. was killing the Inhumans they were finding; surprised at the accusation, Coulson insisted that his people were not responsible for the killings. Both Price and Coulson then received a phone call, which Coulson noted meant neither of them could be behind the killings if they both being informed at the same time. Price left Banks to guard Coulson and Hunter while she answered the phone. She was informed that a mysterious attacker had attacked a hospital and killed guards. As she spoke on the phone, a loud crash shook the train; when Price went to investigate, she found Coulson and Hunter had escaped and ripped the train apart in the process. Following up the call she had received on the train before Coulson's escape, Price traveled to the hospital, accompanied by Banks and his team of agents. Once there, they discovered that the monstrous attacker had ripped the hospital apart, killing security guards, using the same deadly energy beam they had been investigating, terrifying the patents and doctors. Price found Banks speaking to Doctor Tina Adams, who reported that her co-worker Lincoln Campbell had battled the attacker within the hospital alongside another woman with devastating powers.

Hunting Lincoln Campbell
"He didn't just disappear, unless he did. He can't do that, can he?" "No, electric's his thing."

- Rosalind Price and Luther Banks discuss Lincoln Campbell

When an attempt to bring Lincoln Campbell into custody failed, Price made the decision to first include the FBI and other intelligence agencies in the chase before going public for the man-hunt, releasing Campbell's picture to the news with the story that he was an alien who had killed people. She then had a meeting with Luther Banks in her car where they discussed what had happened and how to proceed; Price questioned if Campbell had the power to vanish but Banks assured her that he just had the power to control electricity. As they were talking, a call from the White House came in, but when Price answered it, it turned out to be Phil Coulson, who was attempting to get a meeting with Price, questioning why she had gone to the FBI instead of asking for his advice. Coulson suggested that the two of them meet for a peaceful discussion on their missions. As she spoke to Coulson, Banks got a call giving him Lincoln Campbell's location and Price ordered him to bring him in. Price then agreed to meet with Coulson.

Uneasy Alliance
"He got away and I've made assurances." "I assure you that if you insist on taking my agents in you will start a war. I will devote all the resources and manpower of S.H.I.E.L.D. to crushing your agency." "It's not personal, it's work, and right now I need to show results."

- Rosalind Pice and Phil Coulson

Price drove to the coast-side where she found Phil Coulson waiting for her. At first they shared small talk about Price's car and she teased Coulson about his prosthetic hand. Changing the subject, Coulson informed Price that she was going about her work all wrong and by panicking the public, the situation was at risk as it was turning violent very quickly. They discussed how the ATCU was founded due to S.H.I.E.L.D.'s implosion, noting that the public needed to feel safe by seeing an organization protecting them. Coulson told her that his team knew how to handle these threats and tried to convince her to allow him to bring Lincoln Campbell in so nobody risked getting hurt but Price refused as Campbell was too dangerous. When Coulson told her he would be safe with his team, Price assured him that they were not HYDRA and would not harm him. Coulson suggested her reasons were more to do with the pressure she was getting from Matthew Ellis to show results or their work, which she did not deny. Coulson changed the subject to discuss why the ATCU had not released Daisy Johnson's picture; Price confirmed she did not know who Johnson was but knew she worked for Coulson. They began working out a deal to keep her identity secret and Coulson agreed to let her take Campbell into custody. However, when Campbell was able to escape, Price ordered Luther Banks to take Johnson instead. Coulson refused to allow this and threatened to go to war; instead, they agreed to let Johnson go free in exchange for Coulson working as an advisor for Price. The agreement went ahead and Price later called Coulson in his office to check if he had given her his real phone number.

Working with S.H.I.E.L.D.
"Everybody stand down! S.H.I.E.L.D.'s not the enemy and you definitely don't want to piss off the young agent Johnson here. We've got about nineteen agent Johnsons on our side, though none that can take down a building. Rosalind Price by the way."

- Rosalind Price to the ATCU, Daisy Johnson and Alphonso Mackenzie

Price was contacted by Phil Coulson about the location of another pair of victims of Lash. When Price and her team of ATCU agents arrived, they found themselves threatened by Daisy Johnson and Alphonso Mackenzie, who were also hunting Lash. Price was able to calm the situation and introduce herself before Coulson explained he had called them for their assistance. Price and her team examined the home of Shane and Lori Henson, a happily married couple of Inhumans who had been brutally murdered by Lash. As their bodies were being moved, Phil Coulson questioned what would be done with them, in response Price questioned how he had known of the couple beforehand and what he was keeping from her, noting that the Hensons clearly had been living with their powers for years before the Inhuman Outbreak. Coulson revealed that they were friends of a friend before insisting that they focus their efforts on finding Lash while Price continued to tease and flirt with him.

Capture of Dwight Frye
"You're the brains of the operation and your giant pitbull does all the killing for you, is that it?"

- Rosalind Price to Dwight Frye

Phil Coulson once again informed Price when they gained a lead on a possible Inhuman with connections to Lash. The ATCU arrived first, once she and Luther Banks had the perimeter locked down S.H.I.E.L.D. arrived and they began discussing their plan, with Daisy Johnson questioning what happened to the Inhumans they captured, asking to look around their facility, to which Price requested a visit to S.H.I.E.L.D. in exchange. Luther Banks and Daisy Johnson led a team into the home of Dwight Frye, once he had been discovered they learned that he had an allergic reaction to being close to Inhumans. Price and Phil Coulson then questioned him over his connection to Lash, explaining that they knew he sent viruses to the computers of the Inhumans that Lash would target. Frye confessed that he was working with Lash but he did not know Lash's current location, Frye went on to explain that he believed that what Lash was doing was not done out of cruelty but mercy for Inhumans suffering with their powers. Having learned all that he knew about Lash and his plans for the Inhumans, the ATCU took Dwight Frye into custody, placing him in a van to go back to their holding facility for further questioning. Just as they prepared to leave, Phil Coulson informed her that he planned to put Daisy Johnson and Alphonso Mackenzie on the van as well to check out Frye's holding facility. Although she was uncomfortable with the idea, Price decided that S.H.I.E.L.D.'s support was too important so she agreed; however, first she spoke to Luther Banks and ordered him to return to the facility first. As the pair boarded the van, Price spoke to Coulson about his prosthetic hand and whether or not it had a laser finger like he had told Frye; Coulson told her with a smile that it was classified information. On its way to the ATCU's base, the van was attacked by Lash, leading to the agents being injured and Dwight Frye being executed in the ensuing battle. Price attempted to contact Phil Coulson to inform him of the development but could not reach him. Price spoke to Alphonso Mackenzie and Daisy Johnson in the hospital; she asked them what Phil Coulson's location was. Johnson revealed that he was after a high value target who was human and therefore did not involve her or the ATCU. Despite hating not being informed of the mission plans, Price accepted the answer.

Testing Phil Coulson
"Maybe I won't like what I see at the ATCU facility so you're trying to make me like you. Working me, every since the thunderbird, humanising yourself so I'll take it better." "Wow, I am quite the mad genius, huh."

- Phil Coulson and Rosalind Price

Agreeing to give Phil Coulson a tour of the ATCU's base, Price had her driver pick him up, with Coulson having them collect him from the street rather than give up his base's location. As they drove along, Price and Coulson discussed what information they would give up before they were interrupted by Price's phone. She was informed that someone had broken into her home; she tried to convince Coulson to reschedule, which he refused to do. Price reluctantly allowed him to come to her home. When she arrived, Price spoke to Officer Stuart, who informed her that the thieves had been scared away by her security system. As they went to look around, Price ordered Coulson to wait in the living room. When she returned, she found Coulson looking at her husband's old baseball bat. While they waited, Price got burgers for the pair of them while Coulson attempted to work out what plan Price had in bringing him there, noting that nothing had been stolen so she could be trying to soften his view of her with a fake break-in. Price relented and agreed to take Coulson to the ATCU Facility. Price took Coulson to the facility where they watched as an Inhuman was brought in to be locked away while in an induced coma. She assured him that the Inhumans would be kept alive and safe despite the horrifying look of what they were doing. Price argued that the Inhumans were in so much pain and the ATCU's goal was to find a cure. As they were speaking, Coulson worked out that Price had lost a loved one and she told him about her husband's death from cancer, explaining that she wanted to help save these people pain like she wished she could have done for her husband. She then confessed to wanting Coulson to like her as he had predicted.

Seeing S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Accommodations
"For every Daisy Johnson, there's a Lash and it's ignorant for you to think otherwise."

- Rosalind Price

Capturing Lash
To be added

Morning Phone Call
"I wanted to apologise for missing our appointment at NORAD, I will bring him to you soon enough." "Time is of the essence."

- Rosalind Price and Gideon Malick

To be added

Abilities

 * Master Spy: Rosalind Price has been able to be a member of different organizations with different aliases, without facial recognition betraying her identity.

Family

 * Husband †

Allies

 * Matthew Ellis
 * CIA - Former Employers
 * HYDRA
 * Gideon Malick
 * - Former Employers
 * - Former Employers
 * MI6 - Former Employers
 * NASA - Former Employers
 * United States Department of Defense - Former Employers
 * Advanced Threat Containment Unit
 * Luther Banks - Subordinate
 * S.H.I.E.L.D. - Situational Allies
 * Phil Coulson - Situational Ally and Love Interest
 * Lance Hunter
 * Daisy Johnson - Savior
 * Alphonso Mackenzie
 * Melinda May
 * Stuart

Enemies

 * Inhumans
 * Joey Gutierrez
 * Lincoln Campbell
 * Lash - Attempted Killer
 * Dwight Frye †

Appearances
In chronological order:
 * Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
 * Season Three
 * Laws of Nature
 * A Wanted (Inhu)man
 * Devils You Know
 * Among Us Hide...
 * Chaos Theory
 * Many Heads, One Tale