Millie Morris

Millie Morris is one of the main characters in Hunters. She is portrayed by Jerrika Hinton.

Season One
In the Belly of the Whale

In New York City an investigator called Millie Morris is given a woman(ruth)’s case, whom we learn was gassed inside the shower.

Millie heads to NASA and interviews a couple of men, one of whom giving her a warning regarding the slippery slope she’s starting to descend for the investigation.

The Mourner's Kaddish

In Florida, Millie continues her investigation and visits Detective Sommers, showing him the picture of Greta and subsequently building another link from her colleague’s expertise. Millie follows the lead after finding out Greta’s case has been completely wiped from the system and visits Frannie Fischer, who tells her her husband died in a car accident. Only, when she searches through his belongings after excusing herself, she finds a medallion and pictures that hint at him being a Nazi.

While Visions of Safta Danced in His Head

Millie heads to church to pray, while Travis watches from the shadows intent on taking her out.

The Pious Thieves

Millie visits Jonah’s house but finds nothing. Millie heads back to the station and talks to Detective Kennedy about the boy, deducing that he has something to do with the investigation.

Millie arrives at the Hunters' HQ and talks to Jonah about Ruth in private but not before noting down the name of Danny Rohr. This man wrote several New York Times articles on Meyer and may prove to be a valuable asset for her going forward.

Sitting down to a game of chess, Millie tells Jonah her theory and goes on to hound him about where he’s been over the past few days. However, Meyer interjects before Jonah can reveal anything incriminating about their operation and stops the questioning.

Millie heads up to Danny Rohr’s and directs her questioning toward Meyer

At Night, All Birds are Black

Millie and Danny Rohr sit together and talk about the Nazis, including Gretel Fischer and Meyer’s link to the string of deaths that lead across the country. Danny goes on to tell her he has a source that can prove there are thousands of Nazis operating in America.

Millie is blindsided in the toilets and beaten down to the ground, told to stop asking questions and beaten to a pulp by shadowy, mysterious figures. They drop a picture of her and Maria, which is enough of a warning to know these men are for real.

(Ruth 1:16)

Danny Rohr and Millie meet again, where he tells her that the FBI may well be involved in the Nazi operation and they need to be careful. Danny goes on to tell her he’s sitting this one out but does agree to bring his contact Tommy to an abandoned warehouse for her to meet. Once there, Millie learns about Operation Paperclip but Tommy tells her he wants no part of what she intends to do and leaves.

Millie returns home to Maria, who immediately starts asking her questions about the injuries she’s sustained. Knowing that she’s putting her lover in serious danger, Millie regrettably breaks up with her in a bid to protect Maria from what’s to come.

Shalom Motherf***er

Travis phoning Millie Morris and telling her to look outside her door, where an envelope holding information about Meyer is located. Travis wishes her Merry Christmas and hangs up the phone while sucking on a red, white and blue lolly. With the envelope in her possession, Millie immediately visits Chief Harry and pleads with him to let her go after Meyer. Eventually, he agrees to let her do just that.

Millie begins interrogating Meyer. Eventually she breaks her own facade and shows him Operation Paperclip, going on to tell him she’s building a case and wants his help. This is when Meyer opens up and tells her that the Nazis are communicating with one another and they plan to attack New York.

The Jewish Question

Millie immediately heads in to see an irate Meyer telling her he’ll tell her everything he knows about the Fourth Reich if she lets him go. Eventually she agrees to his terms and follows him back to his house again

Millie arrives in the hospital and finds her Mother in a poor state. However, she awakens and gives her daughter some words of wisdom as they embrace in a touching segment. Maria’s also there too but before she can discuss much with her they’re interrupted, leaving things tense between them.

The Great Ole Nazi Cookout of '77

Millie tries to get to the bottom of a name that's strangely familiar – Carmel Offie. As she rings her office to inquire, something the officer says jogs her memory as she realizes it’s Chief Harry. She heads over to his house and bursts in with a gun, shooting Biff in the leg and asking him for information about the pathogen. She takes Biff with her while leaving the Chief handcuffed to the stairs.

Millie rushes after Jonah as Travis and Jonah go head to head, leading to him about to shoot Travis until Millie interjects and tells him not to.

Eilu v' Eilu

Millie mourns her Mother who passes away before heading in to prison and seeing Travis. She offers a deal but he sees right through it – knowing that she’s only here because she has nothing on him. As she leaves, he gives her one last warning while biding his time to escape.

Back home, Millie is visited by Congresswoman Handleman, who recruits her to join the cause in finding and tracking down the Nazis, given she knows all about Operation Paperclip.