Editing Jordan Duram

{{Character Data
| series=Caprica
|photo= Jordan Duram.jpg
|colony= {{RDM|Caprica}}
|seen= Caprica pilot
|pseen=''Caprica'' pilot
|lastseen=The Heavens Will Rise|death=Fate unknown after assassination attempt c. {{YR|42}}
|siblings=Divorced or separated
|children=At least one son
|role= [[Global Defense Department]] agent
|actor= [[Brian Markinson]]
|archives=Y}}
'''Jordan Duram''' is an agent for the [[Caprica City]] bureau of the [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprican]] [[Global Defense Department]] (GDD), {{RDM|Caprica}}'s law enforcement and intelligence service.

== Personal Life ==
Duram has been married multiple times, and has a young son. He is also a devout polytheist, which may be one of the reasons for his passionate pursuit of the STO {{CAP|Retribution|Blowback}}.

== Maglev 23 Bombing ==
Following the [[Maglev 23]] bombing, he is tasked with its investigation, connecting the bombing to the terrorist group [[Soldiers of the One]] (STO), linking [[Ben Stark]] to the bombing in particular. He also has a link with [[Zoe Graystone]] to the bombing beyond that of a victim, uncovering an incriminating e-mail sent to her mother [[Amanda Graystone]] seconds before the explosion that had the tone of a goodbye note. It ''was'' a goodbye note, but only to inform her parents of her running away, as she was oblivious of Stark's true intentions―just as Amanda was oblivious to Zoe's relationship with Stark, when Duram questions her on it. However, from Duram's perspective and the context of the bombing, in addition to Amanda's declaration at [[Apollo Park]], such act implicates Zoe's involvement with the STO {{CAP|Pilot|Rebirth|Reins of a Waterfall}}.

Pursuing that theory, Duram later uses the ensuing media attention and a sympathetic judge to secure a warrant from [[Inter-Colonial Court]] that allows him to search both the [[Graystone Estate]] and the [[Athena Academy]] for further evidence of Zoe's guilt. However, he gave credit to fellow agent [[Youngblood]] in an effort to get her back into Director [[Gara Singh|Gara Singh's]] good graces after an earlier clerical error which indirectly allowed the bombing to occur {{CAP|Reins of a Waterfall}}.

Duram later asks for permission to include the media in the search, receiving permission from Singh, but with the caveat that the search must be "tasteful." Unbeknownst to him [[Alvo|Clarice Willow's informant]] thwarts the search by tipping Willow to the Academy raid, with [[Keon Gatwick]] removing any residual evidence from the premises {{CAP|Gravedancing}}

He is later interviewed [[CAP News]] during the ongoing investigation of the bombing following the debacle {{CAP|Unvanquished}}.

== Alliance with Amanda Graystone ==
Believing the [[Global Defense Department]] to be compromised in some way, he continues to cultivate his investigation, using Amanda Graystone as a confidential informant, given her proximity to Clarice Willow, particularly after Amanda's suicide attempt {{CAP|Retribution|False Labor}}. After discovering that key evidence from the Graystone case becomes missing at GDD's evidence lockup, he begins to suspect Singh of being compromised; Duram having entered the lockup to take a box with hidden camera from an older case, later giving it to Amanda to use to surveil the Willow residence {{CAP|Blowback}}. 

Duram is later placed on leave following an investigation following the death of his confidential informant {{CAP|The Dirteaters}}, which he had lead Singh to believe to be [[Mar-Beth Willow]] {{CAP|Blowback}}, protecting Amanda in the process. Undeterred, Duram continues his investigation into the STO with renewed zeal, acquiring a version of the same holoband that Clarice uses, so that Amanda can swap it for Clarice's and thus the evidence on it. During the swap, Duram is shot by a sniper (likely Singh), and Amanda is able to get him hospitalized {{CAP|The Heavens Will Rise}}.

==Notes==
* According to the producers, the character was written and portrayed with a "great seriousness of purpose" to avoid him coming across as a "stock law enforcement guy." The goal was to give the audience the sense that he is genuinely trying to protect people and do his job.<ref>[[Podcast:Caprica pilot|Podcast for ''Caprica'' pilot]], timestamp 00:36:23</ref>
* In "[[Rebirth]]," the character's name was spelled '''Durham''' on-screen. However, screenplays, credits and behind the scenes evidence suggest that this was just an error by the art department.
* Brian Markinson's upgrade from guest star to series star as of "Rebirth" suggests that the writers had planned to include more of the character in the show. He appears less often than any of the other main cast, having been featured in only half of the show's eighteen episodes.
* [[Tom Lieber]] recognizes actor [[Brian Markinson]] as a prolific actor in the Vancouver area, having appeared in nearly every major science fiction series filmed there, including ''[[w:The X-Files|The X-Files]]'' and ''[[w:Supernatural (American TV series)|Supernatural]]''. Lieber refers to him as the "Old Yeller of Vancouver" for his reliability and consistent presence in local productions.<ref>[[Podcast:Blowback|Podcast for "Blowback"]], timestamp 12:35</ref>

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