Born – 29/09/82 in West Linton where she grew up. Her father was Head of Midlothian Housing Association and her mother was a teacher at a local primary school.
Met Callum 'Mac' McNeill at Tulliallan Castle, Police Scotland International Academy (PSIA.) It was the first time Mac had been close to being in love but she is gay. She doesn’t want to be the force’s poster girl for the gay community; she just wants to do her job. Mac allows her to do that while other more politically minded senior officers have wanted to use her to show how progressive they are. Mac is genuinely blind to anything but her ability as a police officer.
Mac has a soft spot for her still and, as a result, treats her harder than anyone else in the team. Melissa knows it though and takes it in her stride. Melissa is married to Cazzy, a writer and artist and they live in Joppa