Chelsea Arrington

 is a character in the series The Night Agent. She is portrayed by Fola Evans-Akingbola.

Biography
Chelsea is a Secret Service agent who is in charge of Vice President Ashley Redfield's daughter Maddie's detail. She works hard to make her mark in a male-dominated field.

Chelsea works with Erik Monks, who is known for taking a bullet to protect the President from an assassination attempt. She trains Erik on how to be Maddie's security detail.

Throughout The Night Agent
Ben Almora takes a call from Chelsea, who is the security detail of Vice President Ashley Redfield's daughter, Maddie.

Maddie attends Georgetown University and is taking a course on Art and Activism. Ben tells Chelsea that he is withdrawing her and sending Erik Monks as her replacement.

At Georgetown University, Arrington introduces Maddie to her new security detail, Erik Monks. Maddie is in a hurry and trusts Chelsea knows what she is doing. Chelsea reminds Maddie to take her panic button. Maddie rushes to her next class and Chelsea updates Erik on Maddie. Chelsea tells him that Maddie doesn't trust many people, but trusts Chelsea. While on campus, she wants the Secret Service officers to blend in.

Maddie gets into a fight in a bar with a man who despises her father, Vice President Ashley Redfield. Her security detail, Erik, steps in, but slips up due to his shoulder injury. Chelsea says that she must report the incident. She doesn't think Erik should be working again and sees him as a liability.

Chelsea tells Ben Almora what happened over the phone. Since Erik has been through a lot, Ben encourages her to be patient with him. Before taking a bullet to protect the former President, he was the best. Chelsea asks a CIA buddy to look into how someone with Erik's level of expertise ended up on her team.

In a flashback to 2 years ago, Erik Monks saved the President from an assassination attempt and took a bullet to the shoulder.

In the present, Erik has recovered from his painkiller addiction that he suffered from during recovery from the bullet. Chelsea barges into his room to search for drugs. Erik assures her that he is clean and offers to mentor her, but Chelsea refuses, as she believes Erik is doing the job for the wrong reasons.

Erik questions Chelsea's approach of being friends with Maddie. Chelsea defends her approach and calls Erik old school. She insists her method works well for Maddie. Chelsea is not happy that her other subordinates are in awe of Erik, as to them, he is a legend for saving the President's life.

Maddie has a class alone with her professor, Paulo. They start kissing and Paulo says they should keep a low profile. He pretends to care about her. Maddie suggests ditching the agents and meeting him at his house. Chelsea doesn't notice this, as she is focused on Erik.

At the motel, Rose finds CCTV footage from the metro bombing. Peter recognizes Chelsea, who was sitting in the café. She seems to have been working, but they can't tell who she was protecting. Peter worries that this is no longer a terror attack, but an assassination attempt.

In a flashback to 4 years ago, Chelsea is graduating from the Secret Service Academy. Ben Almora gives a speech. Chelsea is surprised that her mother attended the ceremony. Even though her mother disagrees with her career choice, she still supports her daughter and believes in her.

In the present, Maddie Redfield is upset at her father, Vice President Ashley Redfield is using her as a campaign tool. Maddie confides in Chelsea that she sometimes likes when her father parades her in front of the media and voters, because at least he treats her better in those moments. Chelsea tries to cheer Maddie up.

At Georgetown University, Peter Sutherland meets Chelsea Arrington and questions her on who she was protecting the day of the metro bombing. Peter mentions that he is working under Diane Farr's orders and that Maddie may be in danger. She asks to get clearance first, before answering his questions.

While Chelsea calls Ben about Peter's question, Rose and Peter go to the university's library. Ben instructs Chelsea to divulge no information other than it was not Maddie Redfield. Ben later confronts Diane about Peter ambushing Chelsea. She informs him that she is not aware of the situation and that they must wait for Peter to check in before learning more. Ben claims he feels uneasy about Diane conducting an off-the-books investigation. Diane assures Ben that he has nothing to worry about if he is clean. He warns her to tread carefully and leaves. Diane tries to call Peter, but can't reach him.

Before leaving, Peter gives Rose his new burner phone and asks her to check in on him from time to time. Chelsea calls Peter just before he departs to let him know Maddie is not involved. Chelsea is confused when Peter brings up the café and does not answer when Peter questions who Osprey is.

At the White House, Erik Monks takes a drug test and speaks to Ben, who is worried after reading Chelsea's report about the incident with Maddie at the bar. Ben wants to make sure Erik is doing well. He also asks about Erik's opinion of Chelsea, and mentions that Chelsea's friendship with Maddie could cause issues in the future.

At Georgetown University, Maddie gets Chelsea's help preparing for the art gallery opening. Chelsea asks if Maddie is hoping to impress someone there, but Maddie refuses to tell her more. Chelsea lends Maddie a necklace to go with her dress. The necklace has a lot of sentimental value to Chelsea, as it was passed down several generations, and her father worked very hard to buy back the necklace after it was pawned during hard times. The necklace reminds her to never give up hope.

Chelsea makes a last-minute decision to take Erik off Maddie's detail for the night. Erik questions whether she is letting her feelings towards him affect her decision. She fires back that she takes her job seriously because it's hard for a black woman to get her position, so she can't risk making a mistake. Erik agrees and says he wants to see her succeed. Chelsea tells him that her decisions are not personal, and that Maddie needs her after a rough morning with her father's visit.

At the gallery opening, Maddie goes to the bathroom and escapes through the window. When Chelsea enters the bathroom to check on Maddie, she finds an apology note on the mirror. She calls for backup and Erik and the others rush to help.

Erik shares his suspicions of Maddie's professor, Paulo. He and Chelsea head to Paulo's home and find no sign of Maddie, but see Paulo's body and blood stains.

Erik Monks and Chelsea Arrington investigate Paulo Bonetto's house while Vice President Ashley Redfield is being updated on his daughter, Maddie's kidnapping. Chelsea blames herself for missing signs of trouble, and Erik tries to comfort her. They find portraits of Maddie and the man with the rattlesnake tattoo. Chelsea realizes that she has seen one of the patterns before in Maddie's room.

Ben Almora arrives and has Erik take over the case, but Erik insists on Chelsea helping with the investigation. Ben is not pleased with Chelsea losing Maddie and blames her for getting too emotional. Chelsea is hurt that Erik told Ben about her method of being friends with Maddie. Erik tells her that they should be partners and Chelsea apologizes for her initial reaction to him.

Chelsea recalls something and goes through Maddie's things. They find a leaflet for New Leaf DC, Paulo Bonetto's environmental organization. They also find pictures of the man with the rattlesnake tattoo on social media.

Erik and Chelsea find a lead on Paulo and update Ben Almora. Ben tells them has another suspect in mind and wants them to investigate Peter.

Personality
Chelsea is hardworking.

Appearances

 * Season One


 * The Call (credit only)
 * Redial (credit only)
 * The Zookeeper
 * Eyes Only
 * The Marionette
 * Fathom
 * Best Served Cold
 * Redux
 * The Devil We Know
 * Fathers