"Back off Bam Bam.."
Tina Mercado was a former inmate of Wentworth Correctional Centre.
Tina was was the apparent translator and lieutenant for Cindy Lou, head of the Asian drug crew in Wentworth Correctional Centre. S
he worked for Cindy Lou on the outside and is now serving time on the same charges as her former employer (running an illegal brothel, employing an unlawful non-citizen, drugs) – however if truth be known, she was the brains of the outfit and just uses Cindy Lou as a got to, when Cindy dies Tina remains quiet about it but works hard to keep drugs going into the prison.
During Ferguson's Kangaroo Court she tells Kaz that she has to take on Ferguson one-on-one.
In episode 6x03, it is revealed that Tina had came clean to the police about her a false alibi for Joan Ferguson in regards to the murder of Iman Farah, helping lead to Franky Doyle's release, it's also possible due to Tina's drug connections she possibly had to be placed into another unit or she was transferred to another prison, or simply released.
Trivia[]
- Tina disappears after season 5, but it is revealed that she gave a false alibi over Iman Farah's death, which she later recanted to Senior Detective Collins off-screen in 6x03, leading to Franky Doyle's charges being dropped.
- Due to having not appeared since the season 5 finale, Tina's fate remains unknown.
Appearances[]
| Wentworth: Season 3 | |||||||||||
| "The Governor's Pleasure" Appears |
"3x02 Failing Upwards" Appears |
"Knives Out" Appears |
"Righteous Acts" Appears |
"3x05 Mercy" Appears |
"Evidence" Appears |
"The Long Game" Absent |
"Goldfish" Absent |
"Freak Show" Absent |
"A Higher Court" Absent |
"The Living and the Dead" Appears |
"Blood and Fire" Appears |
| Wentworth: Season 4 | |||||||||||
| "First Blood" Appears |
"Poking Spiders" Appears |
"Prisoner" Appears |
"Screw Lover" Appears |
"Love and Hate" Appears |
"Divide and Conquer" Appears |
"Panic Button" Absent |
"Plan Bea" Appears |
"After Life" Absent |
"Smitten" Absent |
"The Eleventh Hour" Appears |
"Seeing Red" Appears |
| Wentworth: Season 5 | |||||||||||
| "Scars" Appears |
"The Bitch is Back" Appears |
"Nothing but the Truth" Appears |
"Loose Ends" Appears |
"Belly of the Beast" Appears |
"Happy Birthday, Vera" Appears |
"The Pact" Appears |
"Think Inside the Box" Appears |
"Snake Head" Appears |
"Mere Anarchy" Appears |
"Coup de Grace" Appears |
"Hell Bent" Appears |
| Wentworth: Season 6 | |||||||||||
| Clean Slate Absent |
The Boxer Absent |
Bleed Out Mentioned |
Winter Is Here Absent |
Bitter Pill Absent |
The Angel of Wentworth Absent |
The Edge Absent |
Lovers and Fighters Absent |
Shallow Grave Absent |
Fractured Absent |
Indelible Ink Absent |
Showdown Absent |