Malcolm Reed's mother, who speaks to Archer from Malaysia when the captain tries to learn her son's favourite food and proves to know remarkably little about him.
Mary Reed appears in Silent Enemy with her husband Stuart. Archer, wanting to mark his armoury officer's birthday, calls the couple at their home in Kota Bharu to ask what Malcolm likes to eat.
The conversation is polite and unhelpful. Neither parent can name a favourite dish, and they are surprised to hear what post their son holds on Enterprise, since he has not told them. Stuart makes clear his disappointment that Malcolm broke a long family tradition of service in the Royal Navy.
Mary suggests other relatives who might know more, which sends Hoshi Sato on a round of calls to the family and to old friends. None of them can answer the question either, and it is Phlox's medical records that finally point to pineapple.