The son of Dottie Mellon, Freddie provides the maintenance around the Mercury Theatre. He seems to be somewhat simple, and appears to have watched too many John Wayne movies. April Ryan meets him sweeping up on the street outside the Mercury, occasionally whacking the marquee with his broom to stop the light from going out. He knows Cortez, and has obviously been dodging questions from Frank Minelli regarding his whereabouts. When Minelli spits out the 'poisoned' candy April gives him, the sweet hits Freddie on the back of the head (he describes it as feeling like a rock: nothing but the best at the Fringe Cafe, clearly) and he chases Minelli angrily down the street with a broom, allowing April to recover the detective's hat.