 She appears during that season's finale, having returned briefly to Baltimore to help the squad investigate Felton's death.However, Giardello removes both her and Sergeant Kay Howard (Felton's former partner) from the case because they are both too emotionally involved and gives them the job of planning his memorial service instead.This marks the end of Russert's role in the series, but she returns in "", a post-series reunion released in 2000.