 McCoy, reluctant to prosecute his old friend, ends up saving her by lying to the terrorist, telling him that Melnick had confessed to unwittingly helping him, and that he would go to prison for life unless he admitted that she had not known what he was going to do with the information.Melnick is cleared of all charges, but is shot soon after by one of her former client's followers.She recovers a few episodes later, however, and returns to her practice.