<P> Ross was Jewish, and in one episode ("30") that addressed the killing of a civilian by the Israeli military, Logan asks Ross if he was, for the purposes of the case at hand, "a Jew first and a cop second?" Ross in fact turns down an appeal by a pro-Israel friend to act in the interests of that country . </P> <P> Although it is never officially mentioned on screen, there are several moments that imply a romantic relationship between Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers and Ross . In one episode, Ross and Rodgers can be seen getting into an elevator dressed for going to the theater . When Ross asks Rodgers for information on Det . Goren, Goren later confronts Ross with this, shouting at Ross, "Did your girlfriend tell you that?!" After Ross is murdered, Goren and Eames arrive at the crime scene to find Rodgers already there, visibly distraught over both his death and the fact that the FBI is denying her access to the body . </P>

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