<P> In season 3 episode 14 "Pandora's Box (Part II)" Gregorio reveals that she is a lawyer by profession, and joined the FBI after graduating from law school . </P> <P> Laurel Pride (Shanley Caswell) is Pride's daughter who is currently a music major at Louisiana State University . Like her father, she plays piano, and is expected to graduate with Honors . Despite having an affectionate relationship with her father, she feels he is too nice to her boyfriends, and as such notes a desire for him to stop developing "bromances" with them . In season one, her boyfriend Orion is injured in an explosion meant to kill Pride . In season two, she is attacked whilst jogging, though the man suffers cardiac arrest and dies . She is taken hostage shortly after, but is able to disarm her female attacker long enough for Sonja Percy to shoot the attacker dead . </P> <P> Rita Deveraux (Chelsea Field) is a New Orleans Assistant District Attorney and a Reserve Commander in the U.S. Navy's Judge Advocate General Corps . She is a longtime friend, and occasional love interest, of Dwayne Pride . Field is Scott Bakula's off - screen wife . </P> <P> Raymond Isler (Derek Webster) is the Executive Assistant Director of the FBI National Security Branch and Agent Tammy Gregorio's direct superior . In this capacity, he leads a Department of Justice investigation into Pride's New Orleans team following the resignation of Agent Brody and the death of Agent Russo . Though Isler initially appears stand - offish with Pride, the two cooperate on numerous occasions in order to halt the activities of the cartel . Isler later fires Gregorio for disobeying a direct order, though he lobbies the Department of Justice to install her on Pride's team . </P>

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