<P> While Brenda is on administrative leave, her squad is taken over (and basically dismantled) by Commander Taylor, a character with whom she has had a difficult and quarrelsome relationship . She is contacted by an old CIA friend to investigate (secretly) the death of an Arab teenager, due to potential links to terrorism and a possible traitor within the CIA . She solves the case and recovers her squad . </P> <P> Brenda is wary of her very Southern and traditional parents finding out about her living with Fritz . One way that this is shown is by her and Fritz maintaining separate phone lines . In season 2, when Brenda's mother comes to visit, Fritz is forced to wait until her mother leaves before he can move in with Brenda, and both have to constantly hide their relationship . Finally, as Brenda's mom is about to leave, she reveals that she knows of the relationship and approves, but won't reveal it to Brenda's father . In season 3, Fritz accidentally picks up the wrong phone and ends up talking to Brenda's father . Brenda is furious and fearful of her dad's reaction, especially because he will not talk to her and says that he sent a letter . Brenda mentions that the last time she got a letter from her father was when she got a B in college . Her character responds emotionally when she finds out that her dad's letter is of forgiveness and happiness for her, not anger . </P> <P> In the third season, it is revealed that Brenda is ill, which alarms her squad and Fritz . Her symptoms include hot flashes, mood swings, nausea, cramps, and dizziness . Her cases and her reluctance keep her from seeing a doctor immediately, despite Fritz's attempts to make her go . Finally seeing a doctor, she is given a preliminary diagnosis of menopause . In the emotional upheaval that follows, Fritz proposes marriage . The following episode reveals that she actually suffers from Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, so she undergoes more tests to ensure that it is not cancer . Finally, she is told that her condition is reversible by means of ovarian drilling and that she will be able to have children, much to the excitement of her parents, her mother in particular . </P> <P> Brenda is also attacked with a cattle prod in the third season and held captive, escaping after she shoots the suspect . In the next episode, the department psychologist deems her unfit for active duty after Brenda shows no concern about her attack, her parents' impending visit, her and Fritz's recent engagement, their search for a house, and her medical problems . In that same episode, she is caught in the crossfire of an assassination of an investigative journalist . The journalist is killed and his cameraman badly injured, but Brenda and Sgt . Gabriel escape relatively unscathed . </P>

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