<P> Unlike her predecessor, Borgia often agrees with the decisions of her superiors and follows their directions regardless of her own views . She shares many parallels with Abbie Carmichael (Angie Harmon), including the latter's conservatism and cooperation with the police in developing cases . Borgia also had a penchant for investigative work, a trait shared by Paul Robinette, whom she opposes in a case in the Season 16 episode "Birthright". </P> <P> Borgia has a professional manner, balancing compassion for victims with adherence to legal rules and procedure . This is evident in her dealings with the mother of a victim of faulty influenza vaccine during her first case . The prosecution decides to drop the case among the numerous charges against the defendant, as it is too weak to use . Borgia impulsively promises the mother that the defendant would be severely punished in compensation . Although McCoy fulfills that promise by arranging multiple consecutive manslaughter sentences (adding up to 240 years in prison), he asks Borgia to never again make similar promises . This compassion also helps her to get close to victims' families, as demonstrated when she bonds with a murder victim's son over their shared love of fishing . She is also highly respectful and polite in her dealings with colleagues . Simultaneously, she is never afraid to engage in heated byplay with defendants and convicts alike to ensure a successful prosecution . Borgia indicates her devout Catholicism as a factor in her belief in the religious transformation of a defendant and in arguing with her superiors, she also highlights her belief in a Christian ideal of forgiveness . Her Catholic background also influences her opposition to torture . </P> <P> Borgia was the shortest appearing Assistant District Attorney in the history of the Law & Order franchise, seen only in 33 episodes . In her final episode, while investigating a family's murder, the DA's office focuses on the husband, Frank Andreas, who is supplying killers with fake DEA badges which they use to commit home invasion robberies . Borgia presses Andreas to give up his accomplices, and is later kidnapped from her own apartment . Her body is subsequently found in the trunk of an abandoned car, bound, brutally beaten and dead of asphyxiation after choking on her own vomit . Outraged, McCoy arranges a sham prosecution to make sure her murderers go to prison for life, skirting legal ethics to the point that he almost faced disbarment and was replaced by a special prosecutor . Borgia's position is filled by Connie Rubirosa (Alana de la Garza) in season 17 . </P> <P> Parisse is credited in a total of 33 episodes of the Law & Order as Alexandra Borgia . </P>

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