▁In ▁a ▁later ▁episode ▁titled ▁" St ake out " ▁she ▁mentions ▁her ▁famous ▁cousin ▁to ▁a ▁one - shot ▁character ▁named ▁C ath y ▁Bu xt on ▁( play ed ▁by ▁Kate ▁Wal sh ), ▁but ▁the ▁character ▁is ▁un im pressed ▁as ▁she ▁watch es ▁a ▁news ▁show ▁that ▁compet es ▁with ▁Rus sert ' s . ▁ ▁She ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Naval ▁Academy ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁she ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁Naval ▁Int elligence ▁Service ▁and ▁spent ▁seven ▁months ▁and ▁nine ▁days ▁at ▁Gu ant an amo ▁Bay , ▁Cuba . ▁ ▁In ▁season ▁ 4 , ▁Fel ton ▁is ▁susp ended , ▁ending ▁their ▁connection . ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁two ▁episodes ▁concerning ▁a ▁sni per , ▁she ▁ang ers ▁her ▁b oss , ▁Colonel ▁George ▁Bar n father , ▁due ▁to ▁problems ▁at ▁a ▁press ▁conference ▁she ▁held ▁and ▁the ▁later ▁suic ide ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁sni per . ▁Bar n father ▁stri ps ▁her ▁of ▁her ▁prob ation ary ▁captain ' s ▁rank ▁and ▁dem otes ▁her ▁to ▁detect ive , ▁cit ing ▁in comp et ence ▁and ▁in sub ord ination . ▁When ▁the ▁shoot ings ▁begin ▁again , ▁she ▁joins ▁Gi ard ello ' s ▁shift ▁and ▁eventually ▁gets ▁the ▁second ▁sni per ▁to ▁conf ess . ▁For ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁she ▁is ▁partner ed ▁with ▁John ▁M unch . ▁ ▁Rus sert ' s ▁apparent ▁disappoint ments