partment ▁by ▁her ▁der anged ▁boy friend , ▁Frank ie ▁M ala , ▁in ▁ 2 . 2 1 ▁" All ▁Access " ▁and ▁eventually ▁forced ▁to ▁kill ▁him . ▁After ▁she ▁is ▁dis charg ed ▁from ▁the ▁hospital , ▁he ▁" orders " ▁her ▁to ▁take ▁some ▁time ▁off ▁and ▁get ▁coun sel ing ▁before ▁coming ▁back ▁to ▁work . ▁He ▁once ▁tells ▁St ella ▁he ▁wouldn ' t ▁do ▁this ▁job ▁without ▁her . ▁The ▁two ▁exchange ▁Christmas ▁and ▁birth day ▁presents , ▁and ▁because ▁of ▁this , ▁St ella ▁is ▁mistaken ▁to ▁be ▁Cla ire ▁Con rad ▁by ▁Re ed ▁Gar rett ▁when ▁she ▁leaves ▁Mac ' s ▁home ▁after ▁giving ▁him ▁his ▁birth day ▁present . ▁ ▁Mac ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁first ▁person ▁St ella ▁tells ▁about ▁the ▁possibility ▁that ▁she ▁may ▁be ▁inf ected ▁with ▁H IV ▁( ep is ode ▁ 3 . 1 7 , ▁" The ▁R ide ▁In "). ▁She ▁also ▁inform s ▁the ▁press ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁one ▁inside ▁or ▁outside ▁her ▁profession ▁that ▁she ▁trust s ▁more ▁than ▁Mac ▁Taylor . ▁ ▁D anny ▁Mess er ▁has ▁developed ▁a ▁deep ▁trust ▁in ▁him . ▁In ▁Season ▁ 2 ▁the ▁team ▁began ▁investig ating ▁an ▁old ▁murder ▁case ▁after ▁remains ▁d ating ▁over ▁a ▁de cade ▁ago ▁were ▁found ▁in ▁a ▁football ▁field ▁and ▁tied ▁to ▁a ▁street ▁gang ▁D anny ▁and ▁his ▁older ▁brother ▁Lou ie ▁once ▁ran ▁with ▁when ▁D anny ▁was ▁a ▁young ster . ▁D anny ▁den ies