▁him ▁even ▁though ▁he ▁had ▁senior ity ▁over ▁her . ▁For ▁her ▁part ▁she ▁occasionally ▁feels ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁dimin ishing ▁or ▁ign oring ▁her ▁authority . ▁Her ▁" so fter " ▁person ality ▁and ▁eth ical ▁concerns ▁about ▁Frank ▁P emble ton ' s ▁inter rog ation ▁methods ▁also ▁put ▁her ▁at ▁odd s ▁with ▁others . ▁Her ▁connections ▁to ▁national ▁security ▁officers , ▁however , ▁made ▁her ▁a ▁valuable ▁addition ▁on ▁certain ▁cases . ▁ ▁She ▁is ▁a ▁wid ow , ▁with ▁one ▁daughter ▁named ▁Caroline ▁( play ed ▁by ▁S asha ▁Mic eli ), ▁who ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁Her ▁husband ▁was ▁a ▁tax ▁att orney ▁named ▁Mike , ▁introduced ▁to ▁her ▁by ▁her ▁sister ▁E ile en ▁at ▁a ▁hol iday ▁party ▁for ▁the ▁C PA ▁firm ▁where ▁E ile en ▁worked . ▁Rus sert ▁for ▁the ▁most ▁part ▁did ▁not ▁date ▁during ▁her ▁two ▁seasons ▁on ▁the ▁series , ▁though ▁she ▁is ▁introduced ▁to ▁the ▁series ▁already ▁having ▁an ▁affair ▁with ▁Beau ▁Fel ton ▁( play ed ▁by ▁the ▁soon - to - be ▁father ▁of ▁actress ▁Hoff man ' s ▁only ▁child , ▁Daniel ▁Bald win ) ▁– ▁the ▁affair ▁ends ▁soon ▁after ▁their ▁first ▁case ▁is ▁solved , ▁but ▁she ▁supports ▁him ▁as ▁a ▁friend ▁after ▁the ▁break down ▁of ▁his ▁marriage . ▁ ▁She ▁is ▁a ▁first ▁cousin ▁to ▁the ▁real ▁life ▁Tim ▁Rus sert , ▁who ▁appears ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁season ▁episode ▁" The ▁Old ▁and ▁the ▁Dead ."