▁primarily ▁in ▁administration , ▁SS A ▁D erek ▁Morgan ▁remarked ▁on ▁her ▁master ly ▁mark sm ans hip , ▁after ▁obser ving ▁her ▁at ▁a ▁firing ▁range . ▁In ▁early ▁episodes , ▁Stra uss ▁appeared ▁only ▁concerned ▁with ▁herself ▁and ▁appearances ▁within ▁the ▁Bureau , ▁going ▁so ▁far ▁as ▁to ▁force ▁SS A ▁Jenn ifer ▁J are au ▁to ▁accept ▁a ▁promotion ▁to ▁the ▁Pent agon ▁in ▁the ▁episode ▁" J J " ▁( season ▁ 6 ). ▁Further ▁character ▁development ▁revealed ▁her ▁alco hol ▁ab use . ▁After ▁being ▁confront ed ▁by ▁Morgan ▁and ▁Hot ch ner , ▁Stra uss ▁accepts ▁help ▁and ▁ach ieves ▁sob ri ety . ▁In ▁the ▁season ▁ 8 ▁finale , ▁the ▁Rep lic ator ▁breaks ▁into ▁Stra uss ' s ▁hotel ▁room ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁dru gs ▁her , ▁and ▁forces ▁her — at ▁gun point — to ▁drink ▁alco hol ▁from ▁her ▁room ' s ▁min ib ar . ▁Hot ch ner ▁finds ▁her ▁on ▁a ▁ben ch ▁near ▁the ▁hotel , ▁where ▁Stra uss ▁dies ▁in ▁his ▁arms . ▁Her ▁death ▁is ▁a ven ged ▁when ▁Ros si ▁tra ps ▁the ▁Rep lic ator ▁in ▁an ▁expl oding ▁house . ▁F itting ly , ▁Stra uss ' s ▁sob ri ety ▁helps ▁defeat ▁the ▁Rep lic ator ▁as ▁Ros si ▁uses ▁her ▁sob ri ety ▁chip ▁to ▁escape ▁the ▁Rep lic ator ' s ▁trap ▁and ▁ta un ts ▁him ▁with ▁it . ▁After ▁att ending ▁her ▁fun eral , ▁the ▁members ▁of