

to death and, furthermore, that Riaz is attempting to corrupt Ray Jr. Horatio and Eric Delko, who are in Rio in an unsanctioned pursuit of Mala Noche leader Antonio Riaz, discover to their horror that Riaz has beaten Ray Sr. Yelina grows increasingly worried about him, especially when he vanishes without a trace. soon gets back into trouble, this time involving the Mala Noche drug gang in Rio de Janeiro. So secretive was their departure, in fact, that Salas's colleague Detective Frank Tripp does not even know if she's still alive and well (episode 406, " Under Suspicion"). Together, the family flies to Brazil without telling anyone but Horatio where they were going. But, to her shock, she is not going with Horatio, but with her husband (Ray Sr.), who had only recently been revealed to have been alive the entire time, having faked his death to go deep undercover for the DEA (episode 324, " 10-7"). was kidnapped, Horatio tells Yelina that a vacation would do them all good. When she shows up to work with a black eye in one episode, Horatio immediately suspects Stetler of physically abusing her and forcefully warns him not to touch her again (episode 307, " Crime Wave").Īfter a traumatic case in which Ray Jr.

She becomes romantically involved with MDPD Internal Affairs Sergeant Rick Stetler, a personal nemesis of Horatio. However, he will not act on his feelings as he still sees her as his brother's wife, which clearly disappoints her (episode 201, " Blood Brothers"). After confronting Horatio about his feelings, he admits to Yelina how he had once thought they might be together had she not met his brother Raymond first.
