 She ends up with the nickname "Detective Beauty Queen", which annoys her and sets the tone for many of the conflicts that follow for her on the show.In the seventeenth season opener, there is almost immediate tension with her boss, Lt. Anita Van Buren (S. Epatha Merkerson), who states that she already had a "hand-picked" replacement for Det.Joe Fontana (Dennis Farina), a much older and more experienced detective.