 It is revealed in season 3 that the two first met at Harvard years before the events of the series and that she came from a rich Jewish family who left her a sizable trust fund (which Ari dips into to finance his new agency).In season 4, she receives a call from the producers of the soap opera "The Young and the Restless" to reprise her old role of Kendall Scott for a one-day comeback but turns down a full-time role to concentrate on raising her children.In season five, it is revealed that Melissa once featured in an erotic film that Ari tried to hide, but Adam Davies posted a picture from the film on the web.