In episode 5 Ruth is now working for the Home Office under the command of the Home Secretary, and liaises between both Home Office and Section D. However, when Harry kidnaps Jim Coaver she becomes torn between her love for Harry and loyalty to the Home Secretary. She tries to convince Harry to let Coaver go, believing that he is still in love with Elena Gavrik and its clouding his judgement. She informs the Home Secretary of their whereabouts, but Coaver is taken by a group posing as the CIA and murdered. With his last words Coaver tells Harry that the identity of the true impersonator is on his laptop which had been taken to the American Embassy.