Soon, Sheridan's ties to Jean-Luc catch up with her. Unbeknownst to Sheridan, Jean-Luc had been a part of a French drug cartel and she had inadvertently learned the identities of his business partners. This made her a liability to their operation, and she became a target once she left Paris. This led to the FBI being brought in to protect Sheridan, with Luis appointed as her private bodyguard to protect her from hired henchmen sent after her. Both Sheridan and Luis objected to the arrangement at first, but Luis decided to put his job ahead of his personal feelings towards Sheridan, which were now blossoming into love. Sheridan could not do the same and would often put herself in dangerous situations trying to distance herself from Luis.