Maybe @Claire Yeon is diversifying her cop options. Using VILE henchmen all the time to explain the various white collar crimes(they commit on a regular basis) must have gotten so boring.
You know, I think the Netflix Carmen would have been better if they had done good flashbacks. Carmen was a teen right? Why not do flashbacks of when Carmen and Chase were partners and working together? Or when Chase was chasing Carmen? Or more about when Carmen quit?