If the action hero had father issues. She’d prefer to cope by telling herself she wasn’t worthy of his love. In the mean time she’s solving the case. Meanwhile the fallout of suppressing those feelings would come out during the investigation.
A do-er would try to fill the hole in her heart by searching for a father proxy. Or going to counseling or confronting her father.
A be-er would drink or pop pills or work her ass off to be better than men in her profession.