Oh, she'll be back; they wouldn't have wasted time with this "malignancy" that she saw the doctor about early on.
I just hope the second part shows her for the bleeding heart idiot she is.
I'm guessing the "power coils" that were in the cargo bay next to the Viper have something to do with solving the cliffhanger.
She did, according to my channel guide for tomorrow's conclusion. I can't stand her: "Did we offer to surrender"? "Let's not counterattack, let's run around picking up survivors and making ourselves gigantic targets."