The return of the blue-paint serial killer, who got away once before, troubles Grissom as the team investigates the murders of four college students.
Refugees from the Gamma Quadrant searching for their mythical homeland stop at DS9, then discover that Bajor may be their destination.
During the investigation of a murder in a junkyard, Captain Stottlemeyer punches a cop named Ryan Sharkey, who claims to be having an affair with the captain's wife, Karen.
On a city bus a man was stabbed in the chest in front of his wife and kids. A witness reports to Sipowicz that the victim and his killer were eyeballing each other down before the stabbing occurred.
While searching for a missing middle school teacher, the team begin to suspect that she may be having an inappropriate relationship with a 14-year-old student who is also nowhere to be found.