Katy Stoll

Despite pretending to play it cool, Barney is plagued by jealousy as a result of his girlfriend Quinn's occupation as a stripper and he tries to get her to switch careers. Ted realises that he needs to repair his damaged friendship with Robin when all of the women he meets online remind him of her. Meanwhile, Marshall's fretful over-preparation for the baby's arrival drives Lily to distraction.

The Jeffersonian team investigates the death an art school dropout struggling with Lupus, whose remains were found inside a log in a forest. When the team learns about the victim’s use of cannabis to treat her pain, it leads them to the dispensary where she worked, and they uncover more shocking details that could have contributed to her death. Meanwhile, squintern Wendell Bray returns after starting cancer treatments, and while working on the case, he starts to open up more about his illness, only to reveal some shocking news that may end in his termination. Also, Booth preps for his FBI Competency tests.

The team are called to a shoot-out at a gun store involving four people. When a separate murder is later linked to the gunfight, the CSIs must unravel a complicated chain of evidence to get to the truth.

While investigating an e. coli-related death, the team finds itself stonewalled by a powerful corporate interest, and the case takes a serious emotional toll on Delko.