Carol Kiernan

A chance encounter with a suspicious-looking individual leads Jane and Lisbon to uncover a vast human smuggling ring. Meanwhile, Lisbon remains tempted by an offer from Agent Marcus Pike (guest star PEDRO PASCAL) to move to Washington, D.C. with him.

Junkie Jordy Thompkins was shot dead in an alleyway, but the bullet that killed him is missing. Taylor and Hawkes soon realise that a rat may have eaten the bullet, and finding the rat leads them to a robbery that occurred earlier that day. After Robin Prescott is found raped and beaten in Central Park with only a peony leaf on her clothing, Stella and Flack have the daunting task of trying to find the man who raped her, but Prescott has no memory of the crime.

The CSIs face their toughest challenge yet when a bomber uses random cell phone pages to detonate C-4 bombs across the city, and a member of the team fights for life when seriously injured during one of the explosions.

When DNA evidence exonerates a murderer whom Doggett helped incarcerate 13 years earlier, Doggett desperately tries to put the man back in jail before he strikes again.

Justin tries to spend time with his family as he readies himself to go to war; Nora plans an engagement party for Kitty; Sarah tries to come to terms with where her marriage is going.

A makeover winner disappears in the midst of the publicity event at which she was the featured guest, and the team must comb through the possible suspects to learn what happened to her.