The CSI team must try to find out who is trying to kill a young couple (introduced in episode 86) who are released from prison. The couple, who become a Bonny and Clyde type "media darlings" soon discover that not everyone regards them as such. Calleigh must work with an ex-friend to help solve the case.

A cruise ship that is docked in Miami is the scene of a double murder. The team investigates the long list of potential suspects and soon the list is dramatically shortened when the CSI's find a large amount of money is missing from the victim's stateroom. Meanwhile Horatio and Marisol's relationship evolves further.