The death of a psychiatrist's daughter has unfortunate complications when Eric reveals he is one of her patients. Valera returns, and the lab gets a new trace technician, Luke Reynolds.

Horatio intervenes when Julia is caught bouncing checks, then intervenes when Kyle fights with a neighbor. When the neighbor turns up dead, Horatio is faced with putting his son behind bars. Meanwhile, is the explosion at an upscale boutique that kills a 17 year old girl a random act or was the victim targeted?